Jakobuskirche (Geroldsgrün)

Jakobus Church in Geroldsgrün

The Jakobuskirche Geroldsgrün is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church in Geroldsgrün in the Upper Franconian district of Hof ( Bavaria ).

The origins of the Jakobuskirche as a fortified church go back to the beginning of the 11th century. Connected to a Hermitage the Franziskaner they belonged to Steben , later Lichtenberg until the center of a self-Parish was. The parish is part of the Naila deanery .

The church was designed by well-known artisans in the immediate vicinity, but also by national artists. Pulpit altar , baptismal angel and organ case come from Wolfgang Adam Knoll . The first organ was made by Friedrich Heidenreich .

Four round towers at the corners of a wall were used to fortify the cemetery . In the middle of the 19th century, the south wall was removed when the cemetery was expanded and the north-eastern tower was demolished. Other parts of the wall were built over with houses, three round towers have been preserved. One has served as a memorial for those who died in the war since 1959 .

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  Round tower

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  ensemble

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  inside view

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  Fallen memorial

literature

• Karl-Ludwig Lippert : Naila district . In: The art monuments of Bavaria , short inventories, XVII. Band . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich 1963, pp. 24–27.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 10.8 "  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 43.4"  E