Rott a.Inn: Monastery, Forest and Lake

Rott a.Inn brings together monastic history and carefully designed village spaces with woodland and lakeside landscapes. These themes offer different points of focus: you can centre your trip on historic architecture, the memory of past events or distinctive landscape features. The paths in the surrounding area also offer different points of reference for planning your visit.

Monastic history, art and village character

The Church of St. Marinus and Anianus in Rott is part of a former Benedictine monastery dating back to the 11th century. Its architecture was designed by Johann Michael Fischer; the high altar and sculptures were created by Ignaz Günther. Architecture and sculpture thus stand alongside one another as distinct, clearly attributable aspects of the church.

The Rotter Axis offers a special sequence of views and is a landscape-planning and history-focused work of art. From the Abbot Benedict Lutz Fountain, it provides an unobstructed view across the church entrance and through the left wing of the monastery to the “ecclesia et mundus” time stele at the cemetery entrance. The municipal administration is now housed in the left wing of the monastery. The axis thus connects prominent features of the village in a single sightline.

The Secularisation Path offers another way to explore the area’s history. The exhibition trail is in the front garden of the town hall, on the former monastery grounds; nine information panels commemorate the secularisation 200 years ago. A Linde refrigeration machine from 1904 also recalls Rott’s brewing tradition.

Feldkirchen, which is part of Rott, also has a historic landmark: the former pilgrimage church of the Virgin Mary, Our Dear Lady. It belonged to Rott Monastery; Abbot Benedict I gave it its present appearance in the 16th century. The church houses a late Gothic statue of the Madonna dating from around 1500.

Rotter Forest and Ausee

Rotter Forest is a complex of mixed woodland and wetlands covering around 16 km². It is the largest forest area in the Rosenheim district before the Alps. The forest includes breeding grounds for woodcocks; the Entenweiher pond is a pleasant place to linger. Both the variety of habitats and a specific waterside spot shape the character of this woodland.

Rotter Ausee offers a different focus. It lies on the municipal boundary between Rott a. Inn and Schechen and is a bathing lake. There is a beach volleyball court and sandpits by the lake. Those who are more interested in water and lakeside facilities than in forests and wetlands will find a distinctly different experience here from Rotter Forest.

Paths in the surrounding area

The Chapel Trail passes four chapels in Rott and the Marian grotto at Rockerl; the route is about 6 km long. The Hofmark Trail introduces hikers to Rott and its cultural roots; it can be walked in just over an hour. The two details help with different planning questions: for the Chapel Trail, the approximate distance is the main consideration, while for the Hofmark Trail, it is the walking time.

The Entenweiher Trail is also one of the paths in the surrounding area. It leads through a local recreation area that developed from former peat extraction. This connection adds a landscape shaped by past use to the area’s church and village history.

Consider which of these themes you would like to shape your trip, and make your choices accordingly.

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