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Rottenbuch
Sign in to saveRottenbuch () is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of Rottenbuch Abbey church. Its name stems from a beech tree clearing; it is common in Germany to find place names based on tree clearings. The first historical mention appears in 1073 when Welf I gifts the by then already built Augustinian monastery large lands on both sides of the Ammer river. Supposedly, since around 950, some "Einsiedler" (hermits/ascetics) were already living in Rottenbuch together and following a monastic way of life.
Key facts
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Rottenbuch COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Rottenbuch in WM.svg
- German location.image_photo
- Blick auf Rottenbuch.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Rottenbuch seen from the west
- German location.state
- Bayern
- German location.region
- Upper Bavaria
- German location.district
- Weilheim-Schongau
- German location.elevation
- 763
- German location.area
- 31.48
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 09190145
- German location.postal_code
- 82401
- German location.area_code
- 08867
- German location.licence
- WM
- German location.website
- www.rottenbuch.de
- German location.mayor
- Markus Bader
- German location.leader_term
- 2020–26
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1817
- Area
- 31.48
- Elevation
- 763
- Official website
- rottenbuch.de
- Image
- Blick auf Rottenbuch.jpg
- Dialing code
- 08867
- Licence plate code
- WM
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- Rottenbuch
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Rottenbuch () is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the site of Rottenbuch Abbey church. Its name stems from a beech tree clearing; it is common in Germany to find place names based on tree clearings. The first historical mention appears in 1073 when Welf I gifts the by then already built Augustinian monastery large lands on both sides of the Ammer river. Supposedly, since around 950, some "Einsiedler" (hermits/ascetics) were already living in Rottenbuch together and following a monastic way of life.
The Romanesque style Rottenbuch Abbey church was constructed between 1085 and 1125. The free-standing tower accompanied by a "crossing transept" is something unusual for a Bavarian church. It was one of the centres of papal loyalty during the Investiture Controversy. Emperor Luois the Bavarian in the 14 century was patron of the abbey, and this as well as its being on the pilgrimage route to Italy, made Rottenbuch become the most influential house of Canons Regular (community of priests) in Germany.
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