Poor Clares Monastery Viehhausen – Schwarze Laber River loop from Sinzing

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Poor Clares Monastery Viehhausen – Schwarze Laber River loop from Sinzing

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Poor Clares Monastery Viehhausen – Schwarze Laber River loop from Sinzing

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18.7km

180m

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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St. Leonhard Church in Viehhausen

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Parish Church of St. Leonhard

Over the years, the castle chapel became too small for the faithful, and so people started thinking about building a church. The foundation stone was laid on May 15, 1867, but it was not until October 8, 1879 that the ceremonial consecration by Bishop Ignatius von Senestrey took place. After the bell tower was added in 1914, bells were purchased.
The church has a flat ceiling. The high altar is a column altar and has the Holy Family as an altarpiece. This picture was also previously an altarpiece in the castle chapel. The Holy Trinity can be seen in the excerpt from the altar. The windows in the choir show St. Leonhard on the left and St. Wolfgang on the right. The two side altars, which stand in the niches, each have a large figure. On the left we see St. Mary with the baby Jesus and on the right St. Joseph with the baby Jesus.
At the right side altar there is a window with the image of St. Catherine. Above the confessionals are the statues of the church's patron saints St. Wolfgang, St. Leonhard and St. Catherine. These are works from the 18th and 19th centuries. On the left side of the nave there is a large Pieta and above it are the wooden figures of St. Wolfgang and St. Nepomuk, these figures date from the middle of the 18th century.
After the liturgical reform of the Second Vatican Council, an artistically designed people's altar and an ambo, both made of Kehlheim marble, were set up. The artist was Alfred Böschl from Adlhausen.
In 1991 a baptismal font was added by the same artist. In the back part of the church there is a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary with many votive candles and votive tablets. In a niche there is a small figure of St. Leonhard.
In 1995, the interior of the church was restored and a new organ with 20 registers was inaugurated.

Source: Excerpts from the church guide

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Poor Clares Monastery Viehhausen

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Viehhausen Castle

The year Oberviehhausen Castle was built is not known. However, a lowland castle was first mentioned in documents in 1435, and it changed hands several times over the centuries. The Oberviehhausen manor belonged first to the Chamerauers, then to Hadamar von Laaber, from 1435 to the Reisachers, then to Hans Schelhamer and around 1570 to Leonhard Sauerzapf, and from 1600 the property passed to the Barons von Rosenbusch by marriage.

There used to be a deep moat around the castle, and this moat was still mentioned in 1869. Drawbridges on the east and west sides led to the entrance. Before the castle was destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years' War, there were small towers at each corner. In the south of the complex was the castle garden, and in the middle there was a fountain that was fed with water from the Kreuzsee.
It was not until 1681 that Franz Wilhelm Rosenbusch had the property rebuilt as a small castle in the Baroque style. The elm avenue that was built in the Baroque period can still be seen today. The farm buildings and the cattle sheds were connected to it. To the right of the castle portal was the castle chapel. Above the entrance there is still a stone plaque with the three church patrons: St. Leonhard, St. Wolfgang and St. Katharina. The faithful were allowed to enter the chapel on weekdays and Sundays with the permission of the estate owner, as the route to the parish church in Eilsbrunn was too far. The chapel itself was 14.5 meters long and 10 meters wide. The picture of the Holy Family that was in the castle chapel is now the picture on the high altar in the parish church of St. Leonhard.
After the Rosenbusch line died out, the Viehhausen manor first passed to Franz von Lerchenfeld-Brennberg in 1777, but then changed hands frequently. In 1848 the property was auctioned and purchased by Friedrich Pustet, owner of a paper factory in Alling. In 1852 the castle was converted by the Poor Clares into a monastery and a girls' school, which was later used by the Servites.
The castle is now a three-storey hipped roof building with pilaster structures, a tower with a tent roof and ashlar portals from around 1700. Today the parish church of St. Leonhard von Viehhausen stands next to the castle.

Source: Excerpts from the church guide and wikipedia.de

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Scenic Cycle Path in Upper Palatinate

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5.26 km

Benches With View of the Schwarze Laaber

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Directly on the cycle path and with a view of the Black Laaber

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6.06 km

Friedrich Pustet Cycle and Hiking Path: Sinzing – Alling

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The cycle path runs along the Schwaren Laber River. It's very well-developed and ideal for families with children.

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10.4 km

Sinzing Cycle and Pedestrian Bridge

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One of the most important Danube crossings for cyclists and pedestrians between the city of Regensburg and the municipality of Sinzing. The new steel truss bridge has a usable width of 4 meters and a total length of 244 meters.

A joint project of the City of Regensburg, the municipality of Sinzing, and the Free State of Bavaria, it significantly improves the infrastructure and closes an important gap in the regional cycle path network. The bridge now provides a direct and convenient connection to the Danube Cycle Path, the Schwarze Laber Route, and the Ratisbona Panorama Tour – a benefit for both commuters and recreational cyclists.

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