Altenschönbach

Altenschönbach City of Prichsenstadt Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 23 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 53"  E
Height :	285 m
Residents :	390
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	97357
Area code :	09383
Location of Altenschönbach (bold) in the Prichsenstadt municipality

Altenschönbach is a district of the city of Prichsenstadt in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .

Geographical location

Altenschönbach is located in the northeast of the Prichsenstadt municipality. In the north and east is the district of Schweinfurt , while in the south-east the municipality of Geiselwind begins with the district of Ebersbrunn . Kirchschönbach is located southwest of Altenschönbach and Prichsenstadt to the west. In the district is the so-called Lochmühle , which may originally have been part of the village of Kleinschönbach , which was abandoned in the 15th century. In the district of Altenschönbach, the Schloßberg is the second highest mountain in the Steigerwald in the Kitzingen district at 477 m.

The next larger cities are Gerolzhofen , which is about 9 kilometers away, and Volkach , which is 13 kilometers away. The Schönbach rises to the east of the village

history

The village was founded in the 7th century during the Frankish conquest. The place was first mentioned in 1230, the Würzburg bishopric had given it to the Counts of Castell as a fief . In the Middle Ages the Lords of Thünfeld received Altenschönbach as an afterlehen, followed by Martin Kotner. From 1442 to 1545 the lords of Esel ruled the village and the area. In 1525 the castle was destroyed in the German Peasants' War.

In 1543 the Kitzingen bailiff Wolf von Crailsheim came into the possession of the village, two years later he introduced the Reformation . With this religious renewal, the castle was also rebuilt and a village school was founded. At the same time, the Lords of Crailsheim allowed a Jewish community to settle in the village, which was allowed to maintain its own synagogue.

In two waves of emigration, many Altenschönbachers moved to the new world in the 19th century. In 1839 and 1857 in particular, many villagers emigrated to America. After mediatization , Altenschönbach became a Bavarian rural community in 1806 . An interim period followed in the Grand Duchy of Würzburg , before Altenschönbach finally became part of the newly established Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814.

In the Second World War , a total of 104 residents fought on the various fronts. Of them, 18 died and 15 were missing. In the final phase of the war, an aerial battle took place over the Schlossberg, in which an Allied aircraft was shot down. On April 14, 1945, the Americans were able to take the village without a fight. A third wave of emigration followed between 1953 and 1954 when a total of 20 people moved to Australia . In 1972 the village became part of the new Prichsenstadt community.

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

The church in Altenschönbach

The evangelical parish church of the community is worth seeing . The nave was built in 1496 on an almost square floor plan. At the beginning of the 17th century the galleries were built in, and the painted wooden ceiling comes from the same period. The altar dates from 1750, and many epitaphs and tombs refer to the various village lords.

The castle emerged from a castle , of which only the castle hill remains. The castle was largely destroyed in 1525; parts of the curtain wall, remains of the tower and a three-storey keep are still preserved. In 1843 the castle lake was drained, in 1848 a successor building was built. A large farm on the former castle ring and the old synagogue from the 18th century are also Altenschönbacher sights.

legend

A farmer from Altenschönbach got stones from the ruined monastery in nearby Ilmbach to build his house . He had planned a particularly beautiful piece to be the cornerstone for his little house. The craftsmen took the stone from the ruins to the village in days of work and were finally able to complete the house. When the farmer woke up in his new home on the first morning, he found the corner stone broken next to the wall and blamed the craftsmen for it.

They in turn put the stone into the wall and mortared it with black lime . Nevertheless, the next morning the stone was again next to the wall. The farmer got angry and wanted to break the stone in two with a hammer . The hammer turned on the farmer and struck him crippled . The stone remained in the family's yard for many years until the farmer's son finally had a memorial stone erected at the Ilmbach monastery. He suspected that the stone had carried the Ilmbach altar.

Sons and daughters of the place

• Heinrich Ludwig von der Pfordten (1782–1828), district judge in Ried, Burgebrach and Cadolzburg
• Wilhelm Lamprecht (1838–1922), painter

literature

• Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
• Jesko Graf zu Dohna: Altenschönbach . In: Jesko Graf zu Dohna (ed.): Kulturpfad. In the footsteps of the Counts of Castell . Münsterschwarzach 2004. pp. 140–141.
• Festival committee Altenschönbach: Schützengesellschaft 1957 eV Altenschönbach. 25th anniversary celebration with flag consecration from 10.-13. June 1982 . Altenschönbach 1982.
• Johann Ludwig Klarmann: The Steigerwald in the past. A contribution to Franconian cultural studies . Gerolzhofen ² 1909.
• Wilfried Reinhardt: The noble coat of arms in the church of Altenschönbach, Gerolzhofen district. Allow . Wuerzburg 1972.
• Theophil Steinbrenner, Gerhard Wahler, Auguste Steinberger, Felix von Fokczynski (eds.): Intermediate lights. Traditional stories from the old county of Castell . Albertshofen² 1979.
• Karl Treutwein: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.
• Paul Wolf (patron): 90th anniversary celebration of the 1888 Altenschönbach Choir from 25.-28. May 1978. In favor of the problem child campaign . Altenschönbach 1988.

Web links

Commons : Altenschönbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Altenschönbach: Home

Individual evidence

1. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 17.
2. ^ Dohna, Jesko Graf zu: Altenschönbach . P. 141.
3. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 18.
4. ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 70.
5. ↑ Steinbrenner, Theophil (ed., Among others): Zwischerlichten . P. 40.
6. ↑ Klarmann, Johann Ludwig: The Steigerwald in the past . P. 190.