Holiday apartment in Elsau: Church, Kunsthaus and Eulach Valley

Culture and history

Elsau's church history reaches far back. It is believed that a church was already built in Elsau in the 7th or 8th century. During rescue excavations at the church in Elsau, a 9th-century burial pit was discovered in 2003. The present late Gothic church replaced an earlier Romanesque place of worship. The sequence of the presumed founding, the excavation discovery and the later replacement building brings together different historical layers at the church site.

Art and events

Kunsthaus Elsau focuses on art and events. The Kunsthaus is located in a 200-year-old house, was completed in 2010 and has exhibition rooms as well as a concert hall for 70 people. It is used for public and private events, including art exhibitions and concerts. The Kunsthaus Elsau is open to visitors by prior arrangement. Thus, both the older building fabric and the clearly defined rooms and forms of use are part of the building's character.

Landscape

The landscape of the Eulach Valley also has a clearly describable formation history. The Eulach Valley acquired its present form during the last Ice Age. The retreating glaciers left behind moraine hills, and the Eulach followed a strongly winding course through the valley floor. The valley's form thus links the retreat of the Ice Age glaciers with the visible rises in the terrain and the course of the waterway through the valley floor.

Leisure

Another local feature is the Niderwis open-air swimming pool. It is a well-maintained, attractive and family-friendly facility. Alongside the historical, cultural and landscape-related topics, Elsau therefore also offers a location explicitly characterised as family-friendly.

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