Uttenhofen (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm)

St. Sebastian Church

Uttenhofen is a formerly independent municipality that lies around five kilometers northeast of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm . The parish village of Uttenhofen has been part of Pfaffenhofen since 1972 and has 446 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019).

history

Memorial plaque for the Polish children

Board at the House of Encounter

Uttenhofen is mentioned for the first time at the end of the 11th century as a two-part castle stable , which was about one and a half kilometers southeast of the church in a spur position above the Ilm .

Incorporation to Pfaffenhofen

On the occasion of the municipal reform , Uttenhofen was incorporated into the district town of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm on January 1, 1972.

The "Children of Uttenhofen"

During the Third Reich there was a children's camp for Eastern European children. The children were so neglected that they died quickly and were buried outside the cemetery wall.

This children's camp was a so-called “foreigner child care camp” created on the orders of Heinrich Himmler , which was set up in 1944 next to the Köhlhaus near the church, which has now been demolished. According to the plaque, an eyewitness described the dire conditions in this camp.

Attractions

The branch church of St. Sebastian has a tower from the 13th / 14th centuries. Century, the church itself was rebuilt around 1900.
About one kilometer north of Uttenhofen is the hamlet of Griesbach with the unplastered branch church of St. Petrus .