Discover Lamerdingen: the Gennach and its churches

In Lamerdingen, the Gennach, several notable religious buildings and a section of the Schlosspark cycle route showcase different sides of the destination. The Gennach flows through Lamerdingen, forming a linear green corridor with trees along its banks; the historic buildings add their own distinctive character. When planning your trip, it helps to decide whether church history should be the main focus or whether you would also like to include a cycling tour.

The Gennach and its green landscape corridor

The Gennach flows through Lamerdingen, forming a linear green corridor with trees along its banks. This offers a different way to experience the town from visiting its individual churches: the landscape is a continuous, elongated feature, while each historic building has its own distinctive character. When planning your trip, you can therefore weigh landscape and architecture as separate interests.

Churches with a long history and distinctive details

St. Martin’s parish church is considered particularly worth seeing and has stood in Lamerdingen since the 11th century; it was first mentioned in 1067. Its late Baroque lantern tower adds a striking architectural feature to its long history. Inside the church is the large fresco “The Death and Transfiguration of St. Martin,” dedicated to St. Martin, the church’s patron saint. Here, an early historical reference, a distinctive tower design and a large-scale work connected with the church’s patron saint come together.

St. Stephen’s Church in Großkitzighofen offers a different architectural highlight. Its tower is around 50 metres high and is considered the tallest building in the municipality of Lamerdingen. The church also contains a ceiling painting by Johann Baptist Enderle dating from 1737. The tower’s height and the painting’s date offer two different points of interest: one describes its height in comparison with other buildings in the municipality, while the other is an art-historical detail.

The wayside chapel shrine in Lamerdingen broadens the picture beyond the parish churches. It is considered a significant architectural monument of Baroque popular piety, rare in its design, and is privately owned. Renovation was completed in July 2017 and marked with a blessing ceremony. Thus, Lamerdingen’s cultural attractions include not only its churches but also a distinct architectural monument with a specific renovation milestone in its history.

Lamerdingen on the Schlosspark cycle route

For a cycling trip, the third stage of the Schlosspark cycle route in the Allgäu is a concrete point of reference: it leads via Buchloe to Lamerdingen and Gennach. You can decide whether this cycling stage should be the main focus of your plans or whether you would rather discover Lamerdingen primarily through its historic buildings. If you plan to ride the route, check the latest route conditions before setting off.

The wider region: Ostallgäu

The wider destination of Ostallgäu opens up a larger landscape. In the Ostallgäu district, the mountains belong to the Vilser Gebirge in the southwest and the Ammergebirge in the southeast. At 2,082 metres, the Hochplatte is the highest mountain in Ostallgäu. The region’s cycling and hiking options also provide a broader scale for planning: the Ostallgäu Cycling Travel Region includes themed regional routes that extend across the whole of Ostallgäu, are signposted throughout and are each 25 to 76 kilometres long. Ostallgäu also has 32 local hiking routes showcasing special natural and cultural treasures. These regional options complement Lamerdingen’s direct connection to the Schlosspark cycle route while keeping the town’s historic buildings in view.

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