The best walks and hikes around Wildenberg

St. Andrew's Parish Church The church was built around 1462 by the knight Hans Ebran von Wildenberg, who chose the hill opposite his Wildenberg Castle as its location. The church is an imposing, late Gothic brick building in the style of the Landshut School. The stately tower, located to the north of the chancel, rises three stories high with pointed-arch blind arcades, forming an octagonal structure. The crenellated parapet and cupola date from the Art Nouveau period. The high altar, dating from 1724, is the work of the carpenter Anton Schnidtmann from Neustadt. The paintings, created by Johann Gebhard from Prüfening, depict the Crucifixion of St. Andrew and the Adoration of the Holy Eucharist in the altarpiece. The impressive altarpiece was painted in 1752 by Ignaz Kauffmann from Teisbach and is adorned with gilded acanthus, ribbon, and floral ornaments. Above the twisted, light blue exterior columns are gables, upon which sit animated figures of angels. Figures of Saints Erasmus and Valentine stand to the sides. The front altars date from around 1730 and are made of stucco marble with paintings by Johann Gebhard. The Holy Family is depicted on the left altar, and Saint Sebastian on the right. Two further altars are located to the west in the nave. The cross altar from 1790, in the Rococo style, features figures by Johann Gallus Weber from Abensberg. The Donatus altar from 1794 displays late Rococo forms with carvings by Franz Xaver Ziegler from Kelheim. The pulpit is an original, rustic stucco work from around 1730 with a boldly ornamented staircase and pulpit body. The sounding board is designed as a volute canopy and is crowned by a cloud-like column with figures of two Evangelists and putti between the volute arches. Several carved figures are also worth mentioning. In the nave is a Madonna and Child dating from around 1480. Two niches in the chancel arch contain figures of Saint Barbara from around 1620 and Saint John from the mid-16th century. In the chancel is a statue of Saint Andrew on the cross from around 1680, and in the nave is a Pietà from the 16th century. Also in the nave is a depiction of Saint John Nepomuk from the mid-18th century. The Stations of the Cross are represented by a large-format cycle of paintings by Franz Kauffmann from 1765. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Wildenberg Castle Site This early medieval fortification was first mentioned in 1671 as "Purkhstall." According to records, many bricks were removed from the "Schanze" (fortification), and there are said to be foundations made of rubble stone. During forestry work around 1930, horseshoes and other iron remnants were discovered, indicating use until the early High Middle Ages. Excavations at the circular structure in the entrance area, possibly the site of a round tower, also uncovered wood remains dated to between 700 and 800 years old. There is no historically documented evidence of this site. However, there was a local noble family, whose names, Eccolf and Hiltigrim von Willersdorf, appear in a Weltenburg tradition in 1180. Willersdorf was also a separate manor with its own court, tithes, and serfs. Ulrich von Gitting, formerly of Achdorf, acquired this estate in 1369 through marriage, and he and his wife Margret sold it in 1371. The plateau of a conical hill surrounded by steep slopes is 115 meters wide and 180 meters long. The terrain drops steeply on all sides, but on the southeast side, a 45-meter-long ridge, partly artificial, connects it to the surrounding area. On both sides of the access path is a ditch up to 3 meters wide and 13 meters long, fronted by a rampart. Immediately at the entrance to the area is a circular mound with a diameter of 9 meters, raised 0.6 meters above the surrounding area and containing a 2-meter-deep hole in its center. The interior of this mound is encircled by a ditch up to 2 meters deep, with an outer rampart up to 1.2 meters high. A recently constructed path leads down the steep slope on the northwest side. . 2 meters deep, . 2 meters deep, encircles the ditch, encircled by an outer rampart up to 1.2 meters high. ... . . . The site is located 100 meters from an old road that led from Regensburg via Langquaisd to Mainburg. A route leading from the Danube crossings near Hienheim and Irnsing to Rottenburg an der Laaber could also be seen from here. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

The castle, actually a hilltop fortress, has no predecessor. It was built in 1272 by Hänslin Ebran von Lauterbach on the initiative of the Regensburg Cathedral Chapter.

A very beautiful church

Very interesting and a beautiful castle.

Only open on Monument Day

Beautiful viewpoint on Pürkwang and Wildenberg

The castle is private