The best traffic-free bike rides around Dürnbucher Forst

The Danube Cycle Path between Marching and Pförring is a short but very charming section on the Bavarian part of the route. It is located in the heart of Hallertau and the Danube valley and is characterized by its close-to-nature routing.

Stadtpfarrkirche St. Laurentius A first church was likely built in Neustadt as early as the 13th century, shortly after the town was founded in 1270. At the end of the 15th century, the late Gothic hall church, much of which is still preserved today, was erected at the central crossroads in the town. During the Baroque era, the furnishings were adapted to the tastes of the time. In 1723, the tower received a new upper storey, and in 1773, a Baroque dome. From 1741 onwards, the interior was redesigned, with the work concluding in 1779 with the acquisition of a new high altar. The altar panel, painted by Christian Fröhlich, depicted the martyrdom of the church patron, Lawrence of Rome. Artillery fire on April 26 and 27, 1945, before the end of World War II, severely damaged the church tower, causing it to collapse in October 1945 due to dilapidation, destroying the chancel along with the Baroque high altar. The reconstruction was initially delayed for financial reasons. The nave in the destroyed eastern section was extended by one bay, thus shifting the chancel further east. The church interior was equipped with a star rib vault, matching the still existing late Gothic bays. The chancel tower was rebuilt in modern forms. In 1951, the church building was reconsecrated by Archbishop Michael Buchberger. The church interior is furnished very simply according to the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council. In the chancel, besides the people's altar, ambo, and tabernacle, the stained glass window in the rear wall by Robert Rabolt from 1957 is particularly noteworthy. It depicts the Trinity, a so-called "Gracious Throne," flanked by a Mater Dolorosa and the martyrdom of the church patron Lawrence. The northern side altar, a valuable work from around 1500, is a winged altarpiece which, when closed, conceals a late Gothic figure of the Virgin Mary of unknown origin. The southern side altar consists solely of figures from the Neo-Gothic high altar. The main figure is Saint Wolfgang, accompanied by the four Church Fathers Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory the Great, on processional poles. Also interesting is the figure of Saint Lawrence, which was originally the main figure of the Neo-Gothic high altar and is now placed on one of the northern pillars.

Naab with many faces

Beautiful hiking trail with an elevated view of the village.

A very good route for cycling, walking, etc.

Hexenagger Castle A Dietricus von Haecsenakker is mentioned as early as 928 in a Regensburg document from the St. Emmeram Monastery; further information is scarce. In 1311, Gottfried Hexenacker became Bishop of Freising. He had studied in Bologna and served as dean of the cathedral there for many years. In 1314, he died of an infectious disease while on a tour of inspection in Vienna. In 1485, the castle passed through marriage to the Counts of Helfenstein, who sold the fortress to Duke William of Bavaria in 1528. He gave Hexenagger to the Muggenthal family as a fief. When the castle was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, the Muggenthal family rebuilt it as a castle. In 1724, the castle was sold to the Bavarian Elector Charles Albert, as the Hexenagger line of the Muggenthal family had died out. In 1731, Elector Karl Albrecht donated the castle to his mistress, Maria Josepha Countess von Morawitzky. Her husband received the castle in 1738, and when he died in 1754, Anton von Kaiserstein became the new owner. Franz Joseph III von Kaiserstein (1792–1893) sold the castle in 1830 and acquired an estate in Sooß (Lower Austria) in exchange. From 1830 to 1951, Hexenagger Castle belonged to the noble family of Weidenbach. Otto Edler von Weidenbach bequeathed it to his niece Ilse von Kalckreuth, who married Wilhelm Leichtfuß, whose son, Eberhard Leichtfuß, owns it today. Hexenagger is a castle between the Renaissance and Baroque periods, built on the foundations of the old castle. In the lower areas and at the corners, ashlars and bossed ashlars, up to several meters high, are still visible on the castle building. The stump of the keep, made of bossed ashlar, is also said to have been preserved, but is not visible from the outside. The defensive character of the complex is best appreciated from the rear, where parts of the curtain wall and wall towers have been preserved. The tall, narrow chapel also still hints at the castle in its form; particularly interesting is the slender, slightly leaning bell tower, which appears to still sit on the older foundations of the medieval chapel tower. The main building itself, with its stepped gable and beautiful garden, presents a romantic sight. The castle is privately owned and not open to the public; the popular Christmas market was relocated to the Wolfgangshof estate near Zirndorf in Middle Franconia in 2023 due to complaints from local residents. Source: www.Burgenseite.de / www.wikipedia.de

Offendorf club station

nice route, asphalt mostly ok