Walkertshofen (Erdweg)

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Coordinates: 48 ° 19 '  N , 11 ° 18'  E

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Walkertshofen ( Bavaria )​
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Walkertshofen is a part of the municipality Erdweg in the district of Dachau ( Bavaria ). The village has about 340 inhabitants.

St. Mary of the Assumption
Bründlkapelle Maria Hilf

geography

Walkertshofen is located about one kilometer southwest of Erdweg on the Steindlbach, which flows into the Glonn in Erdweg .

history

Walkertshofen is one of the oldest places in the Dachau district and was first mentioned in 784. In 1550, healing springs were discovered in Walkertshofen, after which there was a large spa operation until around 1554.

Attractions

  • Catholic parish church of St. Mary of the Assumption: in the core late Gothic, baroque and in the 18th and 19th centuries Century extended;
  • Catholic Gnaden- und Brünndl Chapel Maria Hilf: central building (octagon), built around 1630/40;

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilhelm Störmer: singing Bach, Ried, Walkertshofen and Pleitmannswang in 784 | News on the history of the Huosier . In: Amperland . Volume 20, 1984, p. 663–665 ( digital copy [PDF]).
  2. ↑ Parish Church of the Assumption in Walkertshofen - (Hans Schertl)
  3. ^ Klausenkapelle in Walkertshofen - (Hans Schertl)

Web links

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