St. Martin
As early as 1102, Pfaffenhofen was mentioned as a parish, had a large church district and can be considered the original parish in this area. The church itself is said to have been consecrated in 1060 by Bishop Konrad von Morsbach together with three chapels in Kastl.
In 1310 the church in Pfaffenhofen was incorporated into the Kastl monastery, but Pfaffenhofen continued to be an independent parish. This meant that all chancellors received pastoral care from Pfaffenhofen. All church services, baptisms, weddings, burials etc. had to take place in Pfaffenhofen until 1519.
The nave is Romanesque. In the 15th century the Romanesque apse was replaced by a Gothic chancel. The tower could probably date from the 16th century. In the 18th century the whole church was redesigned, the nave and the sacristy received a new vault. The windows were also changed. Romanesque windows have been preserved on the outside and bricked up on the inside. The Romanesque portal on the north side with a straight lintel deserves a special mention.
The nave is faced with carefully worked ashlars, the ashlars of the choir building are consistently smaller and not so carefully worked. So you must be younger.
The patron saint of the church was originally "Assumption of Mary". An interior renovation took place around 1960. However, a restoration no longer seemed profitable, so that a new altar was planned.
By a fortunate coincidence it was learned that the Vitalis Church in Ettmannsdorf had been severely damaged by the collapse of the bell tower, but the altars were spared. Rebuilding the church from the 12th century was out of the question for cost reasons. The Pfaffenhofen church administration was thus able to acquire an altar with Gothic features from this church. A new altarpiece depicting St. Martin with a beggar parting his cloak was commissioned.
In 1961, the former Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary became a church dedicated to St. Martin.
In 1988 the interior was renovated. The walls were given fresh paint and the figures were restored. The last exterior renovation - tower, truss, roof and belfry - dates back to 1999.
Source: www. Kastl.de/historical circular route