Steingaden

Pearl of the Rococo

The recognised holiday resort at the intersection of the Romantic Road and the German Alpine Road is well known for its world-famous Rococo pilgrimage Church of Wies (UNESCO World Heritage Site). At the heart of the former monastery village is the Minster with its Romanesque cloister, the marketplace with its fountain, the monastery garden, museum and fountain.

History

  • 1147 Premonstratensian monastery founded by Duke Welf VI
  • 1176 Completion of the Monastery Church of St. John the Baptist, called the ‘Welf Minster’
  • 1670-76 Construction of the ‘Mariae Heimsuchung’ Pilgrimage Church in Ilgen
  • 1746-57 Construction of the Pilgrimage Church ‘Zum gegeisselten Heiland auf der Wies’ in Wies

Highlights

UNESCO World Heritage Site

The pilgrimage church of the ‘Wies’ (1983) near Steingaden
This unusually well-preserved pilgrimage church of the ‘Wies’ in Bavaria, is a stunning creation of Bavarian rococo and testament to lively religious traditions. Weitere Informationen finden Sie HIER!

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Tourist Info
Krankenhausstraße 1
86989 Steingaden
+49 (0) 8862 200
info@steingaden.de