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Kirchenführer Ostallgäu und Kaufbeuren
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DE • 2016

Kirchenführer Ostallgäu und Kaufbeuren

34.90 € (incl. VAT)
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The East Allgau region is home to a surprisingly large number of churches and chapels worth seeing. For the first time, the most important and charming among them are presented here, which need not shy away from any comparison with the gems of the Pfaffenwinkel region.

More than 600 illustrations – all original photos by the author – complement the 114 descriptions, which are understandable for laypeople while remaining scientifically accurate.

In the appendix, the reader is provided with information on the most significant local and foreign artists who worked in the described churches in more than 70 short biographies.

The author, Herbert Wittmann (born 1935), grew up in the Allgau and has lived in Biessenhofen since 1974. As a mathematics and physics teacher, he served in the school system for 39 years and retired in 1998 as the principal of the Marktoberdorf secondary school. Since then, the passionate photographer – he bought his first camera at age 14 – has finally been able to dedicate himself entirely to his hobby: researching the life and work of local sculptors. Numerous publications (including Allgauer Zeitung, Das schone Allgau, Alt Fussen, Extra Verren, Landsberger Geschichtsblatter) testify to his strong commitment to local art history.

See also his other two works, which have also been published by our publishing house.

Publication Details

  • Language de
  • ISBN (10) 3932711556
  • ISBN (13) 9783932711558
Price 34.90 € incl. VAT