Schongau

St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church

St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church (1750-53): choir by the Wies architect, Dominikus Zimmermann; richly decorated High Altar by F.X. Schmädl (1758-60).

St Mary of the Ascension Parish Church
Marienplatz 23
86956 Schongau

Highlights along the Romantic Road

Hohenfurch

Kalkbrenner chapel

After the birth of her 17th child at Christmas 1891, Franziska Schmid was dying. In this hopeless situation, Johann and…