Windberg: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the vicinity of Windberg are Mitterfels Castle, Schopf, Oberer Berg, Predigtstuhl, Hirschenstein and St. George. Mitterfels Castle is therefore a specific cultural point of interest for visitors interested in culture in and around Windberg.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Windberg.

Culture

In the wider region around Windberg are the ruins of Neunussberg Castle and Niedermotzing with its Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew.

Windberg's historic monastery originated from a former castle belonging to the Counts of Windberg-Bogen, which was converted into a Premonstratensian monastery around 1140.

Under Abbot Gebhard of Bedenburg, the monastery developed an important scriptorium. Surviving works are held among the valuable collections of the Bavarian State Library.

Windberg preserves large parts of its medieval monastery complex, including the basilica, the prelature, the former judge's house and the craftsmen's house. The church interior features Rococo furnishings.

Geographical Context

Windberg is a municipality in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen and a member of the Hunderdorf administrative community. This classification suits a trip for those wishing to discover Windberg as an independent locality in the Lower Bavarian region.

The first altar in the Romanesque basilica was consecrated in 1142; the building was completed around 1230.

For further orientation, you can also visit the locality pages for Konzell, Salching, Hunderdorf, Bogen, Rattenberg, Haibach, Ascha and Aiterhofen.

To the higher-level travel overview: Straubing-Bogen.