Aufkirch

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Aufkirch is a village and a district in the Ostallgäu district around 15 kilometers from Kaufbeuren . Aufkirch is part of the Kaltental market .

Rise from the north

history

Aufkirch is mentioned for the first time in a document from the Steingaden monastery in 1287. From 1437 the Augsburg bishopric exercised jurisdiction over Aufkirch.

The town's church dates from 1618 and was thoroughly renovated in 1656 and 1686. The current tower was built in 1843. The last renovation took place between 1972 and 1975. There was a school in Aufkirch since 1513.

The name Aufkirch

At the exit of the cold valley, not far from the now majestic Roman tower in Helmishofen near Kaufbeuren, the village of Aufkirch is located on the eastern slopes move to a more suitable place where it would be protected. So they set out - strong people as they were - to move the Church. While they were at work, the midday sun burned violently. From time to time someone had to go behind the wall and see whether the church hadn't jerked it yet. "Now something occurs to me," suddenly shouted the community council; "I'm really hot, I put my chocolate behind the wall, we can see straight away how far we can get with pushing." No sooner said than done! The others followed suit as well; everyone wanted to see what the church had been doing by looking at his cheek. Now it was back to work, and they spread their feet and lifted the wall with their armpits so that the sweat ran down the mountain, and the community council kept shouting: “Up! Church! On! Church! ”In the meantime, a rogue had taken away the cups behind the church. When the board wanted to see again how close they were to the pots and didn't notice any of them, they hurried back to the others and shouted: “Land gau, land gau! It's long been gnue, we are already over d 'Schöpe! ”- From this incident the village is called“ Aufkirch ”to this day.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allgäuer Sagen, from KA Reiser's "Sagen, Gebräuche und Sprichwort des Allgäu" selected by Hulda Eggart, Kempten and Munich 1914, no. 124, pp. 128–129.

Coordinates: 47 ° 55 '  N , 10 ° 45'  E