Huglfing offers different points of interest for planning a trip: the architectural history of St. Magnus and St. Sebastian’s Chapel, as well as the landscape with its spring fen and Stone Experience Trail. It has also received an award recognizing village design, sustainability and community spirit. You can therefore prioritize these themes according to whether you are especially interested in church and local history or in the landscape and stone.
Churches with Different Building Phases
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Magnus in Huglfing is a listed building. Its tower dates from a Romanesque predecessor built around 1100. The later Gothic church was built in 1501 and was remodeled, extended and redesigned in the Rococo style in 1773 and 1843. The Romanesque connection therefore relates to the tower of the predecessor building, while the other dates mark the construction and later changes to the church.
Another landmark in the town’s history is today’s St. Sebastian’s Chapel. It was added between 1573 and 1606 as a funerary chapel for the nobles of Romegg, remodeled in 1773 and altered again in 1882. The chapel is dedicated to St. Sebastian; it underwent extensive renovations from 2016 to 2022. Together with St. Magnus, it shows that Huglfing’s architectural history spans several periods.
Spring Fen and Landscape
Huglfing lies between gentle moraine hills and the broad meadows of the Pfaffenwinkel. Spring water emerges from WĂĽrm glacial gravels on the southeastern edge of the town. A shallow fen and calcareous deposits formed in a depression. The spring fen is a designated natural monument and is considered a geotope of local historical and tourist significance. The spring water, formation of the fen and calcareous deposits give this landscape theme a distinctive geological focus.
Stone as the Trail’s Theme
The Stone Experience Trail around Huglfing explores the history of gravel and tufa quarrying. At sites where stone is or was once extracted, it offers information and play stations on the subject of stone. This highlights a different aspect of the landscape from the spring fen: here, the focus is on extraction and the places where it takes place or once took place.
The route itself also helps visitors find their way: the Stone Experience Trail leads into Huglfing and returns to the station via Steinbruchstraße. Those especially interested in stone-related themes will find a tangible connection to the town in the trail’s theme and waypoints.
Cultural Association and Village Character
The ausstellwerk Huglfing e.V. art and culture association is based in the old signal box and goods shed at Huglfing station. The association has organized art exhibitions and cultural events. Its “Bild und Wort” lecture series began in the winter of 2012/2013; since the association was founded, three lectures on different topics have been held regularly each year.
The award Huglfing received in the European Entente Florale Europe competition offers another perspective on the town’s character: it was awarded the Gold Medal Plus for outstanding village design, sustainability and community spirit. These community and design aspects complement the town’s architectural and landscape themes.
Discover more destinations: Rottenbuch, Peißenberg, Wielenbach, Pähl, Penzberg, Schongau, Steingaden, Oberhausen.
For the overarching travel overview: Weilheim-Schongau.
