Art and culture have been flourishing in the region around Bad Wiessee and Lake Tegernsee since the early Middle Ages. Over the course of the last thousand years, a number of extraordinary people have lived and worked here. The village square is lined with pretty historical farmhouses. The Mönchsboot (monk's boat) sculpture in the heart of Bad Wiessee is a more recent addition.Village square, Altwiessee
The square is lined with historical farms: the "Hagn" - to the left of the granary, the "Beim Steinbrecher" is the next one along, the "Kainzenhof" on the shores of the lake and, further south, the "Beim Fischer". These are all old farmstead names that have been going for generations, even though the family names may have changed over the centuries. On the other side is the "Moarhof" and the "Manglhof" with a Christian cross on its roof ridge. The long farm building with the beautiful frescoes is the "Sterneggerhof". Finally, heading towards the Church of the Assumption, you'll find the old "Sperrhof" with its characteristic prominent section designed to protect the entrance from the north winds and the snow. On the upper door frame (shaped like a donkey's back) the builder has etched the date of 1592. This is the oldest farm in Bad WiesseeMönchsboot (monk's boat) sculpture on Lindenplatz
This monumental work of art on Lindenplatz square in the heart of Bad Wiessee was created by the Bavarian sculptor Karl Jakob Schwalbach. The two-part boat made of Austrian granite and entitled "Monk's Boat" is 6.10 metres long and weighs an impressive 15 tonnes. An integral bronze plate commemorates the monk who discovered a shimmering trace of oil on the western shores of Lake Tegernsee in 1441 that led him to a source of mineral oil.