Frankenhofen (Bad Wörishofen)

Frankenhofen City of Bad Wörishofen Coordinates: 47 ° 58 ′ 59 ″  N , 10 ° 38 ′ 5 ″  E
Height :	631 m above sea level NN
Residents :	127  (December 31, 2018)
Postal code :	86825
Area code :	08247
Location of Frankenhofen in Bavaria
South entrance to Frankenhofen

Frankenhofen is a district of the town of Bad Wörishofen on the eastern border of the Swabian district of Unterallgäu , west of the Wertach .

history

The place Frankenhofen comes from the time of the early Alemannic land development. It belonged to the Guelphs and was later inherited by the Hohenstaufen family. In 1227 the Irsee monastery received properties in Frankenhofen. From 1538 the whole of Frankenhofen belonged to the Irsee Monastery. When the monastery was abolished in the course of secularization , the Bavarian state took control of Frankenhofen. Frankenhofen has belonged to Schlingen since the municipal edict of 1818 .

Attractions

Chapel of St. Christopher

The chapel of St. Christophorus dates back to the late Middle Ages and was renovated in 1690. In 1745 it received its roof turret . The chapel has a baroque altar, the central picture of which is surrounded by figures of the Fourteen Holy Helpers .

literature

• Reinhard H. Seitz (Ed.): Wörishofen on the way to the Kneipp spa, to the bath and the city. Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2004, ISBN 3-89870-199-9 .
• Anton von Steichele: The diocese Augsburg, historically and statistically described. Volume 2. The country chapters Agenwang, Aichach, Baisweil, Bayer-Mänching, Burgheim. B. Schmid´sche Verlagbuchhandlung, Augsburg 1864. (digitized version)

Web links

Commons : Frankenhofen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Otto Baumgärtner: The message of our churches - churches and chapels in the Kneipp town of Bad Wörishofen , Bad Wörishofen 1996, pp. 34–37