Mammendorf: Outdoor pool, churches and architectural history
Accommodation in Mammendorf
Mammendorf combines a specific swimming destination with architectural history that can be traced through two churches from different periods. The outdoor pool, train station and Catholic churches give the town several points of interest: you can plan your stay around swimming, an interest in architecture, or a mix of both. If you’re looking for a holiday apartment, you can first decide which focus should shape your day’s plans.
Outdoor pool and getting there
Mammendorf station is served by the S3. From there, you can continue by bus or walk about 30 minutes to the Mammendorf outdoor pool. The outdoor pool has a multi-purpose pool with an air-bubble system and a current channel. Check the timetable and approximate walking time before you travel; the operator’s current information is authoritative for swimming operations.
Church architecture in Mammendorf
The Catholic parish church of St. James is essentially a Romanesque hall church with a three-sided chancel and a tower on the north side. It was remodelled in the late Gothic style around 1418, followed by Baroque alterations in 1796/97 and an extension of the nave in 1903. The hall church describes its basic form, while the chancel and side tower identify further architectural elements. The dates place the later alterations in chronological order.
The Catholic branch church of St. Nicholas and Sylvester in Mammendorf is a Baroque hall church with a strongly recessed apse and an attached eastern tower with a pointed spire. It was designed by Lorenz Sappel and dates from 1763. The tower was redesigned in the Neo-Romanesque style in 1856. Unlike St. James, it combines a Baroque structure with a later Neo-Romanesque tower design.
The municipality also includes Nannhofen Castle in Nannhofen. Built in 1752, it is a three-storey Baroque building with a hipped roof, eight bays by three, and a tower in the west façade. Jean Baptiste Métivier gave the castle a Neoclassical makeover in 1840/48. The ensemble includes an English-style park dating from the 19th century. Together, the two churches and the castle showcase different architectural forms and periods of alteration, which architecture enthusiasts can consider as separate themes when planning their trip.
More to explore in the wider Fürstenfeldbruck destination
The wider Fürstenfeldbruck destination offers additional highlights. Furthmühle preserves its grain mill and sawmill machinery in its original, working condition. A signposted circular trail starts at Haspelmoor station; check the current trail conditions before setting out.
The Fürstenfeldbruck Museum is located in the former monastery brewery and explores, among other things, the work of the “white monks” of the Cistercian order. On the Fürstenfeld monastery grounds, the Abbey Church of the Assumption of Mary is considered one of the country’s most magnificent Baroque churches. The Fürstenfeld Event Forum hosts markets, trade fairs and balls, as well as performances ranging from early music and the Summer Piano Festival to blues, jazz, dance, shows and cabaret; individual events vary.
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