Pfarrkirche St. Johannes Baptist, Wessobrunn

Name: Pfarrkirche St. Johannes Baptist
Address: Klosterhof 16, Wessobrunn, 82405, Germany

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Pfarrkirche St. Johannes Baptist, Wessobrunn

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The Catholic parish church of St. John Baptist in Wessobrunn, a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district of Upper Bavaria, was built in the 1750s in the Rococo style on the site of various previous buildings according to plans by Joseph Schmuzer and his son Franz Xaver. The church stands north of the bell and defense tower of the demolished Wessobrunn monastery church. The stucco decoration is by Tassilo Zöpf, the frescoes were executed by Johann Baptist Baader.

Coordinates: 47°52'39"N, 11°1'34"E

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Klosterhof 16Wessobrunn 82405 Germany

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Pfarrkirche St. Johannes Baptist – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hoher Peißenberg, Polling Abbey, Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory, Marienmünster church.

5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
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Monastery
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Observatories and planetariums
Hohenpeißenberg Meteorological Observatory, Hohenpeißenberg
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5.9 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Marienmünster church
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~1180 ftSE
Tree
Tassilolinde, Wessobrunn
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5.7 miS
47°47'56"N • 11°3'44"E
Rigi Center, Peißenberg
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Historical place, Church
"Römerturm", Wessobrunn
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4.4 miNE
Locality
Raisting
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