Old rectory (Eschelbronn)

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Old rectory with Venninger and Gemminger coats of arms

The old rectory at Oberstrasse  2 in Eschelbronn is a listed building and the former rectory of the community.

architecture

Entrance area with the Venninger and Gemminger coats of arms

The building has two floors and an attic. The first floor is on the mezzanine floor and can be reached from two sides via a representative entrance staircase. A Venninger and a Gemminger coat of arms are located above the entrance area.

history

The rectory was built in 1783 and financed by the Lords of Venningen and is located right next to the Protestant church, which was built in 1811 .

In 1813, when Russian soldiers were quartered in private households on the march to France during the wars of liberation , it served the Russian command and was the scene of protests by Eschelbronn residents against the capture of Emil Hauck .

The house is the birthplace of the dean of the Sinsheim church district, Wilhelm Frank, who was born in 1818 .

At times it was used as a cinema . The cinema was located in an annex that no longer exists today. A play by the Sellemols theater group addressed its use as a movie theater at the time.

At the end of the 1960s, the municipality bought Eschelbronn Castle in order to tear it down and build the castle hall on the same site. Part of the relevant negotiations between the then mayor Philipp Dinkel and the owners of Venningen was also the replacement of old government duties such as the renovation of the rectory.

In 1972 the building was sold by the municipality and became private property. It has been used as a residential house and shop since then. Before the sale there were plans to accommodate a post office, a bank or a police station and a local history museum on the upper floor. However, the plans were rejected by the local council.

The house was hit by flood damage several times. The new rectory is located on Neidensteiner Straße.

Web links

Commons : Altes Pfarrhaus  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Eschelbronn: Eschelbronn - your home . 1957
  • Mayor's office of the municipality of Eschelbronn: 1200 years of Eschelbronn . 1989

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Heimat- und Verkehrsverein: Eschelbronn - your home, 1957, an episode from the time of the Russian occupation in 1813, page 114
  2. ↑ Wilfried Wolf: The castle property at Eschelbronn. In: 1200 Years Eschelbronn, 789–1989. P. 39 f.
  3. ↑ Interview with Wilfried Wolf in Howwl - Heimatblatt des Schreinerdorf Eschelbronn , No. 1
  4. ↑ Old rectory at eschelbronn-online.de

Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '12.3 "  N , 8 ° 52' 2.8"  E