Langenpreising: St. Peter’s Church and Pond

St. Peter’s Church and the Langenpreising pond represent two different sides of the town: a church with a striking appearance and a body of water whose origins are linked to gravel extraction. Together, they offer concrete points of interest for visitors interested in culture and landscape as they plan their trip.

Church architecture and local history

St. Peter’s Church is located on the northern edge of Langenpreising, about a ten-minute walk from the parish church of St. Martin in the village centre. This approximate walking time gives a concrete sense of the distance between the two churches. St. Peter’s Church stands at the former junction of two Roman roads; a Roman road station associated with them is thought to have been located here.

The building has a west tower, a nave with three bays and a choir with one bay and a three-eighths apse. It has a Baroque appearance, with the onion dome particularly defining its silhouette. The church’s architecture and the presumed road station connect different historical themes: architectural forms on the one hand, and possible Roman transport history on the other.

The pond as a landscape feature

The Langenpreising pond lies to the west of the municipality. It was created in the 1960s by gravel extraction as a gravel pit lake. This gives it a different history of origin from the churches: its form connects today’s waterscape with the area’s former gravel extraction. Visitors who want to explore how a landscape was formed as well as its architectural history will find a distinct point of interest here.

Culture and outdoor activities in the wider travel destination of Erding

In the wider travel destination of Erding, the Erding Farmhouse Museum focuses on rural life and farming in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It comprises 15 historic buildings relocated there from the district of Erding. A farmers’ market is also held on the museum grounds on Fridays from 12:00 to 16:30. Farmers from the district offer regional and seasonal goods as well as food there. Market times may change, so check them before your visit. The museum can be reached on city bus routes 523 and 524 and regional bus routes 561 and 562, alighting at “Erding-Freilichtmuseum”; check the routes before travelling.

Another cultural highlight in Erding is the Franz Xaver Stahl Museum. The former home and studio is furnished with historic furniture. The Biedermeier house dates from around 1840; the artist’s former studio has been preserved unchanged since his death. The Franz Xaver Stahl Museum opened to the public in 2014. If you are planning a visit, check current visiting arrangements.

Guided tours of Erding also give residents and tourists an insight into the history of the town and its buildings. A guided tour of the town tower takes you up one of Erding’s oldest buildings. After 163 steps, you reach the viewing point at a height of 35 metres. From there, the view extends across Erding and the surrounding area to Munich, and on clear föhn-wind days, as far as the Alpine panorama.

Erding offers outdoor activities for different timeframes: the themed walks take around an hour and lead through the old town, through the town’s districts or in the footsteps of artists. Hiking routes range from 5.9 to 15 kilometres, with estimated walking times of one and a half to five hours. One hiking route leads to the Church of St. Martin in Indorf. These time estimates help you choose themed walks and hikes to fit the time you have available. The district of Erding also has more than 28 varied, well-signposted cycle routes.

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