Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Allgäu

St. Coloman is located in an open field near Schwangau. The Baroque church of today replaced an earlier chapel at the same spot, as it was widely believed, that the Irish pilgrim St. Coloman had stopped at this point on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the summer of 1012. Master mason Hieronymus Vogler started the building in 1673, following draft of Johann Schmuzer from Wessobrunn. The church got consecrated in 1685 together with "Unserer Lieben Frau am Berg" in Füssen (see prev uplouds). St. Coloman continued his pilgrimage but was arrested in Stockerau, near Vienna, as he was mistaken for a spy because of his strange appearance. He could not speak the local tongue, so he was tortured and hanged on 16 July 1012.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century palace above the village of Hohenschwangau. The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The palace was intended as a home for Ludwig II, but it was still uncompleted when he died in 1886. Neuschwanstein embodies the contemporaneous architectural fashion and King Ludwig II's enthusiasm for the operas of Richard Wagner. In the 19th century, many castles were constructed or reconstructed, often with significant changes to make them more picturesque. After Ludwig´s grandfather King Ludwig I had died, Ludwig II started the project of building a private refuge in the familiar landscape far from the capital Munich so that he could live out his idea of the Middle Ages. Already contemporary critics derided Neuschwanstein, one of the last big palace building projects of the 19th century, as kitsch. Shortly after the death of Ludwig II in 1886 Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. More than 1.3 million people visit the palace annually, with as many as 6,000 queuing in long lines in front of the entrance per day in the summer.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century palace above the village of Hohenschwangau. The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The palace was intended as a home for Ludwig II, but it was still uncompleted when he died in 1886. Neuschwanstein embodies the contemporaneous architectural fashion and King Ludwig II's enthusiasm for the operas of Richard Wagner. In the 19th century, many castles were constructed or reconstructed, often with significant changes to make them more picturesque. After Ludwig´s grandfather King Ludwig I had died, Ludwig II started the project of building a private refuge in the familiar landscape far from the capital Munich so that he could live out his idea of the Middle Ages. Already contemporary critics derided Neuschwanstein, one of the last big palace building projects of the 19th century, as kitsch. Shortly after the death of Ludwig II in 1886 Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. More than 1.3 million people visit the palace annually, with as many as 6,000 queuing in long lines in front of the entrance per day in the summer.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century palace above the village of Hohenschwangau. The palace was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The palace was intended as a home for Ludwig II, but it was still uncompleted when he died in 1886. Neuschwanstein embodies the contemporaneous architectural fashion and King Ludwig II's enthusiasm for the operas of Richard Wagner. In the 19th century, many castles were constructed or reconstructed, often with significant changes to make them more picturesque. After Ludwig´s grandfather King Ludwig I had died, Ludwig II started the project of building a private refuge in the familiar landscape far from the capital Munich so that he could live out his idea of the Middle Ages. Already contemporary critics derided Neuschwanstein, one of the last big palace building projects of the 19th century, as kitsch. Shortly after the death of Ludwig II in 1886 Neuschwanstein was opened to the public. More than 1.3 million people visit the palace annually, with as many as 6,000 queuing in long lines in front of the entrance per day in the summer.

Hohenschwangau Castle is a 19th-century palace, built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria. A medieval fortress had existed on the hill above lake Alpsee. The Lords sold the castle to the wealthy merchant Johann Paumgartner. He started the reconstruction. Paumgartner´s sons sold the rebuilt castle to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria sold the castle in 1820, but already 12 years later his grandson Maximilian II of Bavaria bought it back. In 1833, the reconstruction of the castle began, continuing until 1837, with additions up to 1855. The first architect Domenico Quaglio, responsible for the neogothic style, was followed by Joseph Daniel Ohlmüller and Georg Friedrich Ziebland. Hohenschwangau was the summer and hunting residence of Maximilian and his family. His son Ludwig succeeded Maximilian to the throne. King Ludwig enjoyed living in Hohenschwangau. Today the palace is a museum, visited by more than 300,000 visitors each year.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. Great place for hats www.gwandhaus-fuessen.de/der-hutladen/

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. A Leper House existed on the other side of the Lech river since about 1300 and next to it existed the first chapel here. This chapel got rebuilt in 1682/83 Johann Schmuzer from Wessobrunn. A special feature was the access from the leper house into the church, which was set up as a bridge over the street. So the residents of the Leper House could enter the church without having to enter the street. The entrance, which has now been walled up, can be still seen.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. In 1733 the late Gothic Spitalkirche ("Infirmary Church") together with the infirmary buildings were destroyed by fire. The infirmary rooted back to a medieval endowment and took in old, poor and sick citizens. The "new" Spitalkirche was built from 1748 to 1749 by local architect Franz Karl Fischer.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. In 1733 the late Gothic Spitalkirche ("Infirmary Church") together with the infirmary buildings were destroyed by fire. The infirmary rooted back to a medieval endowment and took in old, poor and sick citizens. The "new" Spitalkirche was built from 1748 to 1749 by local architect Franz Karl Fischer. The colourful facade was created in 1749 in Rococo style. Seen are the Trinity and St. Florian (left) and St. Christopher (right).

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. In 1733 the late Gothic Spitalkirche ("Infirmary Church") together with the infirmary buildings were destroyed by fire. The infirmary rooted back to a medieval endowment and took in old, poor and sick citizens. The "new" Spitalkirche was built from 1748 to 1749 by local architect Franz Karl Fischer.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. In 1697 Abbott Gerhard Oberleitner commissioned the architect Johann Jakob Herkomer to erect over the medieval monastery building a symmetrical Baroque complex. It underlines the importance of the abbey as spiritual, economic and cultural centre of the region. When Secularisation took place in 1802 the monastery was dissolved and the Oettingen-Wallerstein princes ruled over St.Mang. In 1909 the town of Füssen purchased the building and set up its Town Hall here.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. In 1697 Abbott Gerhard Oberleitner commissioned the architect Johann Jakob Herkomer to erect over the medieval monastery building a symmetrical Baroque complex. It underlines the importance of the abbey as spiritual, economic and cultural centre of the region. When Secularisation took place in 1802 the monastery was dissolved and the Oettingen-Wallerstein princes ruled over St.Mang. In 1909 the town of Füssen purchased the building and set up its Town Hall here.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. To the left "Haus des Kindes", a shop for children´s garments. In front the main portal of the St. Mang monastery.

Füssen was settled in Roman times under the name "Fauces" at the Via Claudia Augusta, a road connecting Northern Italy with Augusta Vindelicum (= Augsburg), the former regional capital of the Roman province Raetia. The Via Claudia Augusta developed into an important trade route over the Alps. In 748 the missionary St. Magnus set up a "cella" on-site here. More monks arrived and in the 8th century the Benedictine monastery of St. Mang, named after him, existed. Füssen was an important place Southern and Northern Europe, as the Lech river was navigable near Füssen and the cargo was reloaded here from horses to ships. The route gained importance as a salt road in the Middle Ages. Füssen was owned by the House of Staufer from 1191 on, but after the last Staufer Conradin (aka "Conradin the Kid) was executed in Naples in 1268, the ownership got disputed. In 1313, Emperor Henry VII gave it to the bishopric of Augsburg. In 1363 the existing castle was integrated into the city fortifications From 1486 to 1505, the Bishops of Augsburg expanded the Gothic castle into a High Castle, used as the summer residence of the church princes. Early morning in Füssen. The mountains are in clouds. It could well be, that the mountains are in Austria, as the distance to the border is only about 1km.

The town was first mentioned in 857, when it was owned by the St. Gallen monastery. It changed hands a couple of times and in 1570 was acquired by the House of Habsburg. The town fell to Bavaria in 1805 as part of Napoleon's Treaty of Pressburg. The area around is not very fertile and as early as 1656 straw hats from Lindenberg were sold by peddling and in markets. In 1755, the production and shipping of straw hats became organized. A century later companies established and were successful, but in the second half of the 20th century the hat industry declined and now has hardly any economic importance as the last existing company has moved the production facilities abroad. All what is left of the hat industry is an interesting hat museum and the uninspiring factory outlet at the former Mayser factory recall the faded glory of the industry.