Allmannshausen on Lake Starnberg: Culture, History and the Lake

Allmannshausen on Lake Starnberg combines ecclesiastical history, castles and specific points along the water. St. Valentine’s Church, Allmannshausen Castle, Seeburg, Allmannshausen Beach and the cliff face offer different ways to explore the area: from religious furnishings and architectural history to a bathing island and diving site.

St. Valentine’s Church in Allmannshausen: furnishings and pilgrimage

Valentin was first mentioned in official records in 1524. Its furnishings include a Baroque high altar with figures of Saint Valentine and Saint Ottilie from the 17th century, as well as votive tablets. A pilgrimage tradition dedicated to Valentine and Ottilie began in the mid-17th century and was particularly popular with the raftsmen of Wolfratshausen until the 19th century. The pilgrimage was explicitly dedicated to Valentine and Ottilie, who are also depicted on the high altar. For those interested in culture, the church’s furnishings and pilgrimage tradition represent two distinct points of interest.

St. Valentine’s is also a stop on the Berger Cultural Walk.

Castles and their architectural history in Allmannshausen

Allmannshausen Castle was built in 1696 by Caspar Feichtmayr the Elder for Ferdinand Joseph von Hörwarth. Seeburg was built in 1889 as Biberkor Castle; it was constructed by Munich building contractor Heinrich Hoech. When it was built, Seeburg was named Biberkor Castle. The construction years 1696 and 1889 are separated by a considerable period of time.

Berger Cultural Walk through Leoni, Assenhausen and Allmannshausen

The second part of the Berger Cultural Walk runs through Leoni, Assenhausen and Allmannshausen and leads, among other places, to St. Valentine’s Church, Seeburg with its memorial chapel, Unterallmannshausen Castle, the Himbsel House and Villa Hackländer.

Allmannshausen Beach, bathing island and cliff face on Lake Starnberg

There is a bathing island in Lake Starnberg off Allmannshausen Beach. The beach and the island do not refer to the same point: the beach is on the shore, while the bathing island is in the lake.

The Allmannshausen cliff face drops steeply shortly after the shore, almost 128 metres down to the deepest point of Lake Starnberg. Even professionals consider it a challenging, spectacular diving site, and it is known far beyond the local area. For diving activities, both the steep drop and the depth down to the deepest point of the lake must be taken into account.

In the nature reserve, diving at the Allmannshausen cliff face is prohibited from the beginning of November until mid-March. The closure period extends beyond the turn of the year and does not end until mid-March. This period must be planned for as a closure period when organising diving activities at this site.

Getting to the WDL accommodation from Starnberg-Nord by bus and on foot

Allmannshausen can be reached by bus from Starnberg-Nord. From there, it is about a 25-minute walk to the WDL accommodation located by the lake. This information refers to this specific accommodation and not generally to every accommodation in Allmannshausen. For this destination, the connection described therefore consists of two clearly separate sections: the bus journey to Allmannshausen followed by the walk to the WDL accommodation. The approximately 25-minute walk is a separate time segment after the bus journey.

For comparison, you can find more local pages at Feldafing, Bernried on Lake Starnberg, Tutzing, Gilching, Starnberg, Pöcking and Berg.

For the overarching travel overview: Starnberg Region.