Breitenlohe (Oettingen)

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Breitenlohe
Coordinates: 48 ° 58 ′ 47 ″  N , 10 ° 32 ′ 30 ″  E
Incorporation : January 1, 1972
Postal code : 86732
Area code : 09082

Breitenlohe is a hamlet in the area of ​​the city of Oettingen in Bavaria .

Until 1972, Breitenlohe belonged to the municipality of Erlbach . Erlbach was incorporated into Oettingen in 1972 together with the Niederhofen community .

The landmark of the place is the chapel built in its present form in 1710 in honor of the Sorrowful Mother of God . A predecessor building that already existed at the time of the Thirty Years War was dedicated to the martyr Afra von Augsburg . The chapel has an octagonal floor plan. Inside is composed of the 16th century originated wooden sculpture of a Pietà . The chapel was last restored in 1979 and the original roof shape was restored.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Press release of the city of Oettingen on the 40th anniversary of the incorporation of Erlbach and Niederhofen
  2. Marienkapelle Breitenlohe on the homepage of the parish community St. Sebastian Oettingen .