Youth education center Königsdorf

Description

The youth education center Königsdorf with educational mission for the district of Upper Bavaria offers a modern handicapped accessible designed conference house with 100 beds in a separate bed house in a near-natural environment. It is ideally suited for children and youth education, camps and seminars for children, youth, school classes, clubs, associations, choirs, orchestras, theater/circus groups and adults in youth work.

Located close to nature in the landscape conservation area next to the nature reserve "Isarauen" 50 km south of Munich, with its own bus stop "Rothmühle" publicly accessible, the youth settlement Hochland e.V. operates the youth education center Königsdorf with attached environmental station, youth campsite and log cabins. The educational facility was modernized in 2018 according to the criteria of accessibility, fire protection and energy efficiency. A regional, seasonal and ecological catering incl. special food (allergy sufferers, etc.) rounds off the offer.

Information on accessibility

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All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities and wheelchair users".

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.

  • The bus stop "Rothmühle" is 170 m away.
  • There is a parking space for people with disabilities. A parking space is at least 350 cm wide and 500 cm long.
  • The parking space is 150 m from the entrance.
  • Access to the buildings (conference house, bed house and glass house) is step-free (max. 2 cm threshold).
  • All rooms and facilities that can be used and raised for guests are accessible without steps (max. 2 cm threshold) via ramps or a stair platform lift. Exception: the threshold of the communal showers with WC is 3 cm high.
  • The platform of the stair platform lift is 105 cm wide and 300 cm deep.
  • Passages and doors are at least 79 cm wide. 
  • The reception counter is 111 cm high at its lowest point.
  • In the catering area, wheelchair accessible tables are available (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm with a depth of 30 cm).  
  • The following aids are available: height-adjustable nursing bed (company-owned).

Conference centre: Public toilet (ground floor)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:  
    180 cm x 180 cm in front of the washbasin;
    in front of the toilet 200 cm x 190 cm;
    to the left of the toilet 87 cm x 59 cm;
    to the right of the toilet 100 cm x 57 cm.
  • There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
  • Both grab rails can be flipped-up. 
  • The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of at least 30 cm.
  • There is a cord as an alarm release.

Conference centre: Public toilet (upper floor)

  • The manoeuvring spaces are:  
    in front of the washbasin 140 cm x 160 cm;
    in front of the toilet 150 cm x 160 cm;
    to the left of the toilet 91 cm x 60 cm;
    to the right of the toilet 100 cm x 56 cm.
  • There are grab rails to the left and right of the toilet.
  • Both grab rails can be flipped-up. 
  • The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of at least 30 cm.
  • The mirror can be viewed while sitting or standing.
  • There is a cord as an alarm trigger.

Bed house: Room 002 (ground floor)

  • The door is at least 93 cm wide.
  • There is a door threshold with a height of 2 cm.
  • The manoeuvring spaces are:  
    in front of essential furnishings (e.g. cupboards) 90 cm x 100 cm;
    to the right of the bed 90 cm x 200 cm,
    there is a movement area to the left of the bed.
  • The bed is 48 cm high.
  • The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
  • The mirror can be seen while sitting or standing.

Ward block: communal showers with toilet in the corridor (ground floor)

  • The door is at least 94 cm wide.
  • There is a door threshold with a height of 3 cm.
  •  The manoeuvring spaces in the bathroom are:  
    in front of the washbasin 100 cm x 133 cm;
    in front of the toilet 160 cm x 110 cm;
    to the left of the toilet 132 cm x 49 cm;
    to the right of the toilet 20 cm x 49 cm.
  • There are no grab rails at the toilet.
  • The washbasin is accessible from underneath at a height of 67 cm and a depth of less than 30 cm.
  • The shower is accessible without steps. 
  • The shower area is 162 cm x 112 cm.
  • There are grab rails in the shower.
  • A shower seat is available or can be provided if required (permanently installed, foldable, hook-in or mobile and stable).

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.  

  • Assistance dogs (companion dogs, guide dogs for the blind, etc.) are not permitted.
  • The entrance areas are recognisable visually and by a tactilely perceptible change of floor covering. 
  • There are no floor indicators in the interior and exterior areas.
  • There are glass doors with no safety markings at a height of 40-70 cm and 120-160 cm.
  • On stairs, at least the first and last steps have a visually contrasting edge. Stairs have handrails on both sides. 
  • All raised areas that can be used by guests (entrance area, cash desk/counter, bedrooms, corridors, hallways) are well lit, i.e. bright and glare-free.
  • The signage is designed in easily legible lettering. There is a good visual contrast between the lettering/pictogram and the background. 
  • Information for orientation is available in Braille.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.   

  • In the event of an acoustic alarm (e.g. fire alarm), there is a visually clearly perceptible flashing or blinking signal.
  • There is  audio induction loop system.
  • Tables with bright and glare-free lighting are available.
  • There is at least one freely available power socket near the bed.
  • W-LAN is offered.

Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report. 

  • The name or logo of the facility is clearly recognisable from the outside. 
  • The reception counter is directly visible from the entrance door.
  • A business card with the address and telephone number of the hotel/holiday flat is visibly displayed at the reception or in the bedroom
Certified in the period: February 2023 – January 2026

Address & contact

Jugendbildungsstätte Königsdorf

Rothmühle 1
82549 Königsdorf
Phone number: 08041-7698-0
Website: www.jugendsiedlung-hochland.de

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