Mettenheim: Isen, cycle routes and churches

If you are looking for a hotel in Mettenheim, you can base your choice of location on the landscape, cycle routes and church architecture. For your journey, it is worth distinguishing between two questions: Which transport routes pass through the municipality, and where are the rail connections for Mettenheim?

The Isen, the Lower Inn Valley and cycle routes

The Isen crosses the municipality of Mettenheim from west to east; the southern part of the municipality belongs to the natural region of the Lower Inn Valley. The distinction is important geographically: the river’s course refers to the municipality, while the landscape classification applies specifically to its south.

The cycle routes also have different connections to the area. The Isental Cycle Route passes through the municipality, while the Inn Cycle Route and the Benediktweg each skirt its far southern edge. The three routes therefore have different spatial relationships to Mettenheim: one runs through the municipality, while the others touch its southernmost edge.

Road and rail: routes and connection points

The A 94 crosses the municipality of Mettenheim from west to east. The Mühldorf-West interchange (AS 19) is located in the west. This identifies both the course of the motorway through the municipality and the location of the interchange as separate points of reference.

The Munich–Simbach railway line, operated by Südostbayernbahn, runs through the south of the municipality and along the southern edge of the village of Hart, but has no station there. Rail connections for Mettenheim are available in Ampfing and at Mühldorf (Oberbay.) station in Mühldorf Am Inn. When planning a rail journey, it is therefore important to distinguish between the route and the connection points: the line runs through the south of the municipality, while the connections are in Ampfing and Mühldorf Am Inn.

Churches and architectural history

In Mettenheim, the Catholic parish church of St. Michael is a substantial Baroque-era new building. The Catholic church of St. Rupert is a hall church with a recessed polygonal choir and a west tower dating from the second half of the 15th century. The two churches offer different architectural points of reference: St. Michael is classified as a Baroque-era new building, while the date given for St. Rupert refers to its west tower.

In Kirchisen, a district of the municipality of Mettenheim, stands the Catholic branch church of St. Pankratius. It is a late Baroque hall church with a recessed polygonal choir and a late Gothic west tower. It was rebuilt in 1745 on the foundations of a late medieval predecessor building. This links a specific date of construction to the earlier history of the site.

There is also a Catholic branch church of St. Rupertus in Neufahrn, a district of the municipality of Mettenheim. It is a late Gothic hall church with a three-sided choir and a west tower, and was given a Baroque makeover in 1725. Here, the late Gothic design and the later Baroque makeover belong to the same church.

The names St. Rupert in Mettenheim and St. Rupertus in Neufahrn refer to two different churches. Their descriptions of the choirs also distinguish them: St. Rupert and St. Pankratius have a recessed polygonal choir, while St. Rupertus in Neufahrn has a three-sided choir. This keeps their locations and architectural forms distinct.

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