Village chapel Hochdorf (Pirk)

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The listed Roman Catholic village chapel Hochdorf , also called Gallersdörfer Chapel , is located in the district of Hochdorf in the Upper Palatinate community of Pirk .

The chapel dates from the second half of the 19th century and has been owned by the Gallersdörfer family since time immemorial. The exact year of construction and the reason for the construction of the chapel are not known.

The chapel is 5 m long, 3.8 m wide and 5.4 m high. On each long wall there is a 1.2 m high and 0.54 wide arched window.

Two rows of chairs are set up in the interior. On the left side hangs a wooden picture with carved figures and the inscription: Saint Sebastian and Blasius. Pray from God for us poor sinners. EXVOTO 1869. On the right side of the wall there is a fabric picture of the Holy Family with the inscription Pope Leo XIII. November 20, 1892 . On the altar there is a picture of Mary and two 60 cm high figures of St. Wendelin and St. Florian . In front of it there is a shrine with a reclining baby Jesus .

literature

  • Ferdinand Schönberger: chapels in the community of Pirk. In Adolf Wolfgang Schuster : 900 years of the Pirk community. Druckhaus Oberpfalz, Amberg 1993, pp. 832-836.

Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 54 ″  N , 12 ° 11 ′ 10 ″  E