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.
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Basilika St. Michael
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SchongauSmall 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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PeitingMaria 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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HohenpeissenbergA 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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RottenbuchThe 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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EchelsbackerbrückeGermany'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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WelfenmünsterIn 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. |
Wies Church |
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Wies ChurchThe 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. |
