Notzing: Baroque Chapel, Castle and Pond

Notzing brings together a Baroque chapel on a hill, a history of castles and Notzinger Weiher, which features both in a nature conservation area and on a published cycling route. This contrast offers different ways to shape your stay: you can focus on architecture and history, or include the pond and an optional swimming break on a bike tour. When looking for a holiday apartment, it helps to first consider whether culture, water or cycling will define your trip.

Baroque Chapel and Castle History

The Dreifaltigkeitskapelle Notzing is dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity and dates from 1680. Its graceful Baroque central-plan design features conches and a small onion dome. The chapel stands on a hill northwest of the village. A central-plan building is organised around a focal point; conches are apse-like recesses in the space. These architectural terms can therefore be directly related to the form described. The date and design give the chapel a clear historical focus: it combines a construction date of 1680 with Baroque architecture.

The history of the castle also offers a glimpse of different historical connections. The moated castle in Notzing represents the town’s cultural and social development in the Middle Ages. Notzing Castle is an interesting building with a stepped gable and a small tower. Notzing Castle is privately owned. A cultural visit can therefore focus on both the town’s medieval history and specific architectural features.

Notzinger Weiher: Nature and Cycling Route

The “Notzinger Weiher and Surroundings” nature conservation area currently covers 118.99 hectares in the district of Erding. Notzinger Weiher is among the district’s other bathing ponds, which are monitored according to criteria based on the Bavarian Bathing Water Ordinance. A cycling tour published in 2024, titled “Around the Airport – Return from the Visitor Park to Poing,” includes an optional swimming stop at the pond. The stop is a possible leg of this route; swimming conditions vary by season.

The pond therefore offers a different excursion option from the chapel and castle: here, nature conservation, water and a cycling route with an optional swimming break come together. If you would like to combine cycling with time by the water, you can factor in the optional nature of the stop and seasonal swimming conditions when planning your day. When choosing accommodation, you can use your preferred mix of culture, nature and active pursuits as a guide.

Oberding: History, Church and Sculptures

In the wider destination of Oberding, Oberding—or its predecessor settlement Dieng—was first mentioned in a document in 750 AD. St. George’s Church in Oberding is described as significant in art history and features Baroque and Rococo furnishings. These distinct historical and cultural points of interest add further themes within the Oberding destination to the picture of Notzing.

Cycling and art are also represented there: the “Ring of Regions” cycling route passes through the airport and Oberding on its way back to Erding. SkulpTour III features wooden sculptures created in the summer of 2017 at the third and final International Woodcarving Symposium in Oberding. The route and sculptures offer different ways to plan the rest of your trip, while the chapel, castle and pond define Notzing’s local attractions.

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Go to the overview of the wider destination: Oberding.