Schönberg. Without history, there is no present. We see the beauty that has been bequeathed to us. We continue to live the experiences of those who came before us. We build upon the wounds of the past. On the development of our landscape. On historical mistakes. The market town of Schönberg in the Bavarian Forest has a long and eventful history. Today's Schönberg is the result of all these historical events. Bernd Bachhuber traces the broad arc: Stone Age, Celts, first clearings, settlement, the year 1297 and the first document, the Six Castles Region, devastating fires, wars, 1914 and the First World War, the Weimar Republic. Bernd Bachhuber doesn't shy away from the difficult chapter of Schönberg's history during the Third Reich. He recalls the family members and special prisoners and the fate of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the needless destruction of Schönberg through senseless resistance, and the people who could have lived under different circumstances. After 1945, he presents history and stories that are still remembered—from personal experience, from accounts, and from photographs. From schools, government offices, and churches. From businesses, agriculture, and healthcare facilities. On the development of tourism and road construction. On art and culture, famous personalities, local characters, and abandoned villages. Up-to-date to 2025. A new local chronicle. Engaging. For browsing. For skimming. For picking out individual events. For reading from cover to cover. Funded by the Lower Bavaria District Cultural Foundation.