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Churches

In Tutzing there are a large number of churches and chapels.

We present a small selection of churches here.

Church services are offered in Tutzing itself, as well as in the various parts of the town. Information on this can be found on the respective homepages of the Catholic Parish of St. Joseph and the Protestant Church Parish.

St. Joseph

The Catholic parish church was built in 1928/29 according to the plans of the Munich architect Richard Steidle in the neo-Baroque style. Due to its size and the high double towers with their cupolas and lantern turrets, it became the landmark of Tutzing, visible far beyond the lake. The ringing of bells can be heard across the lake.

The altarpiece is a copy after G. B. Tiepolo’s “Adoration of the Magi”.
The high altar designed by the architect Ludwig Behr is a donation of the then lord of the castle Marcell of Nemes. The church is home to a Sandtner organ, which is also played outside of church services at various concerts (e.g. Tutzinger Orgelherbst, Brahmstage).

St. Peter and Paul

The old parish church, located near the lake, was until the early 20th century the most important church of the Hofmark Tutzing. In its present form, the church was built on the foundations of an old Gothic building in 1738/39. Since the 19th century the interior is neo-Romanesque. The ceiling painting shows the “rich fishing of Peter” and the Stations of the Cross.
The west front is decorated with a fresco of St. Christophorus, the outside of the choir with a mural of St. Ulrich, painted by Karl Gries (1973), provided.

St. Francis Chapel

Seamlessly adjoining the parish church of St. Joseph is the Roncallihaus (parish center), which houses the St. Francis Chapel.
The simply designed chapel features colorful floor-to-ceiling stained glass windows by Walter Habdank (1930-2001). These are his last creation design before his death.

The altarpiece is a copy after G. B. Tiepolo’s “Adoration of the Magi”.
The high altar designed by the architect Ludwig Behr is a donation of the then lord of the castle Marcell of Nemes. The church is home to a Sandtner organ, which is also played outside of church services at various concerts (e.g. Tutzinger Orgelherbst, Brahmstage).

St. Nicholas (Oberzeismering)
The small church, picturesquely situated below the Ilka hill, is surrounded by an old cemetery. The medieval tufa building, now plastered, was modified several times. Gothic and late 17th century figures decorate the interior. The high altar is crowned by an image of the patron saint, St. Francis of Assisi. Nicholas (1661). A special feature of the church is inside on the north wall the sculpture of St. Mary. Caring.
The Evangelical Christ Church
The church, built in 1929/30, was rebuilt in 1970 into a kind of hall church due to the growth of the congregation, and in 2015 it was thoroughly remodeled and expanded.
The light-flooded nave is divided into two interconnecting rooms. Hörl, a conceptual artist, has used a light sculpture to symbolically illustrate that “with Christ, the light of the world, a piece of heaven has come to earth.” The vertical incidence of light and the resulting play of light define the entire church space.