Basilika St Michael in Altenstadt, Bavaria | Bayern, Germany

This church escaped the renovations made to other major churches in Bavaria

Published: 2019-10-20 | Updated: 2025-04-15 | ,

General info

This church escaped the renovations made to other major churches in Bavaria during the Gothic and Baroque periods. The town center had simply shifted from Altenstadt to Schongau. The church has many treasures such as the unusual giant Romanesque crucifix that is 3.2 meters high and dates from 1200 AD.

External links

Official web site.

Images

Images taken: 2018-06-03

Map, address, and coordinates

Continent:

Europe

Address:

Triebstraße 4, 86972 Altenstadt, Germany

Country (Landscape):

Germany | Deutschland, Bavaria | Bayern

Latitude DD:

47.822761

Date visited:

2018-06-03

Longitude DD:

10.87177