To the “Open Monument Day” the public in the district can visit other exciting sites in addition to well-known industrial buildings such as the Walchensee power plant. On Sunday, September 11th, the Historical Association of Wolfratshausen will lead visitors through the old hospital on Sauerlacher Straße. The Maro cooperative, which is also building a multi-generation house on the site, is renovating this. Architectural historian Kaija Voss and building researcher Gerald Dobler welcome the public at 11 a.m. Then Wiggerl Gollwitzer auctioned off historic windows and oil lamps from the old hospital. There are guided tours of the building. On the construction site, visitors should remember to wear sturdy shoes.
In Ammerland, Ursula Scriba leads through the castle chapel, which is known for its starry sky.
(Photo: Manfred Neubauer)
At the Center for Culture and the Environment (ZUK) in Benediktbeuern, Father Karl Geißinger and Martin Blösl will guide you through the baroque Maierhof (11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; meeting point at the main entrance). In addition, Rainer Kröll presents his nature photo show “Our Beautiful World – Collected Moments” in the exhibition hallway of the central building (3:30 p.m., first floor). In the inner courtyard of the Maierhof, the ZUK organizes a flea market for private providers (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; registration for stand operators on telephone 0151-41485397)
If you want to drive up to the moated castle of the Walchensee power plant, you need an FFP2 mask. The Kochler brass band accompanies the first tour at 9 a.m. with the funicular. The information center is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, the Kochler water rescue service has a stand on the power plant site and organizes a stand-up paddle course on the nearby shore of Lake Kochel. The local fire brigade is also present. On the eastern shore of Lake Starnberg, the Ammerland Castle Chapel of the Münsing Church Foundation is open (guided tours at 12 p.m. and 4 p.m.).
The forge in Gelting is open on the day of the open monument, as here in 2014.
(Photo: Manfred Neubauer)
Visitors can experience the craft in the Geltinger farriery and cart smithy. The church of St. Benedict can be visited during the village festival (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). The team from the Kreisbildungswerk (KBW) leads through the new rooms in the Beuerberg monastery from 11 a.m. A lecture deals with “monument preservation today” (2 p.m.). In the collegiate church it’s all about “Times of change – trumpet meets organ” (3 p.m.). There is a guided tour of the sacred building at 4 p.m.
More information at www.tag-des-offenen-denkmals.de