Wendling’s ecclesiastical building history spans a church building documented as dating from around 1200 to 1220 and a small church blessed in 2025. Between these are buildings and roadside monuments with stories of their own: a Gothic parish church with a tall pointed tower, chapels of various designs and a plague column with reverse-glass paintings. If you choose Wendling as your travel destination, you can explore these tangible traces and compare them with the town’s sporting activities.
Churches and Chapels with Different Stories
A church dedicated to Saint Ulrich, dating from around 1200 to 1220, is documented in Wendling. The originally Gothic parish church of St. Ulrich was rebuilt and enlarged in 1508. Its pointed tower rises 48 metres high and served as the model for the church tower in Schwanenstadt. The building’s history thus connects an early record with a specific date of rebuilding and a feature that can also be compared with another town.
Another church is the Catholic branch church of St. George at Zupfing 3a, 4741 Wendling. In the monument register dated 23 June 2026, it is listed as protected by decree. The Fellmaier Chapel tells a more recent building story: in 1996, it was built to replace an old, dilapidated chapel in Fellhof. It was consecrated on 25 May 1997 by Msgr. Johann Kaltseis. The construction and consecration therefore mark two different dates.
The Pauraleitner small church’s furnishings are also part of its history. After two years of construction, it was blessed on 23 May 2025 and dedicated to the Holy Mother of God, Mary. The altarpiece depicts an apparition of Mary. The tower houses a bronze bell dedicated to Saint Leonhard, the patron saint of animals and agriculture. The construction period, dedication, image and bell each provide a different way to place this small church in Wendling in context.
The plague column stands at the entrance to Wendling. Its three reverse-glass paintings depict Saint Wendelin, the Archangel Gabriel and Saint Florian. The Rappoltsberg wooden chapel offers a different architectural contrast: it is estimated to be 300 years old, built using log construction and clad with wooden shingles. In 1984, it was moved from its former location behind the Öhlschuster family’s farmhouse to its present location beside the road and restored.
Roadside monuments also tell of older connections. The “Hohe Kreuz,” also known as the “Rotenkreuz,” stands between Kubing and Zupfing on the Erlacher Landesstraße. It is associated with the historic “Schinterweg” from Wendling to Erlach. Wendling’s local history can therefore be traced not only through churches and chapels, but also through a cross and its recorded connection to this route.
Sports and Getting There
If you would like to consider sporting activities as well as culture, Wendling has two tennis courts with a children’s playground, along with a beach volleyball court. There are also facilities for ice stock sport and asphalt stock sport. A spacious equestrian centre includes a competition arena and a large indoor riding arena. The UTC Pram-Wendling offers individual or group tennis training for beginners, returning players and advanced players. These clearly named sports provide a range of options to weigh against the town’s history when choosing a travel destination, according to your interests.
You can reach Wendling by car via the A8 Haag am Hausruck exit, the B141 Rieder StraĂźe and the Pramtal district road. This lets you assess Wendling as a travel destination based on its specific attractions before looking for holiday apartments for your stay.
Discover more destinations: Peuerbach, Bad Schallerbach, Tollet, SchlĂĽĂźlberg, Aistersheim, Sankt Agatha, Taufkirchen an der Trattnach, Pram.
For the overview of the wider area: Grieskirchen.
