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Bavarian capital Munich Wieskirche Zugspitze Viewing platform Alpspix UNESCO World Heritage Site Fairytale castles, museums and metropoles Peiting and the surrounding area All of the following destinations are reachable within 1 hour. See the foldout map for 10 suggestions for an exciting day trip. Oberammergau, home of the world Ettal Monastery Linderhof Castle Industrial landmark „Radom Raisting“ famous Passion play e d . g Tourist-Information Peiting n Ammergauer Straße 2 i ... the BEST of Pfaffenwinkel. 86971 Peiting t i phone: +49 (0) 88 61 - 65 35 .com fax: +49 (0) 88 61 - 5 91 40 e .ostenrieder Mail: [email protected] www history culture water leisure sports Neuschwanstein Castle p Where the wild Ammer and the romantic Lech come closest to each other, where in a foehnwind the mountains seem close enough to touch, where the Romans once settled, nestled between Upper-Bavaria and Allgau, you will find Peiting in Pfaffenwinkel. Town hall viewed from the town square The „Museum in Klösterle” next to the The BEST of Pfaffenwinkel pilgrimage church “Maria Egg” Welcome to Peiting Peiting, which lies at 730 m. and is located directly on the Romantic Road, has maintained its village-like charm even with a population that has swelled to almost 12.000 inhabitants. This charm invites you to get to know the people, nature and culture of this Upper-Bavarian idyll at the foothills of the Alps. Whether you are interested in Town square the beauty of nature or the treasures of the past, looking for various sport Center of town viewed from the air opportunities or just want to enjoy the company of friendly people... the people of Peiting look forward to your visit. n w o t r u o View of Peiting from Herzogsägmühle Dort, wo sich die wilde Ammer und der romantische Lech am nächsten kommen; dort, wo bei Föhnwind die Alpen zum Greifen nah sind; dort, wo schon die Römer sich niederließen; 2 dort, an der Grenze zwischen dem 10 bayerischen Oberland und dem Allgäu, Blick über den Hauptplatz auf das Rathaus befindet sich der Markt Peiting. The „Museum in Klösterle” next to the Das MEHR im Pfaffenwinkel 1 pilgrimage church “Maria Egg” 3 s 1 2 Direkt an der Romantischen Straße, auf 730 m Höhep , liegt unser Markt, der seinen dörflichen Charakter trotz der mittlerweile fi ast 12.000 Einwohner bis heute erhalten konnte. Genau dieser 9 r Charakter lädt Sie an vielen Stellen 8 dazu ein, Menschen, Natur und Kultur t des oberbayerischen Voralpenlandes 5 6 Town square näher kennen zu lernen. 4 Center of town viewed from the air Ganz gleich, ob Ihr Herz für die Schön- heiten der Nay tur schlägt oder für die A 9 Kochelsee/Glentleiten Oberammergau/Ettal Rottenbuch/Steingaden Weilheim/Starnberger See Wessobrunn/Andechs Augsburg A 8 Schätze der Vergangenheit; ob Sie ein 1 2 3 4 5 Ulm München a umfangreiches SporFromtang ePeitingbot sc hthroughätzen Rottenbuch, Böbing, From Peiting to Oberammergau, home of From Peiting to Rottenbuch (former Augustinian From Peiting to Hohen Peißenberg (Bavaria's From Peiting through Birkland (St. Anna church A 7 B17 Schöffau, Murnau (The Blue Rider, Münther- facade paintings and wood carvers seminary, ceiling and arcade murals in the most beautiful panorama) to Weilheim, continue from Dominikus Zimmermann), continue to A96 Landsberg/Lech oder lieber die GeseMuseum)lligkeit m toi tthe ne open-airtten museum Glentleiten (Passionstheater, Museum of local history), famous Stiftskirche, Pfaffenwinkler Michweg, through the beautiful foothills of the Alps to the Wessobrunn (former Benedictine cloister, (traditional, Upper-Bavarian farmhouses, continue to Ettal (baroque church, Benedictine milk themed trail) to the Echelsbach Bridge Buchheim-Museum by Bernried on Starnberger Quellhaus, Church, Tassilo linden, cloister A95 Menschen pflegen ... Memmingen Weilheim i. OB. historical trade shops and gardens) continue to Abbey, monastery brewery with distillery), King (Germany's highest arched, reinforced concrete See ("Museum of Fantasy", expressionist buildings) continue to Dießen am Ammersee LECH d n die Peitinger freuen Kochelseesich (Franz Ludwig II. castle Linderhof (castle with opulent bridge) over the Ammer gorge continue to the collection) continue along Starnberger See to the (cloister church) and cross the Ammersee by ship Peiting Marc-Museum, interior, wonderful grounds). Alternative return Wieskirche (a UNESCO World Heritage Site - later birthplace of the Empress of Austria (Sissi) to Herrsching. Here you can easily walk to Kloster B472 auf Ihren Besuch! Walchensee power trip over Plansee (Austria), Reutte in Tirol, work of the Zimmermann brothers) and finally to Possenhofen. A trip to the Votive Chapel in Berg Andechs (famous monastery with a lovely B472 Kempten station) and finally Füssen. Steingaden (former cloister of the Premonstra- (where King Ludwig II. drowned in the lake) as baroque church) and then enjoy the famous Murnau B23 visit the Bavarian tensians, Roman Basilica with grave site of the well as a visit to the "Island of Roses" are monastery beer while taking in the wonderful view A 7 B17 Stud-Farm Welfs of Lechrain). recommended. of the Ammersee and surrounding region. Oberammergau Füssen w Schweiganger. n Garmisch-Partenkirchen o Impressum: e Landsberg/Augsburg Munich Peiting/Schongau/Altenstadt Legoland near Günzburg Schwangau/Füssen Published by: 6 7 8 9 10 Verkehrsverein Peiting e.V. - Markt Peiting Ammergauer Straße 2, 86971 Peiting t Follow the Romantic Road to Landsberg am Lech With trains leaving hourly from Peiting you can Peiting: Villa Rustica, Museum in Klösterle, From Peiting to Kempten and continue towards From Peiting to Schwangau to Tegelberg, t Conception, Design & Production: (impressively situated overlooking the Lech, reach Munich's Hauptbahnhof in 75 minutes. Church of St. Michael, pilgrimage church Maria Ulm. Take the A8 towards Augsburg to Günzburg accessible by both hiking trails and a chair lift, Ostenrieder Design & Marketing - Peiting Town Hall with historical ball room built from Ask for the “Bayernticket” (good for train, bus, U- unter der Egg, "Gumpen" the town pond with (Legoland exit). Legoland is constructed from over Neuschwanstein Castle, Hohenschwangau www.ostenrieder.com many different types of birds. Schongau: 700 year 50 million Lego blocks and is an adventure for Castle, Füssen with its historical old town, round Text: Dominikus Zimmermann, new Stadtmuseum and S-Bahn) and enjoy exploring all Munich has to Andrea Deibler, Winfried Kalbitzer, and Herkomer-Museum, native wild animal park) offer. Hourly connections to Peiting make catching old town perched on a hill next to the Lech with an young and old. www.legoland.de out the day with a dip in the Kristall-Therme in Peter Ostenrieder, Klement Sesar continue to the Schwabian metropolis Augsburg your train back easy. For more information: almost completely intact town wall, walk around Schwangau. Pictures: r (old Fugger city with many museums and www.muenchen.de the battlements, towers and gates, Gothic Winfried Kalbitzer, Peter Ostenrieder, Irmgard Gruber, Ballenhaus, Stadtpfarrkirche with molding from Tourismusverband Pfaffenwinkel, Bezirk Oberbayern, galleries, cathedral, Town Hall, Schaezler Palace, Verkehrsverein Peiting e.V., Peter Preller (Flugzeug), p zoo, botanical gardens, "Augsburger Dominikus Zimmermann. Altenstadt (on Via Thomas Häglsperger (Kalkofensteg), Hans Schütz (Steinfiguren), Puppenkiste" - famous puppet theater) to take in Claudia Augusta), Basilica in Roman style, vaulted Fotolia, Markt Peiting, Oberbacher (Panoramakarte) the sights or go shopping. ceilings, three naves, valuable baptismal font with u symbolic Roman descriptions, "Großer Gott" from Altenstadt. o View of Peiting from Herzogsägmühle o t Where the wild Ammer and the romantic Lech come closest to each other, where in a foehnwind the mountains seem close enough to touch, where the Romans once settled, nestled between Upper-Bavaria and Allgau, you will find Peiting in Pfaffenwinkel. Town hall viewed from the town square The „Museum in Klösterle” next to the The BEST of Pfaffenwinkel pilgrimage church “Maria Egg” Welcome to Peiting Peiting, which lies at 730 m. and is located directly on the Romantic Road, has maintained its village-like charm even with a population that has swelled to almost 12.000 inhabitants. This charm invites you to get to know the people, nature and culture of this Upper-Bavarian idyll at the foothills of the Alps. Whether you are interested in Town square the beauty of nature or the treasures of the past, looking for various sport Center of town viewed from the air opportunities or just want to enjoy the company of friendly people... the people of Peiting look forward to your visit. n w o t r u o View of Peiting from Herzogsägmühle . In the year 1055 Duke Welf I of Bavaria an earthquake. The plague also the scenery between the Lech and built the "New Peiting Castle" on threatened the existence of the town Ammer provide a rural atmosphere. Schloßberg as the main base of the that had risen in importance during the The social welfare village Herzogsäg- . Dukes of Welf of Lechrain. The Middle Ages and received market rights mühle, that belongs to Peiting, has impressive grounds of the neighboring in 1438 from Duke Ernst. offered support and a sense of security cloisters of Rottenbuch and Steingaden In 1920, with the introduction of coal to people in difficult situations for over A model of the are also thanks to the Welfs. However, mining, the town rose to a regionally 100 years and characterizes the good “New Peiting Castle” . from Welf I. in the the first traces of inhabitants in Peiting important business location. will of the people of Peiting. “Museum in Klösterle” From the Romans until today. d A town with history The “Museum in Klösterle” brings the mine to life go back to 3000 to 1800 B.C.. Various Until 1968 approximately 1000 miners n relicts can be found on display in the mined bituminous coal. After the end Memorial chapel for the “Museum in Klösterle.” The Roman of the second World War, over 1500 victims of the expulsion.