Fraunberg

Near Fraunberg, Maria Thalheim is home to the Marienweg; the wider travel destination of Erding adds museums, urban history and tours to the selection.

The Marienweg and pilgrimage tradition near Maria Thalheim

The Marienweg is a walking trail that circles Maria Thalheim. At selected stops, information boards display meditative texts, giving the route a contemplative note. To this day, numerous parishes make annual pilgrimages on foot to Maria Thalheim. These represent two distinct ways of experiencing the area’s character: the Marienweg is a walking route, while the pilgrimages are a recurring religious tradition. When planning your trip, you can consider which of these focuses interests you most.

In the wider travel destination of Erding: rural history

The Erding Farmhouse Museum is dedicated to the historic rural economy and way of life of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The museum includes 15 historic buildings relocated there from the Erding district. These historic buildings showcase everyday life in that era, giving a museum visit a different focus from a guided tour of the town.

The former home and studio of Franz Xaver Stahl also offers a tangible glimpse into history. The Biedermeier house dates from around 1840 and is furnished with period furniture; the former studio has been preserved unchanged since Stahl’s death. The Franz Xaver Stahl Museum opened to the public in 2014. The Farmhouse Museum and the Stahl House thus offer different perspectives: rural life and the economy in one, and a preserved living and working environment in the other.

Urban history, tower views and routes in Erding

Guided tours in Erding give residents and visitors an insight into the history of the town and its buildings. A tour of the town tower takes you to one of the town’s oldest buildings. After climbing 163 steps, the tour reaches a height of 35 metres. From there, the view extends across Erding and the surrounding area as far as Munich; in föhn conditions, the Alpine panorama also comes into view. When planning, you can distinguish between two cultural perspectives: the history of the town and its buildings, and the view from above over Erding and the wider area.

For shorter and longer walks, the routes in Erding offer a range of durations and distances. The themed walks take around an hour and lead through the old town, various districts or in the footsteps of artists. Hiking trails are between 5.9 and 15 kilometres long; estimated walking times range from one and a half to five hours. One hiking trail leads to St. Martin’s Church in Indorf. If you prefer cycling, the Erding district has more than 28 varied, well-signposted cycling routes. The different time estimates can help you fit a short themed walk or a longer hike into your daily itinerary.

Market and getting to the Farmhouse Museum

A farmers’ market takes place on the grounds of the Erding Farmhouse Museum every Friday from 12:00 to 16:30. Farmers from the Erding district sell regional and seasonal goods and food there. If you plan to visit the market, check the opening hours in advance, as they may change.

The Farmhouse Museum can be reached on city bus routes 523 and 524 and regional bus routes 561 and 562, getting off at the “Erding-Freilichtmuseum” stop. Check the current connections before travelling. This lets you plan your market visit, museum visit and journey together, while keeping the market’s regular Friday schedule in mind.

Choose the right focus for your accommodation

When choosing accommodation, you can start by deciding on the focus of your trip: Maria Thalheim offers the Marienweg and its pilgrimage tradition, while Erding puts other themes in the foreground, with museums, guided tours, views and routes.

Discover more destinations: Taufkirchen (Vils), Isen, Moosinning, Ottenhofen, Finsing, Inning Am Holz, Sankt Wolfgang, Buch Am Buchrain.

Go to the wider travel overview: Erding.