Magnuskapelle

Magnuskapelle stands in Sommserberg, Waltenhofen, within the Allgäu’s religious and architectural landscape. Records mention the chapel as early as 1775, while its three-sided choir rises beneath a barrel vault. A flat ceiling covers the nave, and a late-eighteenth-century altar anchors the interior. Baroque and Rococo details meet older artistic influences in the wood carvings and sculptures. Two small adoring angels accompany a crucifix, a Madonna, Saint Notburga, Saint Aloysius, and Saint Sebastian.

A figure of Saint Magnus bears a signature dated 1702, discovered in 1989. Oberammergau craftsmen created the crucifix and Madonna after 1800, while Josef Konrad carved Leonhard, Madonna, Joseph, and Florian between 1935 and 1945. After a Joachim figure was stolen, Walter Konrad supplied its replacement for the chapel. Extensive restoration began in 1988, with local residents contributing donations and practical labour alongside the Albrecht Schaber family. Above the roof, a 1949 bell from Kempten carries a relief of Saint Magnus beneath the onion dome.