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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)
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Konrad and Arnold von Hirnsberg built Hohenaschau Castle in the late 12th century at the entrance to the Upper Priental. Important noble families expanded the property and developed the castle into the centre of the administrative seat of their lordship; with their influence, they shaped the land and people in western Chiemgau.
During the reconstruction and extension of the castle in the Renaissance (1540-1560) and High Baroque (1672-1686) styles, the Baroque castle chapel and the former benefice house, today's Priental Museum, were built.
After further alterations, mainly from 1905-1908 by Theodor von Cramer-Klett, the property was transferred to the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Real Estate Agency). This leased it mainly to the social welfare organisation of the Federal Finance Administration as a holiday home.
Today Hohenaschau Castle is open to the public in summer season.
The church of the former Franciscan monastery was built probably between 1515 and 1520. It is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Old Rauma. The church stands by the small stream of Raumanjoki (Rauma river).
The exact age of the Church of the Holy Cross is unknown, but it was built to serve as the monastery church of the Rauma Franciscan Friary. The monastery had been established in the early 15th century and a wooden church was built on this location around the year 1420.
The Church of the Holy Cross served the monastery until 1538, when it was abandoned for a hundred years as the Franciscan friary was disbanded in the Swedish Reformation. The church was re-established as a Lutheran church in 1640, when the nearby Church of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire.
The choir of the two-aisle grey granite church features medieval murals and frescoes. The white steeple of the church was built in 1816 and has served as a landmark for seafarers.