Altötting

The Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, also known as the Chapel of Grace (German: Gnadenkapelle), is the national shrine of Bavaria dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is known for the many healings which are said to have taken place there, and is commonly called the Lourdes of Germany.The octagonal chapel which houses the image of Our Lady dates to about A.D. 660, and is the oldest Marian shrine in Germany. The image of Mary venerated there is a Black Madonna of great antiquity (possibly about 1330), carved from lindenwood. The shrine became a popular pilgrim destination when it became known for the miraculous recovery in 1489 of a young boy who had been drowned, after his mother laid his body before the image and prayed to the Blessed Mother for a miracle. Many of the votive offerings which have been given to the shrine over the centuries are displayed in the porch encircling the church. Also to be seen are the small, silver urns in which many members of the German high nobility would have their hearts placed after their deaths to be brought here. A list is [1]. The shrine has been served by the Capuchin friars for centuries. One member of the Order, Brother Conrad of Parzham, OFMCap, (1818–1894) served there as porter for over 40 years. During his lifetime of service he developed a reputation for holiness and miraculous healings. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. The shrine was honored by a visit by Pope John Paul II in November 1980. He was accompanied by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was born in a nearby town. On 11 September 2006, Ratzinger, newly elected as Pope Benedict XVI, returned to the shrine and donated the episcopal ring he had worn while he was the Archbishop of Munich. The ring is now a part of the scepter held by the Blessed Virgin.

The Collegiate Church of Saints Philip and James, Altötting (German: Stiftspfarrkirche St. Philipp und Jakob), with the associated college or community of secular canons (German: Kollegiatstift Altötting), was founded in about 1228 in Altötting, Bavaria, southern Germany.

The Basilica of St. Ann (German: Basilika St. Anna ) also called Altötting Basilica It is the main place of Catholic worship of Altötting, Bavaria, in the diocese of Passau. It is the largest church built in Germany in the twentieth century and is located in the Capuchin convent in Bruder-Konrad-Platz. In 1913 Pope Pius X elevated it to the rank of minor basilica. The current basilica was designed in neo-baroque style by Johann Baptist Schott inspired by the convent church of Fürstenfeld. The construction was financed with donations from Bavaria. The works took two and a half years and ended October 13, 1912 being consecrated by the bishop of Passau Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf.

Neuötting is a town in the district of Altötting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Inn, 2 km north of Altötting, about 70 km north of Salzburg, 80 southwest of Passau and almost 100 km east of Munich. It is a stop on the railway line between Munich and Simbach.

The Isen is a small river in southeast Upper Bavaria with a length of about 81 kilometres. The Isen rises near Lacken (in the municipality of Maitenbeth, district of Mühldorf am Inn) and flows through one of the most unspoiled regions of Old Bavaria (Altbayern): the Isen Valley. First seeing the light of day in the district of Mühldorf, the waters of the Isen flow initially into the district of Erding along the villages of Isen, Lengdorf and Dorfen, and then return again to Mühldorf district coursing through (Schwindegg, Ampfing, Mettenheim, Mühldorf am Inn and Erharting). Finally it flows into the Inn in the district of Altötting, municipality Winhöring, opposite Neuötting. The mouth of the Isen where it discharges into the Inn was moved further west to between the villages of Kronberg and Unterau in the municipality of Winhöring in the 19th century during the building of the München–Mühldorf–Simbach railway line. Its original mouth was near the village of Kager. Even today a few marshy spots in the fields and meadows give away the old course of the Isen. The Isen Valley, with its tributaries, is a Special Area of Conservation (Fauna-Flora-Habitat-Richtlinie or FFH) that is threatened by the construction of the A 94 motorway. The water quality of the Isen is moderately to critically polluted. Its tributaries are the Lappach, Ornaubach, Kagnbach and Goldach.

Kastl is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany. It is the result of a merger of Oberkastl, Unterkastl and Forstkastl in the 1960s.

Winhöring (Central Bavarian: Winaring) is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany. The river Inn forms the municipality's southern border. The smaller river Isen flows through the municipality and then into the Inn.

Teising is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany and belongs to the parish Burgkirchen am Wald. The village is located very centrally between the towns of Altötting and Mühldorf am Inn. Since 2008 most traffic is rerouted to the nearby freeway A94, which help the village center gain considerably in attractiveness. Teising is one of the oldest settlements in the area. Its first documented mention dates back to the year AD 710. There is evidence of Celtic settlements close by, of a main Roman road which connected Italy to the northern border of the Noricum province. Once a dreamy village, it expanded rapidly when local farmers started selling land for new construction in the 1970s. Teising gained nationwide fame in 2000 as "debt-free" village. A recently opened business park has attracted many businesses to Teising, who value its easily accessible location, skilled workforce, and the high recreational value of Upper Bavaria. Teising has two banks, a bakery, a butcher, two restaurants, two pubs, but no post office.

Burgkirchen an der Alz is a municipality in the district of Altötting, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Alz, 8 km west of Burghausen.

Halsbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Alz in Burgkirchen an der Alz.

Altötting (German pronunciation: [altˈʔœtɪŋ] ; Bavarian: Oidäding) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Austria and the Bavarian districts of Traunstein, Mühldorf and Rottal-Inn.

Unterneukirchen is a municipality in the district of Altötting in Bavaria in Germany.