The legendary little church on the Gallner has always been a popular pilgrimage and excursion destination. As the church patron, "St. Sixtus" holds his protective hand over the mountain church.

There are a few legends about the lonely church on the first of the three peaks of the 709 m high Gallnerberg.

The home curator Walter Meinhard reports that the church patron, as a shepherd boy, is said to have struck a sign into a rock with a hammer after he was searched for when he was elected pope.
The Gallnerkirche is mentioned in a Roman document as early as 1490, when it was given an indulgence by four Italian bishops. Since the house of God was already standing then and the news of its existence had reached Rome, the time of construction must have been much further back.

After secularization

1803: The church was auctioned off to the conceller's son Andreas Ettl.
1809: He sold it to Peter Stegbauer, who moved it into an apartment.
1846: On April 17th, the Gallner builder Lorenz Lehner acquires the house with stable from his subsequent residents.
1852: The church is restored.

The existing church on the Gallner is a small, late Gothic complex from the end of the 15th century with changes in the Baroque period and the 19th century. It has a flat ceiling and the windows in the chancel have pointed arches, while the other windows have round arches. The neo-Gothic high altar dates from 1853. In the middle shrine there is an old wooden figure showing Saint Sixtus.
Event highlight: the traditional Gallnerbergfest

Every year on Whit Monday, the traditional Gallnerbergfest takes place at the Gallnerkirchlein.

Q: Bavarian forest

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Christian & Agi

May 29, 2023

Traditional mountain festival of the Bavarian Forest Association with the Denkzell am Gallner fire brigade. At 10 a.m. mountain mass, followed by a mountain festival with delicacies and brass band music.

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Markus

March 13, 2024

Nice little church. And very well maintained

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Elevation 670 m

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Location: Konzell, Landkreis Straubing-Bogen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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