Pfaffenwinkel Famous and Undiscovered Sights
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The Pfaffenwinkel (Literally Monks Corner) Is The Land Of Churches.   Nearly Every Town Contains At Least One Medieval Church And Each Has Something Unique To Offer The Visitor.   Many Offer Good Examples Of Baroque And Rococo Styles From The Seventeen Hundreds, Often On Top Of Much Earlier Gothic Or Romanesque Architecture.   The Monastery Church In Rottenbuch Is A Good Example. The Rottenbuch Church And The Rococo Wies Church (UNESCO World Heritage) Are Spectacular, Don't Miss Them.   For The Wies Church Dominikus Zimmermann (1685-1766) Created An Ornament-Architecture That Integrated The Principles Of Stucco, Alter-Building, And Architecture.   The Welfenmünster Church In Steingaden With Its Romanesque Walkway And Gothic Arches Is Also A Must For Visitors To The Pfaffenwinkel.  The Basilica Of Saint Michael In Altenstadt Provides A View Of Pure Romanesque Architecture Without Later Period Enhancements.   It Is Also Well Worth A Stop.

In Addition To Spectacular Churches, The Pfaffenwinkel Is Blessed With Spectacular Views Of The Alps, Natural Beauty, And Great Hiking Trails And Bike Paths.

Pfaffenwinkel Map Basilika St Michael Schongau Peiting Hohenpeissenberg Rottenbuch Echelsbackerbrücke Welfenmünster Weis Church

Basilika St. Michael

Giant Crucifix Circa 1200
Basilika St. Michael
Altenstadt

Basilika St. Michael
Altenstadt

Built Circa 1200 AD, The Church Is An Outstanding Example Of The Late Romanesque Period In Bavaria.   It Escaped The Renovations Made During The Gothic And Baroque Periods To Other Major Churches In Bavaria Because By 1433 The Town Center Had Shifted From Altenstadt To Schongau.   Altenstadt No Longer Was Important.   The Church Has Many Treasures.   The Unusual Giant Romanesque Crucifix Is 3.2 Meters High And Dates From 1200 AD.   It Depicts Christ As Our Mediator With The Father.   There Are Several Gothic And Late Romanesque Frescos Including The Monumental Fresco Of Saint Christopher Discovered During The Restorations In 1994.   It Was Painted Right After The Church Was Built In 1200 AD And Measures Over 8 Meters High.

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Gothic Bale House

Schongau

Small Walled Town Featuring A Gothic Bale House (Circa 1419), Church (Circa 1751) With Impressive Interior By Wies Church Architect Dominikus Zimmermann, Frauentor Or Main Gate (Circa 1690), And A Small Fifteenth Century Castle. You Can Get A Pizza And A Good Cappucino In The Bale House.

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Maria Under The Egg

Peiting

Maria Unter Der Egg Church (Circa 1660) With Rococo Stucco And An Interesting Pilgrim's Panel Of Sixteen Pictures. Take The Turn Off From The Romantic Road In Peiting To Hohenpeissenberg And Its Great View Of The Alps

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View Of Alps From Hohenpeissenberg


Figure On Chapel Wall

Hohenpeissenberg

A Favorite Spot Of The Germans To View The Alps. High On A Hill, The View Is Breath-taking If The Weather Is Right. An Interesting Chapel And A Restaurant Are Also On The Hill.

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Romanesque Tower (Onion Top Added In 1780)



Overwhelming Interior

Rottenbuch

The First Church Of The Augustinian Monks Was Completed Circa 1125 But Burnt Down In 1262, Leaving Only The Romanesque Tower.   The Monks Followed The Rule: Above All Things God Is To Be Loved, And Then One's Neighbor; For These Are The Main Commandments That Have Been Given To Us. The Church We See Today Was Built Circa 1470 In The Gothic Style.   The Baroque - Rococo Redesign Of The Interior (Circa 1745) Leaves The Original Gothic Architecture Recognizable.   The Alters Date From 1737 And The Frescos (Circa 1740) Show St. Augustine's Path To Christianity.   The Integration Of Styles Is Perfect And Overwhelming.   Don't Miss Seeing It.

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Entry To Church (Circa 1775)



Rococo Stucco And Frescoes



Echelsbackerbrücke

Echelsbackerbrücke

Germany's Largest Iron Bridge. Stop At The Parking Place And Look At The Ammer River Valley From The Bridge. The Romantic Road Turns Westward Here (Don't Cross The Bridge).

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Romanesque Walk Way With Gothic Archs


Welfenmünster Church

Welfenmünster

In 1121, The Prämonstraten Order Was Founded By Norbert Von Xanten (Sainted 1582).   The Goal Of The Order Was And Still Is The Cure Of Souls In The General Population. For Six Centuries The Church Was The Center Of Science, Arts And Soul Saving In The Region.   The Church Still Retains Its Original Romanesque Form (Circa 1176) Today.   In 1470 The Church Acquired Its Gothic Entrance And The Romanesque Walkway Acquired Its Gothic Arches.   The Interior Rococo Is Circa 1747.

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Wies Church


Wies Church


Ceiling Fresco


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Baroque Cherubs

Wies Church

The Best Example Of Bavarian Rococo, The Wies Church (Circa 1746) Is Part Of UNESCO's World Heritage.   A Rococo Jewel From Heaven, The Church Is Built Near The Place Were The Carved Figure Of Christ Being Scourged Began To Cry Real Tears, The Miracle Of The Tears (14 June 1738).   The Large Ceiling Fresco Depicts The Second Coming Of Christ And The Last Judgement.   Its 3-D Character Gives The Illusion That You Are Being Taken Up To Heaven.   The Church's Position In The Middle Of A Meadow With A Mountain Backdrop Completes The Charm.

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