Hirschfeld (Röthlein)

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Hirschfeld
community Röthlein
Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ′ 46 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 14 ″  E
Height : 206 m
Residents : 768  (2017)
Incorporation : May 1, 1978
Incorporated into: Redness
Postal code : 97520
Area code : 09723

Hirschfeld is a part of the municipality of Röthlein in the Lower Franconian district of Schweinfurt .

Geographical location

Hirschfeld is located in the south of the Röthlein municipality. The district was created when the Main still had a different course and crosses the river today. In the north, the Garstadt bird sanctuary and its extension extends along the Main . In the northeast is Heidenfeld , with which Hirschfeld is connected by the district road SW 1. To the east lies Gernach , a district of Kolitzheim . Kolitzheim- Lindach rises to the southeast . The south is occupied by the Wipfeld part of the municipality St. Ludwig . To the west, on the other side of the Main, is Waigolshausen - Dächheim .

Colored map with the places Hirschfeld, Lindach and Wipfeld before the phylloxera infestation (undated, early 19th century). The vineyards are shown in red.

history

Hirschfeld was first mentioned in 1060 as "Hirzvurtin". The place name varied in the following time, so the names "Hirzfurt" and "Hirsuelt" appeared. Originally, the name was interpreted as a crossing point for the red deer on the river Main. Today the theory has prevailed that the prefix Hirsch- is a personal name. Perhaps there was also a Germanic sacrificial site there, especially for deer.

At first the village was part of the possessions of the Margrave of Schweinfurt . After the Schweinfurt feud , this family lost most of their possessions. The main beneficiary was the Würzburg monastery . In addition, the Augustinian Canons of Heidenfeld Abbey and the Lords of Egloffstein held properties in Hirschfeld. The high and low jurisdiction, however, was held by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg until the end of the Old Kingdom.

After secularization , Hirschfeld came to Bavaria. It became an independent rural community in the Schweinfurt regional court . Wine was also grown in Hirschfeld until the middle of the 19th century. Due to the phylloxera infestation, the vines had to be removed. After that, the fertile soils were used, among other things, for fruit growing. In 1874 the village burned down and had to be rebuilt. A second fire, this time triggered by an American air raid on February 25, 1944, destroyed the site again. With the municipal reform in 1978, Hirschfeld lost its independence and became part of the Röthlein municipality.

Attractions

The so-called “White Marterla” in Hirschfeld

The center of the village is the Catholic parish church of St. Kilian. It was first mentioned in 1453. During the Counter-Reformation , the typical pointed helmet was created under Prince-Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn . During the Baroque period , the nave was rebuilt between 1700 and 1706, a coat of arms of Bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau zu Vollraths in the gable of the facade indicates this renewal. Some parts of the furnishings came here from the monastery church in Heidenfeld . In 1974 the community expanded the choir .

As a Catholic parish village in Franconia, several wayside shrines and other sacred small monuments have been preserved in the hallways of the village . Most of these land monuments date from the 18th and 19th centuries. In addition, in Hirschfeld, there are the so-called cross tugs, a representation of Christ carrying the cross. A processional altar from 1755 has been preserved on Gernacher Strasse. The so-called White Marterla was created in 1765 and shows Mary with the child .

Hirschfeld's sons and daughters

literature

  • Longin Mößlein: District of Schweinfurt. An art and culture guide between the Main and Steigerwald. South of the Main . Schweinfurt 2006.

Web links

Commons : Hirschfeld (Röthlein)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Mösslein, Longin: District of Schweinfurt , p 201
  2. Mösslein, Longin: District of Schweinfurt , p 202