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Ainhofen

Coordinates: 48°24′04″N 11°22′45″E / 48.40111°N 11.37917°E / 48.40111; 11.37917
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Ainhofen
View of Ainhofen from the south
View of Ainhofen from the south
Location of Ainhofen
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Ainhofen is located in Germany
Ainhofen
Ainhofen
Ainhofen is located in Bavaria
Ainhofen
Ainhofen
Coordinates: 48°24′04″N 11°22′45″E / 48.40111°N 11.37917°E / 48.40111; 11.37917
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictDachau
MunicipalityMarkt Indersdorf
Elevation
502 m (1,647 ft)
Population
 (1987)[1]
 • Total209
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85229

Ainhofen is a village in the municipality of Markt Indersdorf, in the Upper Bavarian district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.

History

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The „Wirt“, ca 1926

Older History

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Ainhofen ("Eiinhofa" or "Farm from Eio") was first mentioned in 837 AD as a church village. The Indersdorf monastery built a local church around 1229. The church was keen to promote a Marian pilgrimage, which is based on a miracle of the statue of Mary from the 12th century.[2]

Ainhofen was robbed and largely destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.

20th Century

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An outdoor pool facility was built in 1960 by the members of the swimming club and has been renovated.[3]

St. Maria Church, Ainhofen

Pilgrimage

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In 1515 a pilgrimage started in Ainhofen. The focal point was the miraculous Romanesque Madonna of grace (the oldest in southern Germany). Since 1700, two to three hundred Marian pilgrimages were held annually. In 2019 the Ainhofen pilgrimage celebrated its 500th anniversary.[4]

Sources

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  1. ^ "Orte: Ainhofen". bavarikon. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hans Schertl: Ainhofen – St.Maria-Kirchen und Kapellen im Dachauer Land. http://kirchenundkapellen.de/kirchenab/ainhofen.php
  3. ^ Pfaffenhofener Kurier (June 6, 2019) 'Dieses Bad ist Gold wert'. https://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/pfaffenhofen/Dieses-Bad-ist-Gold-wert;art600,4210040
  4. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung (31 May 2019) 'Das ewige Wunder'. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/dachau/wallfahrtsstaette-ainhofen-das-ewige-wunder-1.4469642
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  • Ainhofen in der Ortsdatenbank der Bayerischen Landesbibliothek Online. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek