Seeshaupt: Local history, traditional crafts and walks
Accommodation in Seeshaupt
Seeshaupt combines local history with walking routes and leisure opportunities at the nearby lakes. If you’re looking for a hotel in Seeshaupt, you can start by deciding what you’d like to focus on during your stay: an event in town, a walk, or time by the lakes. The town’s history, the annual arts and crafts market, and the neighboring Osterseen lake district offer a range of options. For practical planning, event dates and route details are important; check them before you travel or set out.
Starnberger See bei Seeseiten, einem Ortsteil von Seeshaupt.
Photo: GFreihalter via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Local history from the Middle Ages to remembrance
The Seegerichtssäule (Lake Court Column) by the steamer landing bears the year 1522. The Anna side chapel is the oldest part of today’s St. Michael’s Church and dates from the early Middle Ages. Both give the townscape a historical connection, but in different ways: the year is visible on the column, while the chapel’s early origins shape the building history of the church as it stands today. The Seeshaupt memorial commemorates events at the end of the war and was erected on April 30, 1995. Thus, early church architecture, a dated monument, and a culture of remembrance stand side by side as distinct themes.
Traditional crafts and local art
An arts and crafts market is held in Seeshaupt every year on the last weekend in July. Selected artists and craftspeople display goods made of glass, ceramics, and wood, including jewelry. Since dates and details may vary from year to year, check the specific information for your travel dates. This lets you plan a weekend around a visit to the market. The RathausGalerie adds another cultural dimension: artists from Seeshaupt can present their work there to a broad audience. The market is an annual event, while the gallery provides a venue for showcasing local work.
On foot and by the lakes
You can explore Seeshaupt on foot; one walk takes you through Seeshaupt, Jenhausen, Magnetsried, Seeseiten, and Hohenberg. Check the route details in the brochure before setting out, before adding the route to your day’s plans. A leaflet on the history of Seeshaupt provides information on 61 panels.
The neighboring Osterseen lake district includes 19 bodies of water, 494 hectares of raised bog, fen, and transitional mires, and 172 hectares of near-natural mixed forest. Information boards by the Osterseen show the routes of hiking trails; there are only a few designated swimming areas. If you’re out and about there, follow the local conservation notices.
Leisure activities such as swimming, surfing, fishing, and boating take place on Lake Starnberg. A 46 km circular route runs around the lake and is suitable for cycling; check current route information before setting off. Zweirad Starnberger See bicycle rental is listed at Bahnhofstr. 13, 82402 Seeshaupt. Confirm directly that the service is available on your dates before including it in your plans.
Discover more destinations: Iffeldorf, Wessobrunn, PeiĂźenberg, HohenpeiĂźenberg, Steingaden, Rottenbuch, Schongau, Huglfing.
For the regional travel overview: Weilheim-Schongau.
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