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Markt Wallerstein

Weinstraße 19

86757 Wallerstein

+49 (0) 9081/2760-0

info@markt-wallerstein.de

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Princely location

Hallmarked by its long history as the family seat of the princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, the market town of Wallerstein lies in the heart of the Ries district. The town centre is dominated by the famous Plague or Holy Trinity monument and the Parish Church of St. Alban.

History

AD 1188 Wallerstein Castle
1238/1274 1st documentary mention of the town (then called ‘Steinheim’) and the Parish Church of St. Alban
1261 Counts of Oettingen take possession of the castle and town
1612-13 Reconstruction of the Parish Church of St. Alban
1648 Castle destroyed
16th – 19th centuries Systematic development of the market into a rural residence
1722-25 Holy Trinity monument erected