Pastetten

Pastetten offers two clear starting points for planning a trip: architectural history and a carnival event. The branch church of St. Sylvester and the vicarage represent different periods of construction in the town; the carnival parade provides an event-focused highlight. When choosing a hotel, it may help to consider whether your stay will focus mainly on Pastetten’s local history, the carnival date, or also the cultural attractions and walking routes offered in the wider destination of Erding.

Church, vicarage and carnival in Pastetten

The Catholic branch church of St. Sylvester is located at Isener Straße 3 in Pastetten. Its hall-style nave has a narrower choir and a western tower topped with an onion dome featuring several tiers. The core is thought to date from the Middle Ages. The church was given a Baroque makeover in the 17th century; Johann Baptist Lethner redesigned it in 1766. Its architectural history thus combines a core that is only presumed to be medieval with later alterations that have been dated.

The Pastetten vicarage was built in 1854 and has since received the district’s façade award. Compared with the church, it has a specific construction date and a present-day award, whereas St. Sylvester is notable for its several building phases. These different points of reference offer two distinct ways to explore local history, without conflating a construction year, a building phase and an award.

The carnival parade in Pastetten starts at 1 p.m. on Carnival Sunday by the maypole. From there, the route goes once around the town and back to the maypole. Afterwards, the area around the maypole comes alive with colourful carnival festivities and fun.

Erding as a wider travel destination

In the wider destination of Erding, the Erding Farmhouse Museum focuses on rural history. It comprises 15 listed historic buildings relocated from the district of Erding and presents rural economic and everyday life in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Architecture and everyday history come together here: the historic buildings provide the architectural setting, while the ways of life and work on display add historical context.

Another attraction in Erding is the Franz Xaver Stahl Museum. It opened to the public as a museum in 2014. The former home and studio is furnished with historic furniture; the Biedermeier house dates from around 1840. The former studio has remained unchanged since Franz Xaver Stahl’s death. Check the information before your visit for current visitor arrangements.

Guided tours in Erding give residents and tourists insights into the history of the town and its buildings. A tour of the town tower takes you into one of the town’s oldest buildings. After climbing 163 steps, you reach a height of 35 metres. From there, the view extends over Erding and the surrounding area as far as Munich, and in foehn conditions, to the Alpine panorama. This experience combines an insight into the town’s history with a vista that reaches as far as the Alps in foehn conditions.

Erding’s routes also offer options for different timeframes. The hiking trails are between 5.9 and 15 kilometres long, with estimated walking times ranging from one and a half to five hours. The themed routes take around an hour and lead through the old town, various districts or in the footsteps of artists. This gives you a concrete comparison for planning: the themed routes take about an hour, while the hiking trails involve longer walks. One hiking trail in Erding leads to St. Martin’s Church in Indorf.

There are also more than 28 varied, well-signposted cycling routes in the district of Erding. You can tailor your travel plans to different interests: Pastetten’s church and local history, the carnival parade, or the cultural attractions and routes in the explicitly separate destination of Erding.

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