Scheyern: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Scheyern Abbey is located in the immediate vicinity of Scheyern. For those interested in culture, it is a specific point of reference.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Scheyern.

Surroundings

Calvary Hill is located in the wider region surrounding Scheyern. Fuchsberg, Sauberg and Schindlberg are also located in this wider regional area.

Günterdorf, Municipality of Schweitenkirchen, Upper Bavaria, church; Metzenried, Catholic branch church of St. Stephen; and Reigersberg are located in the area surrounding Scheyern.

Culture

Scheyern Benedictine Abbey is located in the former ancestral castle of the Wittelsbach family and served as the family’s burial place until 1253.

Visitors can take a guided tour of Scheyern Benedictine Abbey, which provides information about the monastic community, the abbey’s operations, religious services and educational programs.

Scheyern is known for its local Benedictine Abbey and is historically significant as one of the origins of the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty.

Geographical Location

Scheyern is located in the Bavarian district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, near the district town of Pfaffenhofen and at the southwestern beginning of the Hallertau.

Landscape

The municipality describes Scheyern as being situated in an attractive landscape.

The municipality associates Scheyern with a brewery that it describes as the third-oldest in Germany.

Culture and Experiences

The complex of the Benedictine Abbey in Scheyern follows the Hirsau building scheme. It includes elements connected with the former castle, the burial place and the castle chapel.

Recurring cultural traditions in Scheyern include open-air concerts at Prielhof, summer concerts in the abbey courtyard, the Scheyern Cross Ride and the Scheyern Christmas Market.

A digital beehive equipped with sensors stands at Prielhof. It provides insights into bees while also collecting environmental data.

For further destination selection: Wolnzach, Jetzendorf, Münchsmünster, Manching, Reichertshausen, Geisenfeld, Gerolsbach, Schweitenkirchen.

For the higher-level travel overview: Pfaffenhofen An Der Ilm.