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geographical centre of Pfaffen-
winkel, it also affords one of the
most beautiful panoramic vistas
in the Alpine foothills - the entire
mountain range and the gently
rolling hills and sparkling lakes at
the foot of the Alps lie before you.
Meteorological data have been
recorded on the Hohe Peißenberg
since 1781 - at first by Augustine
choirmasters from nearby
Rottenbuch monastery
(see p122)
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Refreshments are available at
the Bayerischer Rigi café, which
features a large terrace.
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Kloster Steingaden
Rococo interior, Kloster Wessobrunn
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Kloster Wessobrunn
In the 17th and 18th centuries,
Wessobrunn was the centre of the
art of stuccowork. Masterbuilders
of monasteries and master stucco-
workers trained here, including
Joseph Schmuzer (1683-1752)
and Dominikus Zimmermann
(1685-1766), who went on to build
and decorate many of the monas-
teries and churches in southern
Germany in the Baroque manner.
Wessobrunn stucco became
famous around the world through
the work of the Schmuzer and
Zimmermann families. Part of the
monastery, including the gallery
in the Fürstentrakt and Tassilo
hall, is open to the public.
One of the oldest German-lan-
guage manuscripts, the
Wesso-
brunner Prayer,
dating to around
800, was once held in the mon-
astery's library. It is now part of the
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek's col-
lection in Munich.
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Guided tours: Mar-Oct:
10am-3pm & 4pm Tue-Sat, 3-4pm Sun;
Nov-Feb: 3pm Tue-Sat, 3pm & 4pm Sun
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www.kloster-wessobrunn.de
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Free
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Hoher Peißenberg
In 1147, the Premonstraten-
sians built this monastery and
abbey under Duke Welf VI. It was
the most important centre of
monastic life in Bavaria during
that era. Surviving elements
include the Romanesque cloisters
with late Gothic vaulting and a
Romanesque basilica, whose
exterior form has been pre-
served. The abbey's interior is
highly ornamented in the Rococo
style.
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Open 8am-7pm daily in summer,
8am-5pm daily in winter
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www.steingaden.de
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Free
At an elevation of nearly
1,000 m (3,300 ft), the Hohe
Peißenberg is not only the
Romanesque cloister, Kloster Steingaden
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The Wessobrunner Prayer is engraved on a boulder in front of the
local inn, the Gasthaus zur Post.
