Eschlkam is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district of Cham

Cham (district)

Cham is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Regen, Straubing-Bogen, Regensburg and Schwandorf and by the Czech Plzeň Region.- History :...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in Germany

Germany

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The location is in the Bavarian Bohemian Forest

Bohemian Forest

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 area. The town is located about half way up a mountain, the Hohenbogen. The town actually has a border crossing over to the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. Many of the farmers rent rooms or suites in the summer for vacationing. Eschlkam is part of the Natur Park Oberer Bayerisher Wald, Nature Park of the Bohemian Forest.