Wallerstein (Germany): what to see


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What to see in Wallerstein, an itinerary including the main monuments and places of interest, including Castello Vecchio, Castelletto Moritz and Colonna della Peste.


Tourist information

Along the wide main road of this town, located along the Via Romantica, it is possible to glimpse from afar, just behind the parish church, the slender column of the Trinity, erected in memory of the plague.

On the base, with Latin writings, the obelisk rises with the three patron saints of the plague victims, Rocco, Sebastiano and Antonio da Padova, the golden halo which, together with angels and clouds, symbolizes Christian paradise.


On the tip sit the Father and the Son, who form the Trinity together with the Holy Spirit.

Below them is Mary Mother of Jesus who intercedes for the afflicted, when she is crowned Queen of Heaven. This column was built in 1722-25 as a copy of a Viennese work.

On the left, a road climbs up to the Old Castle, whose buildings are grouped around a fortress in the center of a small park.


Behind the castle gate of 1582, the external circle of rural buildings encloses an administrative building.

It is advisable to climb the central fortress to admire the magnificent panorama that can be seen.

What see

The medieval Castle of the Hohenstaufen, from 1188, passed to the Counts of Oettingen in 1261, was later conquered and destroyed by the Swedes.


In its place, new buildings with minimal shapes were built, which were brought together in a three-wing complex at the beginning of the 19th century.

In the right wing, the gallery section, there is the chapel of Sant'Anna from 1489, which preserves, in addition to notable figures of saints, an artistic wooden bas-relief depicting the Holy Family.

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In the same building there is a museum with an interesting collection of porcelain.

A passage through the central Welsch building leads into the large park.

On the left the impressive three-level construction of the princely riding school immediately stands out, characterized by low stables, three-storey houses and a high hipped roof on the central section, under which the covered riding school is located.

The Castelletto Moritz, a three-wing complex located at a distance in the far end of the park, was occasionally used as a widow's residence.

Driving in Wallerstein (March 2024)


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