Elgersheimer Hof
The Elgersheimer Hof is a former royal estate on the corridor of Elgersheim and the boundary of the Volkach district of Fahr . In its long history, the farm was used as a royal estate and Ebracher Amtshof before it was converted into a retirement home in the 19th century.
location
The Hofgut is located southeast of the Volkach district of Fahr. Further south the Main flows past, with which a nearby quarry pond , the Hofsee, is connected. To the north of the estate, Kitzinger Kreisstraße 34 leads from Volkach to Fahr. The so-called Hofweg, which is used as a bicycle path, branches off from it. The driver road at the sports field begins in the northeast of the Hofgut. The Elgersheimer Flur takes up an area of about 20 hectares .
history
The Hofgut Elgersheim first appeared in the 7th or 8th century. At that time it was called "Eigilgers Heim", which referred to the name of a Franconian nobleman and was used as the royal estate of the Franks. In the 10th century the estate came to the Fulda monastery . At the beginning of the 12th century, the Elgersheim estate reappeared in the sources. The Reichsministeriale von Stollberg ruled the court at this time.
In 1178 Truchsess Arnold von Rothenburg sold the estate to the Ebrach monastery , which set up an official court here. On May 23, 1225, Hermann von Castell renounced his property around the estate; these were also added to the Ebrach Cisterce. In 1340 the rule of the monastery was further consolidated when the jurisdiction in Elgersheim was bought from the Würzburg prince-bishop Otto II von Wolfskeel . In the 14th century the court was also the seat of Ebrach's own office . This is where the taxes from the surrounding areas were collected. The abbey occupied Elgersheim with two monks and a secular administrator.
After destruction in the Peasants 'War and the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War, the buildings of the courtyard were in a ruinous condition at the end of the 17th century. A comprehensive renovation of the building in the early Baroque style was arranged by Abbot Wilhelm I. Sölner . The wall around the Hofgut was also rebuilt. At the end of the 18th century, Abbot Eugen Montag completed the exterior renovation by donating a classical altar for the court chapel.
With the secularization in 1803, the estate came to the Electoral Palatinate of Bavaria. The new masters sold the estate to the former abbot of Theres monastery , Benedikt Mahlmeister . He bequeathed it to the nearby town of Volkach in 1821 and had a retirement home for impoverished Volkach citizens set up in the premises of the estate. Twelve beneficiaries were cared for in the following years by the daughters of the holy Savior, a monastery from Würzburg.
This time ended in April 1954. The nuns were called back to Würzburg and the city of Volkach leased the estate to the Seifert family. In 1980 Elgersheim was bought by the family who had the farm developed for tourism. Until 1995, services were regularly held in the farm's own chapel . The local priest took care of the respective driver . The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation classifies the Hofgut as a monument under the number D-6-75-174-197.
description
The estate is oriented slightly to the southeast and forms a rectangle. The manor house is located in the far north-west of the complex, an auxiliary building is directly south of the building. More modern ancillary buildings line up in the south before the estate ends with an old barn. Remnants of the wall can be found in the north and east of the complex. They are connected to one another in the northeast by a corner building.
grange
The manor was built in 1712, as evidenced by an inscription on the coat of arms of Abbot Paulus Baumann. Here, however, the old foundations were left standing. It is two-story and ends with a half-hipped roof with dormers . The courtyard was built from plastered natural stone masonry. The width is divided by two window axes. Two-lane sandstone windows with drilled frames can be seen on the lower floor, while single-lane windows are located above. The gable is interrupted by two slotted windows .
In the north of the courtyard, the drilled windows are limited to the western half of the building. In the south, this part of the building is covered by the annexed building; a staircase leads to the entrance of the courtyard. The portal wall is drilled and is surmounted by a window. The gable stone is formed by a medallion on which a flower is depicted. A coat of arms stone is located above the portal.
Inside the courtyard is the chapel. Its only furnishing element is the classicistic Marian altar. It is in white and gold and is surmounted by the abbot coat of arms of Eugen Montag. A painting of Mary is in the center of the altarpiece. She is depicted as the Duchess of Franconia and surrounded by the fourteen helpers in need.
Outbuildings
The largest outbuilding of the manor adjoins this in the south. Its roof only extends to the eaves of the building next to it and ends with a mansard roof that ends in a half-hip in the south. Like the manor, it is two-story and dates from the early 18th century. The upper floor of the building is dominated by double-lane windows to the east. Single-lane windows are installed in the basement. The west is almost windowless.
A covered entrance area is located further south. A coat of arms from 1491 was attached here. It is towered over by an angel and is divided into three parts. Below you can see a boar with an abbot in its mouth, an eagle in front, while a griffin appears behind . An inscription reads: "A de Eberaco 14." (Ausf. Abbot of Ebrach 14.). Another plaque with an inscription refers to the foundation by Benedikt Mahlmeister in the 19th century: “Benedict Mahlmeister, last abbot of Theres monastery, made this Elgersheim farm a place of refuge for the poor of his hometown Volkach as the main heir of his property (sic.). Rest gently, philanthropic benefactor! "
After further modern outbuildings, the barn of the complex follows in the south . It is a small quarry stone building with a half-hipped roof. The wall of the complex was built at the beginning of the 18th century. Although the entire area used to be surrounded by walls, today only remnants can be seen in the north and east. A square column in the square behind the entrance to the courtyard is also dedicated to the Abbot Mahlmeister with its inscription.
literature
- Gerhard Egert: City and Parish Volkach am Main (A contribution to the city history of Franconia). Part I. The urban territory from the beginnings to the end of the Old Kingdom in 1803. Diss . Volkach and Würzburg 1964.
- Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 1987.
- Georg Wehner: Elgersheim near Fahr- an old Ebrach monastery courtyard . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. 1993-2007 . Volkach 2008.
- Georg Wehner: Royal household goods around the Main loop . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. 1993-2007 . Volkach 2008.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 66.
- ↑ Wehner, Georg: Royal household goods . P. 19.
- ^ Egert, Gerhard: City and parish Volkach am Main . P. 45.
- ^ Wehner, Georg: Elgersheim near Fahr . P. 24.
- ↑ Geodata: Monument number D-6-75-174-197 ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 27, 2013.
- ^ Wehner, Georg: Elgersheim near Fahr . P. 22f.
- ↑ The Court's website: History , accessed on January 3, 2014.
Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 17.7 " N , 10 ° 10 ′ 34.6" E