Discover Wartenberg

If you’re looking for a hotel in Wartenberg, you can plan the main themes of your stay in advance: the history around Nikolaiberg, a hike starting from the market square, or the seasonal swimming options at Thenner See. For planning your routes, you can choose between a specific route in Wartenberg and hiking and themed trails in Erding with stated durations. This makes it easy to compare culture, outdoor activities and time for swimming, depending on what matters most to you.

Nikolaiberg and Wartenberg’s history

The St. Nicholas Chapel stands atop Nikolaiberg, on the site of the former counts’ and dukes’ castle. It is considered Wartenberg’s oldest church. Its association with a former palatine castle complex is assumed but cannot be verified; it was probably built in the 13th century. Wartenberg’s three existing churches bear witness to its later history.

In Manhartsdorf, a village belonging to the market municipality of Wartenberg, a museum documents the relationship between breweries and inns. Since December 2022, Wartenberg’s online museum has provided information about the market municipality, its artists and a wide range of artworks.

Hiking and swimming around Wartenberg

An official district brochure published in 2019 describes a route starting from Wartenberg’s market square and passing Nikolaiberg, Herz-Jesu-Berg and Spatzenberg. The brochure gives the route’s length as 6.7 kilometres, its duration as 2 hours and 5 minutes, and the elevation gain and descent as 140 metres each.

Thenner See is about four kilometres from Wartenberg. Wartenberg’s “Lido” by the lake invites visitors to swim, snorkel, bathe and sunbathe. Facilities and operating arrangements are seasonal and may change, so check the latest information before your visit.

More cultural and trail highlights in Erding

The Erding Farmhouse Museum comprises 15 historic buildings relocated from the Erding district. It showcases traditional rural ways of working and living in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

City tours in Erding give residents and visitors an insight into the history of the city and its buildings. A guided tour of the town tower takes you up one of the oldest buildings in the city of Erding. After climbing 163 steps, you reach a height of 35 metres; from there, the view stretches across Erding and the surrounding area to Munich and, in föhn conditions, to the Alpine panorama.

Franz Xaver Stahl’s former home and studio is furnished with historic furniture. The Biedermeier house dates from around 1840; the former studio has remained unchanged since his death.

The hiking trails in Erding range from 5.9 to 15 kilometres, with estimated walking times of between one and a half and five hours. The themed trails take about an hour and lead through the old town, various neighbourhoods or along the paths of artists. This offers a choice between shorter themed trails and longer hikes with specified duration ranges. Cyclists can choose from more than 28 varied and well-signposted cycling routes in the Erding district.

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