Two church histories give Penzing a focus on cultural history. Frauenkapelle tells a story of a foundation, a lightning strike and a bell inscription; the Catholic parish church of St. Martin has a 15th-century core and was later extended and given a Baroque makeover.
Frauenkapelle and the Field Chapel
Frauenkapelle, also known as the Field Chapel, was built and endowed in 1722 on the southern edge of Penzing by Simon Erhart, a priest in Bergen, and Johann Wiedemann, a wagon maker from Penzing. In 1806, lightning struck the Field Chapel; it could not be rebuilt for lack of funds. A community bulletin from December 2022 names its bell as the only surviving part; the inscription reads “Johanns Windaman von Penzing 1723”. The bell inscription thus bears its own date: 1723, one year after the year of construction and endowment, 1722.
St. Martin and its construction phases
The Catholic parish church of St. Martin in Penzing has a 15th-century core and was extended and given a Baroque makeover around 1719. This renovation took place a few years before Frauenkapelle was endowed in 1722; the church’s core also points to a considerably older construction phase.
Further themes in the wider destination of Landsberg Am Lech
In the wider destination of Landsberg Am Lech, the cultural-history focus continues with other themes. The Bayertor in Landsberg am Lech has stood since 1425 and is considered one of Bavaria’s finest Gothic buildings. The Mutterturm in Landsberg am Lech is an extraordinary monument to Historicism, commissioned by Herkomer in honor of his mother. Guided tours of Landsberg’s old town recount its eventful history from the Middle Ages to the modern era and cover dukes and prince-electors, the salt trade, raftsmen, dyers and tanners, Jesuits and Ursulines, as well as legends.
The Landsberg am Lech City Museum explores the city’s history and connects it with questions of the present; it is an open, lively place. At Leitenberg, the museum offers one of the finest views of the city of Landsberg. While guided tours bring the history of the old town to life, the museum explicitly connects the city’s history with questions of the present.
The landscape and trails are also part of the wider destination of Landsberg Am Lech. Lechpark Pössinger Au is the city of Landsberg’s main local recreation area and encompasses forests, meadows and floodplain landscapes with rare animals and plants. The LechErlebnisWeg begins at Landsberg’s main square and follows the course of the river for most of its route.
Lake Ammersee lies entirely within the district of Landsberg am Lech and is Bavaria’s third-largest lake, after Lake Chiemsee and Lake Starnberg. A popular local recreation destination, it offers boat trips, water sports and beautiful lakeside promenades; it is also a place for sporting and cultural activities amid the natural scenery of the Bavarian Alpine foothills.
Discover more destinations: Epfenhausen, Oberbergen, UntermĂĽhlhausen, Ramsach, Reichling, Windach, Igling, Prittriching.
To the wider travel overview: Landsberg Am Lech.
