Mauern: Hotels for your stay

If you are looking for a hotel in Mauern, local castle and event themes may influence your plans. Hofmarkschloß Mauern houses the town hall of the Mauern administrative community. The Schlossgarten adjoins the castle and invites you to take a short stroll.

Hofmarkschloß and events in Mauern

Today, Hofmarkschloß serves a municipal purpose and has a history connected with this function: the municipality purchased the building in 2001, extensively renovated it and converted it into a town hall. The adjoining Schlossgarten offers a short opportunity for a walk. If you would like to plan a short stroll during your stay, it is an obvious local option.

An annual event is the “Mauerner Schlossweihnacht”: it takes place in the Schlossgarten on the Saturday before the first Sunday of Advent. You can check local announcements for the date and program for each year. Events in Mauern also include a parade on Shrove Sunday and “Narrisch Mauern.” These two events are not stated to take place annually; their mention offers another indication of local event themes.

Experiences and hiking trail

The WIESER Erlebnisbauernhof offers half-day activities for coach groups, clubs, kindergartens and school classes. These include, for example, baking bread in a wood-fired oven. The groups listed are part of the range of activities; if you are planning for a group, check current availability and booking arrangements directly with the farm. The Wieser Erlebnisbauernhof in Enghausen is also described as an excursion destination for families. Confirm current activities with the operator.

A hiking trail also has a specific starting point: the Historical Hiking Trail begins at Mauerner Schloß. This lets you distinguish between a short stroll in the Schlossgarten and a named hiking route when choosing activities for your stay, without assuming a walking time for the latter.

Freising: a distinct regional theme

The broader destination of Freising offers additional, distinct themes for your plans. In the district of Freising, the Ampertal is designated as a protected landscape and is used as a local recreation area for hiking and cycling. It is home to numerous animal and plant species in particular need of protection, including four of the 16 dragonfly species threatened with extinction in Bavaria. Landscape protection, recreation and biodiversity coexist here; the Ampertal is therefore a nature theme within the destination of Freising, not a place name for Mauern.

Freising’s historic old town features patrician and canons’ houses dating from the Gothic period to the Baroque era around Marienplatz. The Mariensäule, dating from 1674, also stands there. On Domberg, Freising Cathedral has a crypt and the Beast Column. Those interested in urban history and architecture will find several specific points of interest here: the square with its historic houses, a dated monument and the aforementioned features of the cathedral.

The Freising City Museum presents around 350 selected objects and groups of objects relating to the city’s history. Contemporary art is another theme: Schafhof is a center for contemporary art in Upper Bavaria and hosts year-round exhibitions featuring works by international and local artists. The Johannismarkt and an Advent market are also held there every year, where selected artisans present high-quality one-of-a-kind pieces.

Trails and gardens in the Freising destination

For outdoor art, the Weihenstephan Art Trail crosses the campus and passes almost 30 contemporary works by regionally and internationally recognized artists. It consists of two circular routes, each taking a little over an hour. The Freising Forest Discovery Trail in the Freisinger Forst has a different focus: the approximately two-kilometer circular route has 23 stations with information boards, information and play activities.

The Freising trails also differ considerably in length. The Kultur & Natur circular route is 13.5 kilometers long and passes important sights in Freising. The Freising Way of St. James, by contrast, is an approximately eleven-kilometer northeastern feeder route to the Munich Way of St. James and begins at Freising Cathedral on Domberg.

The Weihenstephan Gardens include a courtyard garden with a viewing terrace and views of the Alpine panorama, as well as a five-hectare trial garden for perennials and woody plants. Perennials, woody plants and new rose varieties are evaluated there for their practical value. The gardens occupy the grounds of a former Benedictine monastery and are maintained by the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences. The distinct Freising theme thus ranges from nature and trails to urban history, art and gardens.

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