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Walls is a community in the Upper Bavarian district of Freising. It lies between Moosburg and Nandlstadt and is the seat of the administrative community of the same name.

Geography

Other districts Bricklaying are Alpers village, mountain mill, broom Ried, Beselmühle, Dürnseiboldsdorf, Enghausen, Friend Stream, Gandorf, Geiting, Grub, Hansel mill, hard living, rear Meier, Hörgersdorf, Hufnagel Reuth, clothing village, Kronwinkl, monk, Lower Village, Nußberg, Oberdorf, Riedl mill, check Mayrhofen, Black mountain, Black village, Thal, Front Meier, Waldruh, Wildenreuth, Cub mill and Wollersdorf.

History

Walls was first mentioned in the year 899. The town was the seat of a Hofmark, which was in course of time in the possession of numerous noble families. From 1544 to 1585 the cowl Auer exercised the Hofmarkgerechtigkeit. Their successors were 1585-1641 the Preysing. Later, the families of the Imperial Count Basselet of La Rosee and Ostini followed. Walls was lifted an independent municipality in 1848 were the last remnants of the aristocracy in the course of administrative reform in Bavaria in 1818. The last owner of the castle, Earl of Moy, sold in 2001, the castle to the church walls, which uses the building as a city hall.

Through archaeological excavations of the Archaeological Association in the district of Freising, it was found that walls was settled about 7500 years ago and since then almost constantly has a lively settlement. In recent studies in the lock jamb traces of an earlier building were discovered, which dates from about the year 1000 AD.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1971, part of the dissolved municipality Reichersdorf was incorporated. On 1 April 1971 parts of the territory were added by Swiss former village. Finally, on May 1 in 1978 parts of the dissolved municipalities Enghausen and Margaret Ried were added.

Attractions

See also List of historic buildings in walls

  • Castle walls
  • Church Enghausen with valuable crucifix. The Enghauser crucifix erected in the years 890-900, and is, according to Norbert Jocher, Art Speaker of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, the oldest monumental Christ - representation at all. It is believed that the crucifix from the former Benedictine monastery originates in nearby Moss, who stood in great flowering in the 9th century. ( Landsberg Newspaper, 5 May 2006)

Personalities

  • Johann Kaspar Basselet of La Rosee
  • Aloys Basselet of La Rosee

Photo Gallery

Catholic parish church

Vicarage

Marian column

Castle

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