Tegernsee.Eastern shore and hillside
Rectangular wooden city map made from oiled walnut – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Tegernsee follows a narrow strip between the lake and rising ground. The former monastery anchors the town, with the railway station, lakeside bathing area and Leeberg extending its geography north and south. In this wooden city map, shoreline and hillside streets shape the composition. The result brings the settlement's different parts together around its distinctive position on the eastern shore.
What does the map show?
- Former Tegernsee monastery
- Tegernsee station
- Leeberg
- Tegernsee bathing area
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Layered · Material: Walnut · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-6D8A083A0D21-S, LW-CAT-6D8A083A0D21-M, LW-CAT-6D8A083A0D21-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Tegernsee: Eastern shore and hillside
The monastery is the historical starting point for understanding Tegernsee, but the town extends well beyond its former religious precinct. Railway access, public shoreline and hillside housing reveal different stages of development. Together they explain a settlement shaped by the restricted space between a substantial lake and rising land.
A monastery beside the lake
Tegernsee occupies the eastern shore of the lake that shares its name. Tradition connects the foundation of its monastery with the brothers Adalbert and Otkar in 746. That early account should be distinguished from the better documented later history of the institution. Over the centuries, the religious community became a major landowner and a centre of cultural activity. Its substantial complex formed a lasting reference point for the settlement growing around it.
Secularisation in 1803 brought monastic life to an end. The Wittelsbach family subsequently acquired parts of the buildings for use as a palace. This change from religious institution to royal summer residence helps explain the close relationship between monastic and courtly history in Tegernsee. The former monastery still occupies a different scale from the smaller plots and streets beside it. Its position remains fundamental to the shape of the town.
Connections along a restricted shore
The railway station lies north of the former monastery, while the bathing area meets the water nearby. These places express two different forms of access. One connects Tegernsee with the land beyond; the other belongs directly to the lakeshore. Their proximity also illustrates how little room is available between the water and the rising ground. Facilities with quite different purposes share the same narrow settlement corridor.
Longitudinal streets hold that corridor together. Shorter routes branch inland towards residential slopes, creating a pattern quite unlike a uniform grid on a plain. The shoreline continues to organise the town even where buildings do not stand directly beside the water. Reading the settlement from north to south therefore reveals more than concentrating only on the historic complex. It shows how transport, recreation and housing fit into a constrained landscape.
The hillside contribution
Leeberg extends the town's southern geography onto higher ground. Here the emphasis shifts towards residential streets and smaller parcels. Their relationship with the slope differs from the concentrated arrangement of the former monastery. These are neighbouring parts of one town, but they operate at contrasting scales.
Taken together, the station, bathing area, monastery and Leeberg describe Tegernsee's inhabited eastern shoreline. The lakefront is not a single broad urban façade. It is a succession of waterfront spaces and hillside connections, shaped by the limited ground available for development. That elongated form gives the town its particular geographical coherence.
Sources
- Geschichte zu Stadt Tegernsee und Kloster — https://www.tegernsee.com/geschichte-zu-stadt-tegernsee-und-kloster-1
- Stadt Tegernsee - Aus der Geschichte — https://www.stadt.tegernsee.de/Unsere-Gemeinde/Geschichte/Historisches/
- Herzogliches Schloss Tegernsee (ehem. Kloster Tegernsee) — https://www.tegernsee.com/a-herzogliches-schloss-tegernsee-ehem-kloster-tegernsee
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