Discover Stammham: River Landscapes, Cycling Routes and Local History

Stammham connects routes along the Inn and the Salzach with a distinctive local history. The Salt Trade Route begins here, at the confluence of the Inn and the Salzach; the Inn Cycle Path also passes through the town. In addition, there is the parish church of St. Laurentius, whose building history dates back to the late 15th century. This gives you a choice of different focuses when planning your trip: explore routes and river landscapes, or learn about the history of the town.

Cycling routes with different points of focus

The Salt Trade Route starts in Stammham, at the confluence of the Inn and the Salzach. From there, it follows the former salt trade route via Passau, Burghausen, Tittmoning, Laufen, Bad Reichenhall and Hallein. The route passes through villages, open countryside and forests in the Alpine foothills, and touches on historic towns along the Salzach. Its appeal lies not only in the route itself, but also in the former salt trade corridor that runs through diverse landscapes and towns.

The Inn Cycle Path runs from Marktl via Stammham and Seibersdorf to Bergham. Within the Lower Inn European Reserve, one section is designated as a nature discovery trail. Stammham is also at the junction of several well-developed cycle touring routes. Comparing the routes reveals two different points of focus: the Salt Trade Route follows a historic trade route through villages, open countryside and forests; on the Inn Cycle Path, the route through several towns and its designated nature discovery section are important points of reference.

River Landscapes and Protected Areas

Stammham marks the beginning of the important “Lower Inn European Reserve” bird protection area. Nearby, a section of the EU bird protection area “Salzach and Inn” extends as far as the Stammham weir. On the Lower Inn, this protected area includes islands, areas in front of the dikes, silting zones and riparian forests. These varied habitats give the river landscape a distinctive natural history focus.

Another natural feature lies just outside Stammham: a section of the linden avenue along the former B20 is designated as a natural monument. The avenue offers a different example of the area’s landscape history from the bird and floodplain habitats along the Lower Inn.

St. Laurentius: Building History in the Town

The Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius is a listed historic building. The single-nave church, built of tuff, dates from the late 15th century and was given a Baroque makeover at the end of the 17th century; it has interior furnishings. Subsurface archaeological remains from the late Middle Ages and early modern period have also been found in the area of the parish church.

St. Laurentius is used for parish services, and a parish service has been announced. If you would like to attend a service during your trip, check the specific date in advance.

Altötting as the Wider Travel Destination

Looking at the wider Altötting travel destination, the view expands to include the district: it lies along the Inn and the Salzach. Its landscape is shaped by a plain about ten kilometres wide, bordered to the north and south by green rolling hills. Together with the district of Mühldorf, Altötting is part of the Inn-Salzach tourism region. Visitor information for the region includes, among other things, cycling and pilgrimage routes, museums and swimming lakes.

The Lower Inn also offers a natural history perspective within this wider travel destination. The internationally significant wetland and nature reserve “Lower Inn between Haiming and Neuhaus” is a habitat for migrating, wintering and breeding marsh and water birds. More than 25 different bird species that depend on water and wetlands breed there.

Altötting also offers cultural points of interest in its own right: the Basilica of St. Anna is the largest church in Altötting and can accommodate more than 8,000 people. The octagon of the Chapel of Grace probably dates from around the year 700 and is considered to be Germany’s oldest centrally planned building. The Altötting Treasury houses the Golden Steed, made in the Paris court workshops in 1404. These examples broaden the view of culture and history in the wider Altötting travel destination; they are not attractions in Stammham.

Choose Accommodation Based on Your Destinations

Would you like to focus on St. Laurentius in Stammham, or include other nature and culture topics in the wider Altötting travel destination? Tailor your search to the places you would like to visit and the route or topic that matters to you. This way, you can choose accommodation to suit your own travel plans without treating different destinations and landscapes as if they were the same.

Go to the wider travel overview: Marktl.