Drosendorf on the Aufseß

The townscape with Aufseß

Drosendorf an der Aufseß is a district of Hollfeld in the Bavarian administrative district of Upper Franconia .

location

Location in the area of the city of Hollfeld

Drosendorf is located on the upper reaches of the Aufseß in the northern part of Franconian Switzerland and in the far west of the city of Hollfeld and the district of Bayreuth.

history

Drosendorf was settled in the Neolithic Age. This is indicated by early Neolithic ceramic finds under a rock roof.

Until the administrative reform, Drosendorf formed a separate municipality with the neighboring village of Voitmannsdorf in the district of Ebermannstadt . The two parts of the community were separated on July 1, 1971. Voitmannsdorf came to the municipality of Königsfeld in the district of Bamberg , Drosendorf came to the city of Hollfeld in the district of Bayreuth .

church

Church and former school

The population of Drosendorf is predominantly Catholic and belonged to the Neuhaus parish , which is now part of Aufseß . The branch church in Drosendorf is dedicated to St. Laurentius and stands on a hill directly next to the former school building. It was built in 1719 by the Scheßlitz builders Gregor and Dionysius Finsterwalder.

Furnishing

The two side altars were made by the " Hollfeld carpenter ", Nikolaus Trautner, in 1739. The left side altar shows the Immaculate Conception and the princes of the apostles Peter and Paul . St. Joseph is depicted on the right side altar , as well as figures of St. John Nepomuk and Gangolf .

The pulpit and gallery are in the Rococo style. The stations of the cross are partly from the later 18th century.

Renovations

During renovation work on the tower cross in 1937, Kuratus JB Gagel deposited a brief complaining about the suppression of the church and freedom of expression. These documents were discovered in 1990 when the tower cross was renewed.

In 1961 new retaining walls were built from the school building to the new staircase. During renovation work on the foundations of the walls, many bones and skulls from the old cemetery were found.

Exterior view
Laurentius
Josef with Johannes Nepomuk and Gangolf
pulpit

Individual evidence

^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 452 .

Web links

Commons : Drosendorf an der Aufseß - collection of images, videos and audio files

Chronicle of the Church of St. Laurentius Drosendorf on the Aufseß

49.927108333333 11.218994444444Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ' N , 11 ° 13' E

[1] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 452 .