St. Lorenz's Basilica is the former church of the Benedictine monastery of the princely abbey of Kempten, which has now been abolished. While the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was still going on, the then 29-year-old Abbot Roman Giel von Gielsberg began preparations for the construction of the church. The church became one of the first large church buildings after the Thirty Years' War in Germany.
Ottobeuren Abbey is a Benedictine Abbey founded in the 8th century. It offers one of the richest concert programmes in Bavaria.
The Gallus Chapel of Winterberg, which was consecrated in 2000, is a motorway chapel located close to the Federal Highway 96. The chapel was planned and designed by the architect and former mayor of Leutkirch Georg Zimmer. The planning and construction management was carried out by the architect Georg Heinz from Adrazhofen and the technical construction management by Anton Bodenmüller from Tautenhofen.
The parish church of St. Martin probably dates from the 12th century. The tower and the eastern wall of the nave date from the end of the 12th century and the choir from the beginning of the 13th century, the choir from 1386. The last major reconstruction began at the end of the 14th century and was completed at the end of the 15th century. From 1684 to 1687, Baroque elements were added to the church. After damage caused by a lightning strike, the spire was replaced by an awning in 1739.
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