Atting: Gäuboden, Parish Church and Outdoor Activities

When choosing a hotel in Atting, you can get a sense of the place from its location in the Gäuboden, the Church of the Assumption of Mary, and its outdoor activities. These themes bring together the landscape, local history and opportunities to get active yourself.

Gäuboden and Historic Churches

Atting lies in the fertile Gäuboden. Since 1878, the tall, pointed Neo-Gothic tower of the Church of the Assumption of Mary has been a prominent feature of Atting’s skyline. The parish church has a Late Gothic choir and a nave dating from 1859. A sandstone statue of the Virgin Mary, dating from around 1620, can also be found at the church. The parish church complex also includes a former All Souls’ Chapel in the cemetery, dating from around 1700.

Rinkam is part of the municipality of Atting. It is home to the Church of St. John the Baptist, a two-storey Romanesque fortified church dating from the 13th century. It adds a building from another historical period to the municipality’s church architecture.

Activities in Atting and Along the Labertal Cycle Route

Atting’s outdoor fitness park offers activities in the open air, including exercise and group training. Together with a Kneipp facility, it provides outdoor fitness options for both individual and shared use.

On the Labertal Cycle Route, the “’s Bankerl” cyclists’ rest area has a pavilion, benches and bicycle stands. In the district of Straubing-Bogen, the Labertal Cycle Route passes through the Gäuboden along flat cycle paths and quiet side roads. Local route conditions may change; check the latest conditions before setting off.

More Destinations in the Wider Straubing-Bogen Travel Region

A local connection to Atting can be found at the Gäuboden Museum in Straubing: it displays an Early Bronze Age storage vessel discovered in Atting, known as “Attinger Ware.” The museum is in the wider Straubing-Bogen travel region, not in Atting.

The Bogenberg District Museum explores the history of the Bavarian lozenges: from the Counts of Windberg-Bogen, through their use by the Wittelsbachs and in the Bavarian coat of arms, to their status as a symbol of Bavaria. Bogenberg in Bogen is home to one of Bavaria’s oldest Marian pilgrimage sites still in active use. The annual Holzkirchen candle pilgrimage takes place at the pilgrimage church at Pentecost.

The wider travel region also offers science and outdoor activities: at the Bayerwald Xperium, visitors can learn about natural phenomena and science by trying things out at more than 100 interactive stations. In Wiesenfelden, two trails differ in length and facilities. The Kobelberg Nature Discovery Trail is about 4.5 km long, has nine stations, is suitable for strollers and is cleared in winter. The accessible circular trail around Beckenweiher is 2.3 km long and suitable for strollers and wheelchairs. Along it are five information points with benches and information boards about local wildlife and plants, protected status and the history of the pond. The circular route also crosses a 110 m-long nature observation boardwalk.

Discover more destinations: Konzell, Rattiszell, Straubing, Rattenberg, Perasdorf, Haibach, Stallwang, Aiterhofen.

Back to the wider travel guide: Straubing-Bogen.