Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office Windsbach

Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office
organization
Deanery district	Windsbach
Church district	Ansbach-Würzburg
Regional church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
statistics
Parishes	11
Parishes	14th
Parishioners	20,500 (2012)
management
dean	Klaus Schlicker
Address of the Dean's Office	Heinrich-Brandt-Str. 6 91575 Windsbach
Web presence	www.dekanat-windsbach.de

The Evangelical Lutheran deanery in Windsbach is one of the 19 deaneries in the Ansbach-Würzburg parish . It is one of the smallest deaneries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria in terms of both area and membership . The partner dean is Laulu in Papua New Guinea .

history

Certificate of founding of the deanery

Heinrich Brandt, 3rd Dean (1831–1842) and founder of the Windsbach parish orphanage

In the course of the state and ecclesiastical reorganization of the Kingdom of Bavaria, deaneries were formed under the leadership of Maximilian von Montgelas , which had to be as congruent as possible with the respective district courts. In order to achieve this for the district of Heilsbronn , the Windsbach deanery was formed on December 7, 1810 from parts of the Schwabach deaneries (Barthelmesaurach, Bertholdsdorf, Dürrenmungenau, Heilsbronn, Neuendettelsau, Petersaurach, Wassermungenau, Weißenbronn and Windsbach), Leutershausen and Immeldorf, Lichtenau Saxony), Langenzenn (Bürglein) and Gunzenhausen (Merkendorf and Hirschlach). Merkendorf and Hirschlach returned to the dean's office in Gunzenhausen in 1876, and Barthelmesaurach returned to Schwabach in 1922. The parish of Saxony was assigned to the dean's office in Ansbach on April 7, 1883.

In the 19th century the pastors Wilhelm Löhe and Heinrich Brandt brought about a renewal of the parish in the deanery, which at that time was not found anywhere else in the Evangelical Lutheran regional church of Bavaria. For this reason, the Windsbach deanery is also referred to as the "Brunnenstube der Landeskirche" or "Herz im Frankenland".

From 1977 to 1993 the two parishes of Wassermungenau and Dürrenmungenau were merged. The parish of Vestenberg has belonged to the deanery since 2011, which until then belonged to the deanery of Ansbach.

geography

The deanery is located in the southeast of the church district Ansbach-Würzburg and is directly adjacent to the church district Nuremberg . Its area is in Rangau in Middle Franconia .

It borders on the following deaneries (starting clockwise in the west): Ansbach , Neustadt an der Aisch , Fürth , Schwabach , Gunzenhausen .

The political communities Abenberg , Dietenhofen , Großhabersdorf , Heilsbronn , Lichtenau , Mitteleschenbach , Neuendettelsau , Petersaurach , Spalt , Windsbach and Wolframs-Eschenbach are wholly or partly in the deanery .

The residents of Evangelical Lutheran denomination from 117 officially named districts belong to the deanery. In detail these are:

place	Parish	political community
Bertholdsdorf	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Well	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Buckenmühle	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Kettersbach	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Kitsch village	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Lanzendorf	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Suddersdorf	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Veitsaurach	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Forest house	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Watzendorf	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Neuendettelsau
Winter yard	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Windsbach
Wollersdorf	St. Georg (Bertholdsdorf)	Neuendettelsau
Betzendorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Boellingsdorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Bonnhof	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Surety	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Gottmannsdorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Höfstetten	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Hörleinsdorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Dietenhofen
Markttriebendorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Heilsbronn
Münchzell	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Dietenhofen
Weihersmühle	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Großhabersdorf
Wendsdorf	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Großhabersdorf
Brick hut	St. Johannis (Bürglein)	Großhabersdorf
Abenberg	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Drought imprecise	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Fish house	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Kleinabenberg	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Obersteinbach	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Pippenhof	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Weihermühle	St. Jakobus (Dürrenmungenau)	Abenberg
Butzenhof	St. Marien and St. Jakobus (Heilsbronn)	Heilsbronn
Heilsbronn	St. Marien and St. Jakobus (Heilsbronn)	Heilsbronn
Weiterndorf	St. Marien and St. Jakobus (Heilsbronn)	Heilsbronn
Bachmühle	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Büschelbach	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Alder Mill	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Fischbach	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Gotzendorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Gotzenmühle	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Hammer forge	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Immeldorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Cherry village	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Malmersdorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Rückersdorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Schlauersbach	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Waltendorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Wattenbach	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Lichtenau
Wöltendorf	St. Georg (Immeldorf)	Wolframs-Eschenbach
Ballmannshof	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Boxbrunn	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Herpersdorf	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Lichtenau	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Stritthof	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Weickershof	Trinity Church (Lichtenau)	Lichtenau
Bechhofen	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Frog mill	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Geichsenhof	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Geichsenmühle	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Hague	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Neuendettelsau	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Reuth	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Wernsbach	St. Nikolai (Neuendettelsau)	Neuendettelsau
Altendettelsau	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Gleizendorf	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Langenheim	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Langenloh	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Petersaurach	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Wicklesgreuth	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Goat village	St. Peter (Petersaurach)	Petersaurach
Noble seat	St. Laurentius (Vestenberg)	Petersaurach
Frohnhof	St. Laurentius (Vestenberg)	Petersaurach
Külbingen	St. Laurentius (Vestenberg)	Petersaurach
Sheep farm	St. Laurentius (Vestenberg)	Petersaurach
Vestenberg	St. Laurentius (Vestenberg)	Petersaurach
Beerbach	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Abenberg
Bremenhof	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Mitteleschenbach
Hergersbach	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Windsbach
Höfstetten	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	gap
Hohenrad	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	gap
Käshof	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Mitteleschenbach
Plow mill	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Abenberg
Pan mill	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	gap
Theilenberg	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	gap
Thonhof	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Windsbach
Untereschenbach	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Windsbach
Water inaccurate	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Abenberg
Wernfels	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	gap
Winkelhaid	St. Andreas (water inaccurate)	Windsbach
Aich	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Betzmannsdorf	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Heilsbronn
Hammer forge	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Mausendorf	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Mouse mill	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Steinhof	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Stone mill	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Neuendettelsau
Trachenhofstatt	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Heilsbronn
Triebendorf	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Heilsbronn
Weissenbronn	St. Michael (Weißenbronn)	Heilsbronn
Bölleinsmühle	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Wolframs-Eschenbach
Elpersdorf	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Gersbach	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Mitteleschenbach
Hölzleinsmühle	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Ismannsdorf	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Ball mill	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Mitteleschenbach	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Mitteleschenbach
Moosbach	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
News	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Retzendorf	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Sallmannshof	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Wolframs-Eschenbach
Sauernheim	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Swallow mill	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Speckheim	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Utzenmühle	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Wernsmühle	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Windsbach	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach
Wolf sow	St. Margareta (Windsbach)	Windsbach

Parishes

Parishes and parishes in the Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office in Windsbach

For Dean's office district wind stream include the following eleven parishes (Pfarrämter) which partially from several churches in the table ( italics exist):

Bertholdsdorf Bertholdsdorf, St. Georg Wollersdorf, St. Stefan (old church) Surety Bürglein, St. Johannes Gottmannsdorf, church tower (without patronage) Markttriebendorf, St. Matthew Drought imprecise Abenberg, St. Johannis Dürrenmungenau, St. Jakobus Obersteinbach, memorial chapel Heilsbronn Heilsbronn, St. Katharina (expired church) Heilsbronn, St. Marien and St. Jakobus Immeldorf Immeldorf, St. Georg Lichtenau Lichtenau, Trinity Church Neuendettelsau Neuendettelsau, St. Nikolai Neuendettelsau, St. Laurentius Reuth, St. Kunigunde Wernsbach, St. Laurentius

Petersaurach Altendettelsau, St. Marien (expired chapel) Gleizendorf, St. Mauritius Petersaurach, St. Peter Wicklesgreuth, Friedenskirche Vestenberg Vestenberg, St. Laurentius Vestenberg, St. Sebastian (former chapel) Water inaccurate Bremen- and Käshof, St. Michael (chapel) Hergersbach, St. Otto (old church) Thonhof, St. Katharinen (old church) Untereschenbach, St. Nikolaus Water inaccuracy, St. Andreas Winkelhaid, St. Marien (chapel) Weissenbronn Weißenbronn, St. Michael Aich, chapel (without patronage) Windsbach Windsbach, St. Margareta Windsbach, Zur Gottesruh (chapel) Windsbach, Zur Christenruh (cemetery church)

It should be noted here that the church congregations are not always identical to the political congregations. For example, some districts of Windsbach (e.g. Leipersloh) not only belong to a different deanery, but even to a different church district.

The plants and facilities include

• the Diakonie Neuendettelsau
• the Mission EineWelt in Neuendettelsau
• the Augustana University in Neuendettelsau
• the religious education center in Heilsbronn
• the Windsbacher boys' choir
• the Society for Inner and Outer Mission in the sense of the Lutheran Church e. V.
• the diaconal work of the deanery district
• the pastoral college in Neuendettelsau for the advanced training of pastors

Deans

• 1809–1823 Johann Adolf Rudolf Karl Sturm
• 1823–1831 Philipp Oppenrieder
• 1831–1847 Christian Philipp Heinrich Brandt
• 1848–1856 Eduard Bachmann
• 1856–1875 Johann Tobias David Immanuel Paul Müller
• 1876-1892 Josef Schlier
• 1892–1908 Adolf Elsperger
• 1908–1912 Adolf Hermann
• 1912–1934 Friedrich Keil
• 1935–1947 Hermann Bohrer
• 1947–1968 Heinz Seifert
• 1968–1984 Hans-Georg Meyer
• 1984–2001 Günther Zeilinger
• 2001–2012 Horst Heissmann
• 2012– 0000Klaus Schlicker

literature

• Address manual for the Rezat district of the Kingdom of Baiern . Johann Baptist Reindl, Bamberg 1814, p. 143-144 ( digitized version ).
• Address and statistical handbook for the Rezatkreis in the Kingdom of Baiern . Buchdruckerei Chancellery, Ansbach 1820, p. 262-265 ( digitized version ).
• Official handbook for the Protestant clergy of the Kingdom of Bavaria . Publishing house of the general Protestant Pfarrwittwen-Casse, Sulzbach 1821, p. 328-331 ( digitized version ).
• Horst Heissmann (Ed.): ... in the midst of you: 200 years of the Windsbach deanery . History, Parishes & Institutions. Erlanger Verlag for Mission and Ecumenism, Neuendettelsau 2009, ISBN 978-3-87214-801-8 .
• Eberhard Krauss: Exiles in the Evangelical Luth. Deanery Windsbach in the 17th century. A family history investigation (=  sources and research on Franconian family history . Volume 19 ). Society for Family Research in Franconia, Nuremberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-929865-12-7 .
• Parish register of the Evangelical Lutheran. Windsbach church district . In: Heinz Seifert (Ed.): Series of portraits of Bavarian deanery districts . Neuendettelsau 1954.
• Günther Zeilinger with e. Working group d. Dekanates (Ed.): Windsbach - a deanery in Franconia (=  series of portraits of Bavarian deanery districts ). Verlag der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Mission, Erlangen 1987, ISBN 3-87214-220-8 .

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office Windsbach  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the Windsbach deanery
• Website of the Diakonisches Werk Windsbach
• Website of the Windsbach deanery youth

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Königlich-Baierisches Regierungsblatt , Munich 1810, columns 1410ff. On-line
2. ↑ Königlich-Baierisches Regierungsblatt , Munich 1810, column 1427. Online
3. ↑ cf. G. Zeilinger, p. 16; H. Heissmann, p. 84.
4. ↑ cf. Zeilinger, p. 16.