Way of the book

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Logo in Fresach

The Way of the Book is an evangelical pilgrimage route that follows the bible smugglers route during the secret Protestantism in the Duchy of Austria during the Habsburg era. So far it has led from Ortenburg in Lower Bavaria to Agoritschach in Carinthia , but is to be extended south to Trieste in Italy and north to Zwickau in Saxony . The trail was opened on October 4th, 2008 in Ramsau am Dachstein . The Protestant Bishop of Austria Michael Bünker played a key role in the implementation of the idea of ​​religious teachers . The association respect - Institute for Integrative Tourism and Development was in charge of the implementation of the book project .

Historical background

By the Counter-Reformation was Protestantism almost two hundred years into the underground pushed until the first of the Patent of Toleration of Joseph II. Again allowed a limited operation. During this time, the Reformation in Austria could only hold out in particularly remote areas. As against this background Luther Bibles , evangelical hymn books and the like were also forbidden and could not be produced secretly with the means at the time, a smuggling system developed that led such things from Protestant countries to the main areas of retreat. The Urach Bible Institute printed more than 30,000 copies from 1561 to 1565. All reached their readers by secret channels. The historical route led from Agoritschach to the Carniola , so far only the part in today's Austria has been expanded. In Catholic Slovenia, the Protestant Bible translator and Bible smuggler Primus Truber is stamped on the reverse of the 1 euro coin and Reformation Day is a national holiday.

Inclusion in the European cultural route of the Reformation

In the course of the conception of the European Cultural Route of the Reformation , a cultural route of the Council of Europe , work has been carried out since 2016 to include the “Way of the Book” as Austria's contribution to the route. The extension of the route from Arnoldstein to Trieste has already been taken into account on a map that is published on the “wegdesbuches.eu” website.

route

The road led km before its extension to Trieste and Zwickau on 529 and 29 daily stages, when from Schärding to Ebensee , the bike is taken and moved it.

Diocesan Museum Fresach , a former tolerance prayer house

Stations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charlotte Matthias: Project "Way of the Book" - From Carinthia to Trieste . evangelisch-sein.at
  2. ↑ Tourism Pastoral Working Group of the Catholic Church in Austria. Network “Pilgrims in Austria”: The way of the book - when the Bible was hot commodity , accessed on August 5, 2020.
  3. ^ Evangelical Church AB in Austria: Staff on the way of the book
  4. ↑ Bible smuggler
  5. ^ Evangelical Church AB in Austria: Map
  6. ↑ Historical route: 529 kilometers in the footsteps of the Bible smugglers . The press . October 6, 2008

literature

  • Michael Bünker and Margit Leuthold (eds.): The way of the book ; Edition Tandem 2009²; ISBN 978-3-902606-08-2
  • Rudolf Leeb, Astrid Schweighofer, Dietmar Weikl (eds.): The book on the way ; Edition Tandem 2009²; ISBN 978-3-902606-09-9
  • Werner Bartl: Austria: "Way of the Book" , Conrad Stein Verlag, 1st edition 2010, ISBN 978-3-86686-299-9

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