The chapel was built by Johann Nepomuk Höfelmayr, born in Oberbeuren in 1815. Johann Höfelmayr was a wealthy landowner in the Kaufbeuren suburbs, on the right bank of the Wertach River. After his first wife died in 1857, he wanted to build a chapel in a scenic location above the Wertach Valley in faithful memory of his wife.

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From there you have a wide view of the city of Kaufbeuren as well as a view of the Alps or Alpine foothills

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A small chapel with a magnificent view of Kaufbeuren and the Alps. Located on Augsburger Straße, next to a parking lot.

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1. Höfelmayr Chapel – Covered Wooden Bridge loop from Kaufbeuren

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2. Höfelmayr Chapel – Spitalwaldweg Cycle Path loop from Kaufbeuren

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3. Höfelmayr Chapel – Spitalwaldweg Cycle Path loop from Kaufbeuren

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Elevation 750 m

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Höfelmayr Chapel

1. Höfelmayr Chapel – Covered Wooden Bridge loop from Kaufbeuren

2. Höfelmayr Chapel – Spitalwaldweg Cycle Path loop from Kaufbeuren

3. Höfelmayr Chapel – Spitalwaldweg Cycle Path loop from Kaufbeuren

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