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23-408: Weßling was first mentioned in the 13th century, when it was passed to Seefeld Castle . In 1810 it was recorded to consist of 37 farms and in 1877 to have a population of 230. Since, starting from the 19th century, it was visited by several painters and sculptors (e.g. Carl Schuch , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Wilhelm Trübner ), the town is regarded by some as an artists' colony. In 1903, when Weßling had

46-574: A copper engraving of the fireworks display for the 18th birthday of Max Emanuel , the Elector of Bavaria . He now began to receive regular orders, particularly for engravings to illustrate the Elector's war victories. He made numerous scenes of battles in the wars against the Ottoman Empire , which was trying to expand into Europe. These have considerable historical value. In January 1696 Wening began work on

69-636: A four-volume Landesbeschreibung (Description of the State) that would depict all the important places in the Electorate of Bavaria. The work would include pictures and a description written by the Jesuit priest Ferdinand Schönwetter. The first volume covering the Munich district was published on 2 November 1701, with 358 engravings. The work proved much harder than expected, and financial contributions did not cover costs. During

92-421: A new brewery, cowshed and barn, an upgrade to the sawmill, replacement of the inner castle bridge, erection of a fountain in the outer courtyard and reconstruction of the gatehouse. The chapel also received much of its present furnishings in this period. In 1766 an extension was added on the east side. The chapel was rebuilt in 1775–76 and a French roof replaced the older steep gable roof of the castle. The lodge to

115-480: A population of 350, the construction of a railway from Munich to Herrsching led to a moderately increased influx of population around Lake Weßling . The town of Oberpfaffenhofen, which is now part of Weßling, gained some importance as an industrial and research location in 1936, when an airport was built there by the aircraft manufacturer Dornier . In 1972 and 1976 the municipalities of Hochstadt and Oberpfaffenhofen respectively were incorporated into Weßling. Weßling

138-473: Is framed by strong 18th century farm buildings designed for stabling and brewing. A second bridge leads into the inner courtyard. Built on 10th century foundations, the donjon was mainly built in the 13th century and renovated in 1500. The domain of Sevuelt am Pilsensee (Seefeld) was owned by the lords of Seefeld . In 1150 Count Berchthold von Andechs obtained part of the forest from the Benedictine abbey. In

161-580: Is known for his many depictions of important places in the Bavaria of his day, including cityscapes and views of stately homes, castles and monasteries. The work has great historical value. Michael Wening was born on 11 July 1645 in Nuremberg , Bavaria, son of Balthasar and Katharina Wening. His parents had 13 children, of whom he was the only survivor. His father was a pork butcher and meat inspector. Michael did not follow his father's trade, but became an engraver. In

184-667: Is located within the Fünfseenland ( lit. Tooltip literal translation 'five lakes country'). The town completely encloses Lake Weßling , the smallest of the five lakes. Weßling is divided into three main districts: Weßling lies very close to the Autobahn ( [REDACTED] ). On weekends and holidays the town often experiences heavy traffic due to visitors from nearby Munich . A bypass, built in 2016 west of Weßling, did not improve these traffic issues. Currently there are five regional bus lines (X910 921 923 947 955) connecting Weßling to

207-620: Is probably the most comprehensive description of a European country before the modern age. Under his contract with the court, the copper plates are owned by the State of Bavaria, and are held by the Bavarian State Office for Survey and Geoinformation in Munich. Werning's engravings provide a record of buildings that have long disappeared, as well as interesting depictions of town life at the time. Although he sometimes presented an idealized view of

230-589: The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) Bavaria was occupied by the Austrians, a disaster for Wening as court engraver of the exiled Wittelsbachs , while the general economic difficulties meant that Wening got few private commissions. Despite this, Wening continued to undertake his most significant work at his own cost. In his last years he lived in extreme poverty. He died on 18 April 1718. Wening's heirs published

253-462: The 12th and 13th centuries the lords of Seefeld acquired large estates. The castle is mentioned for the first time in 1302. The keep was built in the middle of the 13th century on a rocky spur above the Pilsensee. The small tower in the southwest of the castle shown on Michael Wening 's 1700 drawing was probably older, as was the old north building. The Gothic hall and curtain wall were probably built at

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276-677: The 1660s he was working for the Nuremberg publishing houses of Fürst and Hoffmann, where he learned to draw cityscapes. Wening left Nuremberg in the spring of 1668, and is first mentioned in Munich in December 1669, where he applied for work at the court as an engraver. At this time he converted from the Protestant to the Catholic church, perhaps because it was very hard for non-Catholics to find work in Munich. He married Anna Maria Mörl on 27 January 1671, and

299-419: The castle buildings, offering Bavarian cuisine. The first floor of the castle holds a hall richly decorated with stucco and paintings, divided by marble Corinthian pilasters on ocher stucco bases. It includes reliefs of musical instruments, game and fruit, and portraits. The first and second floors of the north wing, connected by two stairways, have been used for special exhibitions. During 2000-09 two floors of

322-536: The castle held two annual exhibitions of Egyptian art from the Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst (State Museum of Egyptian Art) then located in the Munich Residenz . Citations Sources 48°01′52″N 11°12′14″E  /  48.0310°N 11.2039°E  / 48.0310; 11.2039 Michael Wening Michael Wening (11 July 1645 – 18 April 1718) was a Bavarian engraver who

345-553: The last three volumes of the " Landesbeschreibung ". The Burghausen district with 117 engravings was published in 1721. The Landshut district with 245 engravings appeared in 1723 and the Straubing district with 129 engravings appeared in 1726. The work was published as the Historico-Topographica Descriptio , with a total of 846 engravings of views of cities, towns, monasteries, palaces, castles and manor houses. It

368-526: The local industry is still dominated by aerospace companies. Some of the largest and best known employers located around the airport in Oberpfaffenhofen are: Seefeld Castle Seefeld Castle ( German : Schloß Seefeld ) is a castle in Seefeld, Bavaria that has its origins in a 13th-century building but has since been extensively modified. Today it serves in part as a museum. A large park extends to

391-400: The same time as the keep. The first chapel was built in the mid-14th century, first mentioned in 1365. In 1479 this chapel was replaced by the new one built between the keep and the curtain wall by Seyfried von Toerring and inaugurated on 28 December 1479. Also in 1479 a fortified tower was built in the southeast of the castle complex. In 1500 the tower and the donjon were restored. A brewery

414-519: The south of the castle. Seefeld castle lies on the east shore of the Pilsensee . It is entered by a massive brick bridge over the Höllengraben to the fountain courtyard, built in 1674 after a wooden bridge had collapsed. The gate was built in 1736 in rococo style, with a gable that holds an impressive stone carving of the arms of the counts of Toerring-Jettenbach . The courtyard, with its 1733 fountain,

437-409: The southwest was built by Gabriel Seidl in 1897. In recent years the grounds and buildings have been renovated by the owner, Graf Hans Caspar zu Törring-Jettenbach. The castle is now the home of various businesses, craftsman and vendors. There is a wide-screen cinema, a museum and a hall in the southern wing of the castle that is used for events. A brew pub has been open since the mid-1990s in one of

460-502: The surrounding towns and cities. The town has one train station served by the Munich S-Bahn ( [REDACTED] ), which runs from Herrsching to Munich airport . An airport is located in the district of Oberpfaffenhofen . Even though this is the third largest civilian airport in Bavaria, it is not served by any airlines. Instead it is used for research and industrial purposes. The local sports club SC Weßling  [ de ]

483-530: Was built at Seefeld in 1601. The bridge collapsed in 1674 and was rebuilt at high cost in brick. The Counts of Toerring-Jettenbach , followers of the Wittelsbachs from the 14th century, were very influential at the court of the Electorate and Kingdom of Bavaria . In 1730 Count Ignaz Felix von Törring-Jettenbach was made field marshal of Bavaria. Extensive construction was undertaken from 1730 onward, including

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506-636: Was founded in 1936. It is notable that the ice hockey division played in the highest German ice hockey league for five seasons. In 1958, SC Weßling, which played on natural ice, even qualified for the first season of the newly founded Ice hockey Bundesliga . Historically the aircraft manufacturer Dornier located at the airport in Oberpfaffenhofen was the biggest employer in Weßling and the surrounding region. In 2006 however, Dornier went bankrupt together with its parent company Fairchild Aircraft . Nevertheless,

529-468: Was given a permanent residence permit for Munich. In 1672 Wening was working part-time at the court as a quartermaster, arranging receptions and travel, and increasingly being called an engraver in court orders. By 1675 he was being called "court engraver". In the years that followed Wening undertook small commissions for a number of clients. He founded a publishing company in the late 1670s and for ten years issued an illustrated calendar. In 1680 Wening made

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