Julius Echter Tower

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The Church of St. Eucharius in Sommerach

The Julius-Echter-Turm (also Echterturm) is a special type of church tower that goes back to the former prince-bishop of Würzburg , Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn . The tower shape is typical for the Lower Franconian region. Its roof with a buckled helmet or a pointed, octagonal helmet on a square floor plan is defining the style. The design is assigned to the post-Gothic .

Historical classification

In the first half of the 16th century, the beginning of the Reformation also began to affect the prince-bishopric of Würzburg . Many smaller rulers switched to the new faith, the Peasants' War of 1525 did the rest, so that a patchwork of Protestant and Catholic petty lords emerged. The Würzburg bishops, especially Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, who ruled at the end of the century, tried to master this development through the so-called “Counter Reformation”.

Sometimes violence and blackmail were used to drive the fallen villages back to the Catholic faith. Another element of this re-Catholicization of the region was a reorganization of the parishes and parishes of the diocese. However, the most obvious and still visible witnesses of this time are the rebuilt or completely rebuilt churches, which were built in a kind of building program according to predetermined plans.

The real tower as a structural element is continued into the modern age. In 1954/1955, for example, the Evangelical Lutheran St. Mark's Church was built in the Middle Franconian city of Erlangen using Romanesque and Gothic style elements with a west tower modeled on the real tower.

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The pilgrimage church of the Holy Blood in Iphofen

The tower substructure typically has a square floor plan, with existing, massive Romanesque and Gothic towers mostly only being supplemented. The additions mostly comprised an increase in the original storeys so that the towers with at least three storeys could be seen from afar in the landscape. The window layout in existing churches was retained, otherwise oval windows with sandstone frames predominate.

The newly erected towers were mostly divided by sandstone cornices so that the storeys could also be seen from the outside. Pointed-arched sound openings with post-Gothic tracery were attached to the top floor, which also housed the bells. Many churches also had one or more clocks on the outside of the towers. They were placed in front of or next to the sound openings .

Another typical element is the so-called real pointed helmet. A flat beginning leads to an octagonal, high pointed helmet. The transition between the square shape of the tower and the octagonal shape of the helmet is achieved through the use of slips . The helmets are covered with slate and usually end in a gold-plated tower button on which a cross has been attached.

Churches with real towers (selection)

The churches with Real towers are found mainly in Maindreieck , which formed the center of the Bishopric of Würzburg. From here their distribution extends to the Rhön in the north and the Taubertal in the south. To the west there are towers up to the Spessart , east to the Steigerwald . At the outermost edges of the former bishopric, some Protestant churches also took over the characteristic features of the tower. Many towers have been built over and changed over the centuries, so that around 140 Julius Echter towers have survived today.

place district church Denomination Description in the lists of architectural monuments image
Abersfeld Schweinfurt district St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Choir tower church, tower 1613-14 over the older core, nave 1688, extended in 1970 The church in Abersfeld
Albertshofen Kitzingen district Protestant church Evangelical Lutheran Choir tower 15th century, nave and tower upper floor probably 1617 The church in Albertshofen
Alsleben (Trappstadt) District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Kilian Catholic Hall church with retracted choir and tower of a former choir tower church east of the choir, tower basement late medieval, around 1500, tower upper storey with pointed helmet around 1610 The church in Alsleben
Altbessingen Main-Spessart district St. Aegidius u. Assumption Day Catholic Hall building with retracted polygonal choir and tower to the north, early church in the area, new building in 1614 The church in Altbessingen
Altenschönbach Kitzingen district St. Mary Evangelical Lutheran Hall building with polygonal choir and tower to the south, ossuary, northern nave wall 1496, other masonry older The church in Altenschönbach
Altershausen (Königsberg in Bavaria) Haßberge district St. Mauritius Evangelical Lutheran Hall building with saddle roof and stepped gable, choir tower with pointed roof, ashlar elements in sandstone, late Gothic complex, restored in the 17th and 19th centuries, nave from 1849 The church in Altershausen
Althausen (Bad Königshofen in Grabfeld) District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Choir tower church, solid construction, tower with pointed helmet in the core late Gothic, 14th century, post-Gothic raised after 1611, nave with saddle roof 1693–1708, changed “1785” (marked on the north portal), western extension in the second half of the 19th century
Althausen (Münnerstadt) Bad Kissingen district St. Cyriac Catholic Hall building with retracted choir, on the north side a late Gothic tower with pyramid roof, nave 1748–1751; with enclosure, probably at the same time
Arnshausen Bad Kissingen district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and northern tower with pointed helmet, former choir tower of the previous house, 14th century, nave and choir new building from 1613, with a modern extension in the north from 1977 The church in Arnshausen
Aschach (Bad Bocklet) Bad Kissingen district St. Trinity Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and tower in front to the west, in the core from 1447, upper floors of the tower from 1608, the nave 1615/16 heightened and vaulted The church in Aschach
Bad Bocklet Bad Kissingen district St. Lawrence and Mauritius Catholic Hall building with retracted choir, two-storey west tower, basement designed as a vestibule, late Gothic core, around 1600 The church in Bad Bocklet
Bad Kissingen Bad Kissingen district St. James Catholic Massive central building with a choir tower in front to the east with pointed helmet, tower basement, 14th century core, tower construction 1607/08, centralizing new nave, early Classicist, by Johann Philipp Geigel, 1772–75 The church in Bad Kissingen
Baldersheim (Aub) Würzburg district St. George Catholic Choir tower church, hall with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, 1609–16, tower marked “1609”, nave redesign, 1901 The church in Baldersheim
Bergtheim Würzburg district St. Bartholomew Catholic Church tower, former choir tower of the Catholic Church, which was largely renewed in 1963. Parish church of St. Bartholomew, solid building on a square floor plan with pointed helmet, medieval basement, upper floors 1604 The church in Bergtheim
Bibergau Kitzingen district St. Simon and Jude Catholic Hall building with choir tower from 1630, nave 1732 The church in Bibergau
Bischofsheim on the Rhön District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. George Catholic Post-Gothic, three-aisled basilica with gable roof and monopitch roofs, massive plastered building with structural elements in sandstone, central nave-wide polygonal closed choir, six-storey choir flank tower with pointed helmet, 1607–1610 The church in Bischofsheim
Bolzhausen Würzburg district St. Andrew Catholic Pilgrimage church, hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, medieval core, choir from 1614, nave from 1730
Breitensee (Herbstadt) District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Michael Catholic Massive plastered hall church with hipped roof, recessed polygonal choir, choir side tower with pointed spire, tower substructure late Gothic, choir and nave post-Gothic, 1595–1598 The church in Breitensee
Book (Theres) Haßberge district St. James Catholic Hall building with gable roof and choir tower with pointed roof, drilled arched windows, 1616, changed in the 18th century
Büchold Main-Spessart district St. Nikolaus u. Visitation of the Virgin Mary Catholic Hall church with saddle roof and retracted choir between a pair of towers with real spikes, late Renaissance, initially as the St. Nicholas Castle Chapel (today's choir 1598), then expansion 1619–1622, elevation to the parish church in 1787 The parish church in Büchold
Burggrumbach Würzburg district St. Martin Catholic former choir tower church, hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, probably 1602-08, re. 1613, extended in the north with a modern nave extension, 1976/77
Burglauer District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Peter and Paul Catholic Choir tower church, four-storey late Gothic choir tower in quarry stone with pointed helmet, tower basement 1508, 1661 heightened, post-Gothic nave in ashlar masonry, partially plastered, with gable roof, built 1601-03 (west portal with rich real coat of arms inscribed "1603", inscription panel on the south side), western extension 1925 , Sacristy extension 1958/59 The church in Burglauer
Burgwallbach District of Rhön-Grabfeld Holy Trinity Catholic Choir tower church, core building 1571, four-storey choir tower with pointed helmet, nave with saddle roof, baroque remodeling of the nave and choir ground floor
Burkardroth Bad Kissingen district St. Peter in chains Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and tower on the south side, basement of the tower, early Gothic, early 14th century, raised in 1613, new nave by Christian Herrmann, Kilian Stauffer and Christoph Hardt and possibly Joseph Greissing 1699–1700 The church in Burkardroth
Butthard Würzburg district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and eastern choir tower with pointed helmet, tower 1594–96, nave according to plans by Johann Philipp Geigel, 1769–1771, extended to the west with restoration of the west facade, 1865
Dingolshausen Schweinfurt district St. Laurentius and St. Sebastian Catholic Tower 15./18. Century, nave construction 1970–72
Dipbach Würzburg district St. Aegidius Catholic Choir tower church, hall building with retracted choir and former choir tower with pointed helmet, in the core from 1609, extended to the west by a new nave and choir room, 1963 The church in Dipbach
Ebertshausen (Üchtelhausen) Schweinfurt district St. Margaretha Catholic Post-Gothic choir tower church, 1613
Erbshausen-Sulzwiesen Würzburg district St. Alban profane Profaned choir tower church, hall building with slightly retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, tower 1598, new nave 1794 The church in Erbshausen
Erlabrunn Würzburg district St. Andrew Catholic Uniform post-Gothic hall construction with retracted choir and choir flank tower with pointed helmet, 1655–57 The church in Erlabrunn
Escherndorf Kitzingen district St. John Baptist Catholic Post-Gothic choir tower church, 1600–1616 The church in Escherndorf
Eßfeld Würzburg district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Choir side tower late Romanesque with upper floor from 1614, nave with transept, retracted choir and gable roof all around with struts The church in Essfeld
Your field Kitzingen district St. Michael Catholic Hall church with polygonal choir, west tower marked 1617, nave 1627, choir and transept 1892 The church in Euerfeld
Eussenhausen District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Bartholomew Catholic Choir tower church, late medieval choir tower, raised in 1593 and 1607, pointed helmet, baroque nave structured by Ionic sandstone pilasters and completed with a three-part gable-sided facade with figured niches, 1745–1749 The church in Eußenhausen
Fahr (Volkach) Kitzingen district St. John Baptist Catholic Choir tower church, hall building, late Gothic tower, nave, 1726 The church in Fahr
Frankenwinheim Schweinfurt district St. John Catholic Hall church with flat gable roof and semicircular apse, bell tower attached to the side, tower 1491 and 1608, nave 1836 The church in Frankenwinheim
Fuchsstadt Bad Kissingen district Assumption Day Catholic The tower substructure dates from the 13th century and was given the shape of a Julius Echter tower in 1588, almost the entire church building (except the tower) was built in its current form between 1751 and 1766 The church in Fuchsstadt
Gerlachshausen Kitzingen district St. Aegidius Catholic Hall building, choir and basement of the tower first half of the 15th century, nave 1751 The church in Gerlachshausen
Geroldshausen Würzburg district Protestant church Evangelical Lutheran Saddle roof building with pointed helmet tower, 1590, modern sacristy extension The church in Geroldshausen
Goßmannsdorf (Hofheim in Lower Franconia) Haßberge district St. Margaretha Catholic Hall construction with retracted choir, volute gable, ashlar elements and flank tower, tower in the core early Gothic, nave 1716 The church in Goßmannsdorf
Greussenheim Würzburg district St. Bartholomew Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir side tower, basement floors Romanesque, elevation around 1600, nave with saddle roof in 1691, extended in 1839
Großeibstadt District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. John Baptist Catholic Choir tower with pointed helmet, substructure in the 14th century, post-Gothic changes and construction 1611/12, massive post-Gothic nave with saddle roof in 1614, included in the new building from 1965-66 added to the north The church in Großeibstadt
Güntersleben Würzburg district St. Maternus Catholic three-aisled pseudo-basilica with recessed choir and southern tower with pointed helmet, tower Romanesque core, around 1200, elevation, around 1602, late Gothic choir, around 1400, nave renewed using the late Gothic south wall, 1902
Grove (Poppenhausen) Schweinfurt district St. Aegidius Catholic Choir tower church, tower 17th century, nave 1870 The church in Hain
Hellingen (Königsberg in Bavaria) Haßberge district St. George Evangelical Lutheran Hall building with saddle roof, choir tower with pointed roof, drilled windows with segmental arch roofing, Romanesque core, nave marked "1714" The church in Hellingen
Hendungen District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Alban Catholic Elongated hall building with transept, tower medieval and 1599–1607, the core post-Gothic nave from 1616/17 The church in Hendungen
Heppdiel Miltenberg district St. Mauritius Catholic Plastered building with ashlar elements, in the core a choir tower church from the 13th century with a tower over a square floor plan, upper floors post-Gothic, from 1625, with a slate-roofed pointed helmet converted into an octagon
Haystack District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Michael Catholic Guardian angel, Gothic tower with pointed helmet 165th century, three-aisled hall longhouse with retracted choir, reinforced concrete skeleton construction 1956/57 by Hans skull The church in Heustreu
Hindfeld Hildburghausen district Trinity Church Evangelical Lutheran built in 1554
Hofheim in Lower Franconia Haßberge district St. John Baptist Catholic Hall building with saddle roof, choir tower with pyramid roof and stair tower, late Gothic complex, rebuilt in 1739/40, tower modernized in 1593 ff The church in Hofheim
Hohenfeld (Kitzingen) Kitzingen district St. Margaret Evangelical Lutheran Mountain church, choir and nave 1520, tower basements 13th century, expanded 1601–1602 The church in Hohenfeld
Hollstadt District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. James Catholic Massive plastered choir tower with pointed helmet, 1610, new nave in staggered tent-like shapes, concrete masonry with gable roofs, 1969 The church in Hollstadt
Holzhausen (Dittelbrunn) Schweinfurt district St. Kilian Catholic Choir tower church, tower 1608, nave 1736; with equipment The church in Holzhausen
Hopferstadt Würzburg district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Hall building with retracted, late Gothic vaulted choir and southern choir flank tower with pointed helmet, 1st half of the 16th century, tower inscribed. 1522, nave extension, 1861 and 1864
Iphofen Kitzingen district Holy blood Catholic Tower choir and chapel to the north in the middle of the 15th century, nave 1605–1615 The church in Iphofen
Iphofen Kitzingen district St. Vitus Catholic late Gothic hall church, choir and tower basement 1st half of the 15th century, nave and tower upper storeys completed in 1612 The church in Iphofen
Junkersdorf (Königsberg in Bavaria) Haßberge district St. Vitus Evangelical Lutheran Hall building with gable roof and choir tower, nave baroque, 1738, tower basement and parts of the nave early Gothic The church in Junkersdorf
Kaltensondheim Kitzingen district St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic Choir tower church, 1712 The church in Kaltensondheim
Karlstadt Main-Spessart district St. Andrew Catholic three-aisled pseudo-basilica with transept and recessed 5/8 choir, projected tower with pointed helmet and open ground floor hall, plasterwork with sandstone sections and stone carvings, late Romanesque tower with west portal, 1st half of the 13th century, post-Gothic heightening with pointed helmet around 1600 The church in Karlstadt
Notch field Haßberge district St. Aegidius Catholic Hall church with saddle roof and choir tower with pointed helmet, begun in 1600, expanded in 1870 The church in Kerbfeld
Kirchschönbach Kitzingen district St. James the Elder Catholic Jakob hall church with polygonal end of the choir and tower to the southwest, neo-Gothic nave, 1872, tower 1597 The church in Kirchschönbach
Kleinochsenfurt Würzburg district St. Mary Snow Catholic Hall building with not retracted choir and tower with pointed helmet, nave and tower basement in the core late 12th century, choir, tower structure and sacristy post-Gothic around 1615
Kleinwenkheim Bad Kissingen district St. Nicholas Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and northern choir tower, 1589, extended to the west, 1819 The church in Kleinwenkheim
Klingenberg am Main Miltenberg district St. Pancras Catholic Hall building with retracted three-sided choir and saddle roof, post-Gothic choir side tower over a square floor plan with a high slated pointed helmet, choir and sacristy 1575, nave and tower, post-Gothic, from 1617 The church in Klingenberg
Krautheim (Volkach) Kitzingen district Protestant church Evangelical Lutheran Choir tower church, tower 14th century, nave in the core 16/17. Century, now renewed The church in Krautheim
Kronungen Schweinfurt district St. Laurence Catholic Choir tower church, tower 1603, nave neo-Gothic, 1866–67 The church in Kronungen
Kützberg Schweinfurt district St. Michael Catholic Hall building with choir tower, tower 1600, nave 1832 The church in Kützberg
Spoonsterz Schweinfurt district St. Aegidius Catholic Choir tower church, tower and sacristy 1612, nave 1732 The church in Löffelsterz
Lülsfeld Schweinfurt district All Saints Day Catholic Choir tower church, tower in the substructure 14th century, raised in 1611 and 1690, nave 1733; with equipment
Maibach (Poppenhausen) Schweinfurt district St. Kilian Catholic Uniform hall structure, nave with saddle roof, retracted choir and side choir tower with pointed helmet, 1613-17 The church in Maibach
Margetshöchheim Würzburg district St. John Baptist Catholic Eastern façade tower with pointed helmet and adjoining nave, both early Gothic in essence, structural alteration around 1609 in Julius style, with central building attached to the west, 1953 The church in Margetshöchheim
Bibart market Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district St. Mary Catholic Hall building with retracted choir, square tower on the south side of the choir, Juliusbau, 1614–16 The church in Markt Bibart
Marktsteinach Schweinfurt district St. Bartholomew Catholic Post-Gothic, around 1615; with equipment The church in Marktsteinach
Mendhausen Hildburghausen district St. Urban Evangelical Lutheran Documented mention in 1429, new building of the nave 1847–1850, late Gothic tower of unknown date
Middle sense Main-Spessart district St. James Catholic Choir tower church with a gable roof and high slated pointed helmet, plasterwork with sandstone frames, Gothic tower at the beginning of the 14th century, post-Gothic elevation in 1592, baroque nave 1734, baroque sacristy 1752 The church in the middle
Medium spread District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. John Baptist Catholic Hall church with saddle roof, to the side next to the retracted choir tower, lower part second half of the 13th century, upper floor and pointed helmet 1607, renovation of the nave 1590–1612, extension and Baroque modification by master mason Johann Michael Schmitt 1714/15, jewelry portal marked "1715", Renovations in 1886, 1892/93 and 1985/86) The church in Mittelstreu
Mönchstockheim Schweinfurt district Assumption Day Catholic Choir tower church, late 16th century, expanded in 1738
Moss (geroldshausen) Würzburg district St. Nicholas Catholic Basement of the tower Romanesque, elevation with pointed helmet around 1600, nave new building
Moths (Bavaria) Bad Kissingen district St. Bartholomew Catholic Choir tower at the end of the 16th century, otherwise a new building from 1966
Nordheim am Main Kitzingen district St. Laurence Catholic Gothic choir tower church, changes around 1540, 18th century The church in Nordheim am Main
Oberbach (Wildflecken) Bad Kissingen district Assumption Day Catholic Choir tower church, hall building with retracted choir, tower in the middle medieval, nave 1613, this built with a southern nave extension from 1921 The church in Oberbach
Obereßfeld District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Nicholas Catholic Hall church with saddle roof and polygonal choir, compact west tower with pointed helmet, tower substructure 14th century, tower construction 1612, choir and nave, later Rococo, 1777–78 The church in Obereßfeld
Obererthal Bad Kissingen district St. Anthony Hermit Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and east tower with pointed helmet, this one from 1481, nave, 1865 The church in Obererthal
Oberpleichfeld Würzburg district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir flank tower with pointed helmet, tower early 13th century, nave renewed in 1934/35, with inscription from 1612 and portal from 1856
Obervolkach Kitzingen district St. Nicholas Catholic Choir tower church, late Gothic tower, nave changed at the beginning of the 17th century The church in Obervolkach
Oberwerrn Schweinfurt district St. Bartholomew Catholic Hall building with retracted choir, tower 1608, nave 1891 The church in Oberwerrn
Oellingen (Gelchsheim) Würzburg district St. Vitus Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, 1624, nave renewed in 1907
Sacrificial tree Würzburg district St. Lambertus Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and northern choir tower with pointed helmet, tower from 1614, nave 1859 The church in sacrificial tree
Osthausen (Gelchsheim) Würzburg district St. Laurence Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, the core around 1614, rebuilt after being destroyed in the war
Poppenhausen (Lower Franconia) Schweinfurt district St. Jacob Catholic Choir tower church, tower with pointed helmet, 1517, nave with saddle roof and baroque west facade, 1743, extended and rebuilt in 1953 The church in Poppenhausen
Poppenroth Bad Kissingen district Ortisei Catholic Former choir tower church, hall building with transept, retracted choir, as well as eastern tower with pointed helmet, this in the basement 13th century, today's transept corresponds to the former nave of the previous building, 1612, this was included in the new church building, 1889 The church in Poppenroth
Prosselsheim Würzburg district St. Bartholomew Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir flank tower with pointed helmet, around 1614, with later changes
Reichmannshausen Schweinfurt district St. George Catholic Choir tower church, tower 1607, nave end of the 17th century The church in Reichmannshausen
Rimpar Würzburg district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and north-eastern tower with pointed helmet, tower basements 13th century, tower superstructure early 17th century, nave and choir, neo-Gothic, 1849–50 The church in Rimpar
Rittershausen (Gaukönigshofen) Würzburg district St. Matthew Catholic four-storey choir tower with pointed helmet on the retracted choir 13th century, nave with gable roof 1783–85
Rodheim (Oberickelsheim) Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district St. Kilian Catholic Tower with slate-covered pyramid roof, roof and belt cornice, late medieval core, expanded in 1592, nave with half-hipped roof and polygonal choir, based on plans by master mason Meyer, inscribed "1781" The church in Rodheim
Rothhausen Bad Kissingen district St. Aegidius Evangelical Lutheran Church core from the 14th century, the tower was raised in 1608 and expanded into the Julius-Echter-Turm, the church was the village's simultaneous church until the construction of the Catholic Church of St. Giles in 1924 The Protestant St. Giles Church in Rothhausen
Hall on the Saale District of Rhön-Grabfeld Pilgrimage Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary Catholic Hall church with polygonal choir and side tower with pointed helmet, inscribed "1499", nave with saddle roof and articulated sandstone facade with niche figures and tail gable, baroque, 1780–85 by Hans Michael Schauer The church in hall
Schleerieth Schweinfurt district Assumption of Mary and St. Kilian Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and eastern choir tower with pointed helmet, tower early 17th century, nave 1861–62 The church in Schleerieth
Schnackenwerth Schweinfurt district St. Andrew Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, tower from 1612, new nave by Johann Müller from Eßleben, 1749–51
Schönau an der Brend District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Laurence Catholic Post-Gothic hall building with saddle roof, retracted polygonal choir, choir side tower with pointed helmet, inscribed "1608" and "1614," annexed sacristy inscribed "1908" The church in Schönau an der Brend
Schwarzenau Kitzingen district St. Laurence Catholic Hall building with polygonal choir, donated in 1592 by Valentin Echter von Mespelbrunn and his wife The church in Schwarzenau
Sommerach Kitzingen district St. Eucharius Catholic Hall building with polygonal choir closure, nave 1560–66, tower 1589 above the older basement, choir 1567/68, enlarged 1756/57 The church in Sommerach
Sommersdorf Schweinfurt district St. John the Baptist Catholic Hall building with polygonal recessed choir and laterally added choir tower, choir 1588, tower 1604 and nave 1795–96; with equipment The church in Sommersdorf
Sondernau District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Pancras Catholic Choir tower church, tower, medieval core, with pointed helmet, nave around 1600
Sondheim before the Rhön District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Michael Evangelical Lutheran Choir tower church, built at the beginning of the 15th century, inscribed "1605" and "1606" (inscription panel above the diamond-coated north portal), expanded, southern side chapel in 1512 The church in Sondheim before the Rhön
Stadelschwarzach Kitzingen district St. Bartholomew Catholic Tower 1497, nave and choir 1804 The church in Stadelschwarzach
Stadtlauringen Schweinfurt district St. John Baptist Catholic Post-Gothic tower around 1600, nave 1731–32 by Martin Bader, extension in 1972 The church in Stadtlauringen
Stadtschwarzach Kitzingen district Holy cross Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and adjoining tower to the south, choir, 1467, tower, 1424, the upper floor, 1614, neo-Gothic nave, 1868 The church in Stadtschwarzach
Stable village Würzburg district St. Laurence Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, in Julius style, 1617, changed in the 18th century
Stammheim am Main Schweinfurt district St. Bartholomew Catholic Choir tower church, tower 15th century and 1611, nave 1736, extension The church in Stammheim
Steinach (Bad Bocklet) Bad Kissingen district St. Nicholas Catholic Hall building with retracted choir, choir tower up to the bell chamber, late Gothic, raised in 1613, choir in the basement of the tower, nave mainly from 1860, reconstruction after 1945 after a heavy hit The church in Steinach
Stetten (Sondheim before the Rhön) District of Rhön-Grabfeld Protestant church Evangelical Lutheran Hall building from 1650–52 with spoilage from 1591, medieval choir tower The church in Stetten
Sulzfeld am Main Kitzingen district St. Sebastian Catholic Choir, tower and sacristy 1482, nave changed around 1602 The church in Sulzfeld
Theinfeld Bad Kissingen district St. Matthias Catholic Developed from a chapel from the 14th century, originally Catholic, it first became Protestant and then became the Simultankirche , Julius-Echter-Turm from 1747, and since it was almost completely rebuilt in 1972, Catholic again The church in Theinfeld
Thüngersheim Würzburg district St. Michael Catholic Hall building with western, retracted choir and eastern tower facade with pointed helmet, tower basement 13th century, tower upper storeys and nave 1593–1603, west choir 1696, with modern transept expansion, 1979–80 The church in Thüngersheim
Tiefenstockheim Kitzingen district St. Peter and Paul Catholic Post-Gothic hall church with retracted polygonal choir, 1631–37, the nave extended to the west in the 19th century The church in Tiefenstockheim
Traustadt Schweinfurt district St. Kilian Catholic Post-Gothic building, around 1630
Ueschersdorf Haßberge district Protestant church Evangelical Lutheran Neo-Romanesque hall building with retracted choir in sandstone ashlar work with pilaster strips and arched friezes, saddle roof, 1866 and flank tower with pyramid roof, 1603 The church in Ueschersdorf
Unsleben District of Rhön-Grabfeld Church of the Finding of the Cross Catholic Hall church with a gable roof, retracted hipped choir The Church in Unsleben
Unterelsbach District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Simon and Jude Catholic Former choir tower church, today a hall with a retracted west choir and east tower with pointed helmet, the barrel-vaulted medieval choir tower ground floor has been preserved in the tower, which was renovated in a post-Gothic style in 1615–17, nave with saddle roof and choir with hipped roof from 1810 The church in Unterelsbach
Untereßfeld District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. John Baptist and St. Aquilin Catholic A hall church facing north, solid construction with a gable roof, polygonal choir closure, baroque, 1698–1700 (consecrated 1708) possibly by Joseph Greissing, on the east side the former choir tower of the previous building, with pointed helmet, 14./15. Century, upper floors of the tower marked "1613" The church in Untereßfeld
Untereuerheim Schweinfurt district St. Gallus Catholic Hall building, tower around 1600, otherwise neo-Gothic, second half of the 19th century The church in Untereuerheim
Unterleinach Würzburg district All Saints Church Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and choir tower with pointed helmet, tower in the core 1419, otherwise early 17th century
Waigolshausen Schweinfurt district St. James Catholic Massive, three-storey tower with a pointed spire, early Gothic core, raised around 1610, the nave renewed in 1961 and demolished in 2013 The church in Waigolshausen
Waldbüttelbrunn Würzburg district St. Bartholomew profane Hall building with choir tower and pointed helmet, late Gothic tower, raised in 1602, choir and nave 18th century, extended to the west in the 19th century The church in Waldbüttelbrunn
Wargolshausen District of Rhön-Grabfeld Kuratiekirche Catholic Post-Gothic, solid construction with pointed helmet, marked "1617", with a baroque portal, early 18th century, related to the new building from 1977 as a campanile
Waterless Schweinfurt district St. Simon and Jude Thaddaeus Catholic Chorturmkirche, tower 1602, nave from 1808, extension in 1921 The church in Wasserlosen
Wegfurt District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Peter and Paul Catholic Choir tower church, nave with hipped roof, tower with pointed helmet, medieval core, renovated according to archival sources in 1601-07 by master stonemason Caspar from Nordheim: Increase in the construction and installation of post-Gothic windows, inscriptions "1603" and "1614" above the pointed portals “, In the south wall early Romanesque tympanum
Directions Bad Kissingen district St. Joseph Catholic Tower from the Echter era, nave with choir around 1700 The branch church in Weuchten
Wernfeld Main-Spessart district Assumption Day profane Choir tower church with saddle roof and pointed helmet, plastered masonry with tracery windows, late Gothic tower marked "1484", post-Gothic nave and tower elevation 1612 The church in Wernfeld
Wolfmannshausen Schmalkalden-Meiningen district Sankt-Agidius-Church (Wolfmannshausen) Catholic Parish since 1488, construction of the current church in 1616, expanded in 1954, renovations in 1996 and 1997
Wollbach (Lower Franconia) District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Boniface Catholic Neo-Gothic hall church with saddle roof, articulated gable-sided facade and polygonal choir from 1890, tower at the side of the choir, in the core late Romanesque, structure with pointed helmet 1617 The church in Wollbach
Wülfershausen on the Saale District of Rhön-Grabfeld St. Vitus Catholic Former choir tower, plastered solid construction with pointed helmet, post-Gothic, built in 1607 and raised in 1517, next to the nave, built in 1962/63 according to plans by Erwin van Aaken in modern forms The church in Wülfershausen
Zeuzleleben Schweinfurt district St. Bartholomew Catholic Hall building with retracted choir and eastern tower with pointed helmet, tower late 13th – 17th centuries Century, nave new building with the participation of Balthasar Neumann, 1753–55 The church in Zeuzleben

literature

  • Konrad Bedal: Village churches in Franconia. Continuity and change in design and equipment 1000–1800 (= publications and catalog of the Franconian Open Air Museum in Bad Windsheim, vol. 76) . Bad Windsheim 2015.
  • Dominik Lengyel, Catherine Toulouse: The Echtersche "ideal church". An interactive approach . In: Damian Dombrowski, Markus Josef Maier, Fabian Müller (Ed.): Julius Real Patron of the Arts. Contours of a prince and bishop of the Renaissance . Berlin, Munich 2017. pp. 127–136.
  • Erich Schneider: Small art history of the district of Kitzingen . In: District Administrator and District Council of the District of Kitzingen (Hrsg.): District of Kitzingen . Münsterschwarzach 1984. pp. 164-183.
  • Barbara Schock-Werner: The buildings in the prince-bishopric of Würzburg under Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn 1573 - 1617. Structure, organization, financing and artistic evaluation . Regensburg 2005.
  • Barbara Schock-Werner: Building in the area. Echter's building policy in the Hochstift . In: Damian Dombrowski, Markus Josef Maier, Fabian Müller (Ed.): Julius Real Patron of the Arts. Contours of a prince and bishop of the Renaissance . Berlin, Munich 2017. pp. 115–126.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schock-Werner, Barbara: The buildings in the prince-bishopric of Würzburg under Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn 1573-1617 . P. 35.
  2. ↑ See: Schneider Erich: Small art history of the district of Kitzingen .
  3. ↑ Schock-Werner, Barbara: The buildings in the prince-bishopric of Würzburg under Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn 1573-1617 . P. 35.
  4. ^ Bedal, Konrad: village churches in Franconia . P. 164.