Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Landkreis Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Ilmmünster
Herrnrast Pilgrimage Church
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Landkreis Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
Ilmmünster
Herrnrast Pilgrimage Church
Herrnrast Pilgrimage Church
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Recommended by 95 out of 97 hikers
Location: Ilmmünster, Landkreis Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
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The church was probably built in 1599 and, after suffering damage in the Thirty Years' War, was renovated in 1689. From 1669 onwards, a hermit who lived in a bare room above the sacristy looked after the little church. Until around 1870, Herrnrast was the scene of a two-day church fair with stalls and stands, which the Bavarian King Max II is said to have attended with his family. In the 1960s, the chapel was in danger of falling into disrepair, partly due to damage to the roof. An arch in front of the apse threatened to collapse. The church owes its rescue to the Pfaffenhofen entrepreneur Claus Hipp.
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•February 21, 2021
Beautiful pilgrimage church standing on a small hill near Ilmmünster.
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