Schäftlarn Monastery, located on the Isar River, is one of the most original monasteries in Bavaria. Its status as the spiritual and cultural center of southern Munich is also due to the fact that it has been the only active monastery in the Munich district for over 1200 years. In 762 Waltrich, a Benedictine monk of noble descent, founded the monastery from his own land. Through donations and endowments (e. g. the estates of Schwabing and Hesselohe), the monastery grew steadily over the next two centuries.