Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office, Wunsiedel
 Dean's Office |
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| organization | |
| Deanery district | Wunsiedel |
| Church district | Bayreuth |
| Regional church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
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| Parishes | 16 |
| management | |
| dean | Peter Bauer |
| Address of the Dean's Office | Maximilianstrasse 32/34 95632 Wunsiedel |
| Web presence | [1] |
The Evangelical Lutheran deanery in Wunsiedel is one of the 16 deaneries of the Bayreuth church district . Peter Bauer is currently dean.
history
Deanery Wunsiedel
The Brandenburg-Kulmbach superintendent in Wunsiedel was established in 1558 with the following parishes: Arzberg, Bernstein, Höchstädt, Kirchenlamitz, Marktleuthen, Oberröslau, Schirnding, Selb, Thiersheim, Thierstein, Weißenstadt and Wunsiedel. From 1650 Marktredwitz was separated from Eger and leaned heavily on Kulmbach. In 1661 the parish of Brand was established and assigned to the superintendent of Wunsiedel. From 1158 to 1568 the seat of the superintendent was in Kirchlamitz. Since December 7, 1810, the superintendent's office has continued as the Bavarian Dean's Office. The following additions were recorded: Marktredwitz in 1827 and, through independence, the parishes in 1826 Schönbrunn, 1832 Schönwald, 1846 Spielberg and 1865 Hohenberg. Newly founded parishes were: Neuensorg in 1950, Bad Alexandersbad in 1958 and Tröstau in 1959.
Deanery Selb
On November 5, 1849, the dean's office in Kirchenlamitz was established and the following parishes were taken over by Wunsiedel: Kirchenlamitz, Marktleuthen, Oberröslau, Schönwald, Selb, Spielberg and Weißenstadt. The seat of the deanery was moved to Selb in 1925. From 1935 the name was changed to the Dean's office in Selb . 1954 Oberröslau and Weißenstadt were given to Wunsiedel. Höchstädt, Hohenberg and Thierstein came to Selb from Wunsiedel at the same time.
Parishes
For deanery district Wunsiedel include the following 16 parishes :
- Arzberg with Seußen , Maria Magdalena Church
- Bad Alexandersbad , Heilig-Geist-Kirche (1929/30)
- Amber , ev. Church
- Brand , ev. Church
- Groschlattengrün - Pechbrunn , Friedenskirche
- Lorenzreuth , Christ Church
- Marktredwitz , St. Bartholomäus , Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Oberredwitz , Resurrection Church in Pfaffenreuth
- Röslau , St. Johannis
- Schönbrunn , St. Peter
- Schirnding , ev. Church
- Thiersheim , St. Aegidien
- Tröstau , ev. Church
- Waldershof parish
- Parish Neusorg , Christ Church (1950)
- Parish Waldershof , ev. Church
- Weißenstadt , Stadtkirche St. Jakobus , Friedhofskirche Holy Trinity
- Wunsiedel , St. Veit Town Church , St. Marien Hospital Church , Holy Trinity Cemetery Church , Martin Luther Memorial Church in Holenbrunn
literature
- Matthias Simon: Historical Atlas of Bavaria . Ecclesiastical organization, the Protestant Church. Commission for Bavarian State History, Munich 1960.
