Church district of Backnang
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Heilbronn |
| Area : | 341 km² |
| Structure: | 22 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 46,447 (December 31, 2009) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Stiftshof 9 71522 Backnang |
| Dean : | Wilfried Braun |
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The Evangelical Church District Backnang is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the Dean's Office Backnang.
geography
The church district of Backnang is located in the northern center of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the north of the Rems-Murr district , i.e. the area of the political cities and communities Allmersbach im Tal , Althütte , Aspach , Backnang , Burgstetten , Großerlach , Murrhardt , Oppenweiler , Spiegelberg , Sulzbach an der Murr and Weissach im Tal .
Neighboring church districts
The church district of Backnang borders on the following church districts (starting clockwise in the north): Weinsberg , Schwäbisch Hall , Gaildorf , Schorndorf and Waiblingen (all Heilbronn prelature) and Marbach (Stuttgart prelature).
history
After the Reformation was finally introduced (in Backnang itself not until 1552), the area around Backnang initially belonged to the Marbach deanery. In 1695 Backnang became the seat of its own deanery. It initially belonged to the Lorch Generalate, and from 1599 to Adelberg. Since 1810 it has been assigned to the Generalate (today Prelature) Heilbronn, but from 1992 to 2003 it belonged to the Prelature of Ludwigsburg .
As a result of the dissolution of some districts or higher offices in Württemberg in 1939, the church administrative districts were also partially restructured. With effect from April 1, 1939, the parishes of Erbstetten and Kleinaspach were reclassified from the Marbach parish to the Backnang parish. After the dissolution of the Welzheim church district on January 1, 1978, the Kirchenkirnberg parish was also assigned to the Backnang deanery.
Head of the church district
The church district is managed by the district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean. The position of dean is currently vacant, Wilfried Braun has already been appointed dean, who is due to take up his post in December 2010.
Deans of the church district of Backnang
- 1695–1707 Matthäus Esenwein
- 1707–1709 David Laitenberger
- 1709–1720 Felix Buttersack
- 1720–1738 Gottfried Osiander
- 1738-1756 David Samson Georgii
- 1756–1762 Johann Jakob Erbe
- 1762–1781 Christian Friedrich panel
- 1782–1797 Heinrich August Georgii
- 1797–1801 Christian David Kessler
- 1802–1820 Jakob Gottlieb Wagenmann
- 1820–1831 Gottlieb Friedrich Jäger
- 1831–1841 Christian Ludwig Friedrich Gess
- 1842–1870 Gottlob Friedrich Moser
- 1870–1892 Christian Friedrich Kalchreuter (1819–1904)
- 1892–1897 Alfred Friedrich Klemm
- 1897–1921 Dr. Theodor Friedrich Köstlin (1845–1932)
- 1921–1934 Karl Klinger (1871–1937)
- 1935–1945 Otto Bihlmaier
- 1945–1951 Kurt Pfeifle (1900–1974)
- 1951–1968? Maximilian Köpf
- 1968–1979 Albert Widmann (* 1913)
- 1979–1992 Gerhard Greiner (* 1927)
- 1993–2000 Ulrich Warth (* 1937)
- 2000–2009 Wolfgang Traub (* 1956)
- 2010-present Wilfried Braun
Parishes
There are a total of 23 parishes in the church district of Backnang. Of these, the five parishes of Backnang have merged to form the entire parish of Backnang, but remain independent corporations under public law. The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to the year 2005 and have been rounded.
The area of the church district of Backnang belongs mainly to the old heartland of Württemberg , where the Reformation was introduced from 1534 . Therefore, the entire area is predominantly evangelical and there is also an evangelical parish and mostly an old church in almost every village. In all places (except Backnang) Catholics did not move in until after the Second World War .
The 23 parishes of the church district Backnang are united to the five districts Backnang, Mittleres Murrtal, Oberes Murrtal, Murrhardt and Weissacher Tal. The district of Backnang comprises the five parishes of the total parish of Backnang, the district of Mittleres Murrtal includes the parishes of Burgstall, Erbstetten, Großaspach, Kleinaspach and Rietenau, the district of Oberes Murrtal includes the parishes of Grab, Großerlach, Oppenweiler, Spiegelberg and Sulzbach, and the district of Murrindenhardt includes the parishes of Murrindenhardt , Fornsbach and Kirchenkirnberg and to the Weissacher Tal district the parishes Allmersbach im Tal, Althütte, Lippoldsweiler, Oberbrüden and Weissach im Tal.
Parish Allmersbach im Tal
The parish Allmersbach im Tal (approx. 2,500) includes the parish Allmersbach im Tal . The church initially belonged to Unterweissach. The deacon from Backnang has looked after the place since the Reformation. In 1839 Allmersbach had its own parish administration and in 1864 its own parish. However, the place has had a church since the Middle Ages. However, only the choir remains of the Gothic church of St. Anna. The ship was added in 1754. In 1973 the parish built a new community center on Heutensbacher Strasse. The old village church was sold to the political community of Allmersbach im Tal. Church services are only sporadically held there today.
Heutensbach was always a church branch of Unterweissach. With effect from October 17, 1976, the district was assigned to the parish Allmersbach im Tal after it had been part of the parish politically since 1971.
Two pastors work at the parish of Allmersbach im Tal today.
Althütte parish
The parish Althütte (approx. 2,100) includes the community Althütte with the exception of a few small hamlets. Ecclesiastically, the place initially belonged to Rudersberg. In 1853 a permanent parish administration was established in Althütte, and in 1862 a parish was established. Althütte has had its own church since 1859. In Althütte there is also a parish hall.
S Wechselberg and Waldenweiler initially belonged to Unterweissach in terms of church. Waldenweiler has been part of the Althütte parish since 1862. S Wechselberg, on the other hand, first came to the parish of Lippoldsweiler in 1864, but until 1976 it formed its own branch parish of Lippoldsweiler. It was not until March 19, 1976, that the branch parish of Sechselberg was dissolved and the parishioners were affiliated to the Althütte parish. However, some of the hamlets belonging to Sechselberg (e.g. Fautsbach) still belong to the Murrhardt parish today, whereby the Hörschhof was detached from the Murrhardt parish by the notice of the upper church council on December 6, 1963 and incorporated into the former parish of Sechselberg. The hamlet of Rottmannsberger Sägemühle, which belongs to Sechselberg, belonged to the parish of Oberbrüden until 1946 and was assigned to the parish of Sechselberg by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on December 11, 1946. In 1949, a church was built in Sechselberg.
Total parish of Backnang
The entire parish of Backnang (approx. 15,000) includes the urban area of Backnang without the Strümpfelbach district. It was formed with effect from January 1, 1970, when the previously sole parish of Backnang was divided into the five parishes Stiftskirchengemeinde Backnang, Matthäuskirchengemeinde Backnang, Markuskirchengemeinde Backnang, Kirchengemeinde Sachsenweiler-Steinbach and Waldrems-Maubach-Heiningen parish and these at the same time in the overall congregation were merged. By letter of December 22, 1969, the Ministry of Education recognized the entire Backnang parish and the five parishes as corporations under public law.
Backnang collegiate church
The collegiate church community of Backnang (approx. 3,650) includes the historic core town of Backnang. The collegiate church of St. Pankratius was first mentioned in 1116. Instead of the Pankratiuskirche, a Michael’s church was built as a parish church in 1122, which was incorporated into the monastery in 1160. In 1477 the monastery was converted into a secular collegiate monastery, and in 1557 the last provost died. In 1635 the Jesuits took possession of the monastery for a short time (until 1648). Today's collegiate church (former Pankratius church) is a late Romanesque building with side towers and a late Gothic choir with ribbed vaults. The ship was built in 1697 after a fire of 1693. The crypt of the church was once the burial place of the margraves of Baden. Ore plates with Baden coats of arms can be seen here. Michaelskirche burned down in 1693. All that remained was the early Gothic choir, which was built over with a newly formed tower. The Totenkirchle (formerly for Our Lady or St. Lorenz) is a late Gothic building on Sulzbacher Straße. The community on Heininger Weg has a community hall.
Until the 1960s, the collegiate church was the only Protestant church in the city center. The parish grew too big through growth. The Matthäuskirche was built in 1962 and later the Markuskirche, each with its own parishes from January 1st, 1970. Today's collegiate parish of Backnang also came into being with effect from January 1st, 1970 as part of the newly formed general parish of Backnang. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 1, 1985, there was a small area of reallocation from the Matthäuskirchengemeinde Backnang to the collegiate church parish Backnang.
With effect from October 23, 2007 there was an area change between the collegiate parish of Backnang and the parish of Sachsenweiler-Steinbach in the area of the streets “Spinnerei”, “Rosslauf” and “Beim Marienheim” in favor of the parish of Sachsenweiler-Steinbach.
Markuskirche Parish Backnang
The Markuskirche parish of Backnang (approx. 3,000) comprises the northwest of the core city and the Schöntal district of the city of Backnang. The parish was formed within the newly established Backnang Parish with effect from January 1, 1970, when the previously sole parish Backnang was divided into five parishes and these were combined into the Backnang Parish. A modern community center was built near the Markuskirche in 1993. The parish is responsible for two kindergartens, one in the Markusgemeindezentrum and the Geschwister-Scholl-Kindergarten.
The Markuskirche parish also celebrates services every two weeks in the small church in the Mittelschöntal district. The church there is owned by the Hahn community , with whom there is a usage agreement. Until 1949, Mittelschöntal formed an independent branch parish of the mother parish of Backnang with the neighboring Unterschöntal. By announcement of the upper church council on November 22, 1949, the branch parish was dissolved and incorporated into the parish of Backnang. From then on, the Mittel- and Unterschöntal valleys formed so-called subsidiary places of the parish of Backnang. When the independent Markuskirche parish Backnang was formed in 1970, both places were assigned to this new parish.
Matthäuskirche parish Backnang
The Matthäuskirchengemeinde Backnang (approx. 4,000) comprises the northeast of the core city of Backnang, including the residential areas Plattenwald and Plaisir. Due to immigration, especially after the Second World War, the parish of Backnang had grown significantly, so that another church, the Matthäuskirche , was built on Häfnersweg by architect Rall in 1960–1963 . With effect from January 1, 1970, the independent Matthäuskirchengemeinde Backnang was formed when the previously sole parish of Backnang was divided into five parishes and these were at the same time merged into the entire parish of Backnang. In addition to the Matthäusgemeindezentrum, the parish also has a community room in the rectory on Melanchthonweg.
Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 1, 1985, there was a small area of reallocation from the Matthäuskirchengemeinde Backnang to the collegiate church parish Backnang.
Parish Sachsenweiler-Steinbach
The parish Sachsenweiler-Steinbach (approx. 1,350) comprises the districts of Sachsenweiler and Steinbach of the city of Backnang. The small hamlet of Sachsenweiler belonged to the Unterweissach municipality until 1936 and was then re-municipalityed to Backnang. He therefore ecclesiastically shared the fortunes of these communes. The ecclesiastical reorganization took place through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 10, 1937. After the Second World War, the hamlet was greatly expanded and in 1969 it was given its own church, the Petruskirche with a community center. With effect from January 1, 1970, the independent parish Sachsenweiler-Steinbach was formed when the previously sole parish of Backnang was divided into five parishes and these were at the same time merged into the overall parish of Backnang.
Steinbach was an independent municipality until 1949 and was then incorporated into Backnang. Ecclesiastically, the place formed a branch parish of Backnang, which was dissolved by the announcement of the upper church council on November 22, 1949 and incorporated into the parish of Backnang. After that Steinbach was a so-called subsidiary of the parish of Backnang. In 1970 Steinbach then became part of the newly formed parish Sachsenweiler-Steinbach within the overall parish of Backnang. Steinbach also has its own church, the Stephanuskirche with a parish hall.
With effect from October 23, 2007 there was an area change between the collegiate parish of Backnang and the parish of Sachsenweiler-Steinbach in the area of the streets “Spinnerei”, “Rosslauf” and “Beim Marienheim” in favor of the parish of Sachsenweiler-Steinbach.
Waldrems-Maubach-Heiningen parish
The parish of Waldrems-Maubach-Heiningen (approx. 2,600) comprises the districts of Heiningen , Maubach and Waldrems of the city of Backnang. The three parts of the city had belonged to Württemberg since the 15th century and were partially pledged to the emergency . Ecclesiastically, they initially belonged to Backnang, but formed the two branch parishes Heiningen and Maubach-Waldrems. These were dissolved by an announcement of the upper church council on November 22, 1949 and incorporated into the parish of Backnang. Then Heiningen, Maubach and Waldrems formed so-called subsidiary towns of the parish of Backnang. In the meantime, these parts of the city grew strongly and so in 1961 a separate church, the Resurrection Church, was built in Waldrems / Heiningen. Later a second church, the Pauluskirche, was built in Maubach. There are meetinghouses at the community center of the Pauluskirche and in Heiningen (Flattichhaus). With effect from January 1, 1970, the independent parish of Waldrems-Maubach-Heiningen was formed when the previously sole parish of Backnang was divided into five parishes and these were combined into the entire parish of Backnang.
Burgstall parish
The Burgstall parish (approx. 900) includes the Burgstall district of the Burgstetten parish. A church is first mentioned in Burgstall in 1317. Via the Counts of Löwenstein it came to the Weiler monastery near Esslingen and finally to Württemberg. The late Gothic church (from 1581 as testimony to St. George) has a reticulated east chorus, a stone pulpit and a sacristy with an old barrel vault. In 1871 the church was renovated. The parish also has a parish hall.
Until 1954 the parish Burgstall belonged to the parish of Marbach . By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 13, 1954, it was reclassified to the church district of Backnang.
Parish of Erbstetten
The parish of Erbstetten (approx. 1,100) includes the district of Erbstetten of the municipality of Burgstetten. A church in Erbstetten was first mentioned in 1287. It came to the Lichtenstern Monastery via the Counts of Löwenstein . In 1474 the late Gothic choir tower church was changed. The choir has a ribbed vault, the north chapel from 1568 is vaulted with ribs. In 1584 the church was called Laurentiuskirche . The nave was extended to the north and west in 1607 and 1621, a west and north gallery with the parterre stalls facing the pulpit on the south wall was extended to form a transverse church and renovated in 1864. The baptismal font and the altar cross are late Gothic. A bell for the church was cast in 1503 by Pantlion Sydler from Esslingen. The parish also has a parish hall. Until 1939 the parish of Erbstetten belonged to the parish of Marbach. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Backnang.
Fornsbach parish
The parish Fornsbach (approx. 900) includes the Fornsbach district of the city of Murrhardt. Ecclesiastically, the place always belonged to Murrhardt. A chapel of St. Mauritius is first mentioned in 1440. After the Reformation, the deacon from Murrhardt looked after the place. Fornsbach did not become its own parish until 1901. The originally Romanesque choir tower church, rebuilt in the Gothic period, was destroyed in 1945. The present church was built in 1950. The parish also has a parish hall.
Parish of Großerlach-Grab
With effect from January 1, 2011, the previously independent parishes of Grab and Großerlach merged.
The Grab district has almost 500 parishioners. Church grave was a branch of Murrhardt. In 1851 a parish administration was established and in 1862 a separate parish was established. In 1853 its own church was built on the remains of a Roman watchtower. Until 1933, the hamlet of Rösersmühle, which belonged to the municipality of Mainhardt, also belonged to the parish of Grab. By announcement of the upper church council of June 19, 1933, this was reclassified to the church district Weinsberg and assigned to the parish of Mainhardt.
In addition to the core town, there are also a few smaller hamlets belonging to Großerlach (approx. 870). Ecclesiastically, Großerlach belonged to Sulzbach. In 1854 a separate parish was established, which also included some of the Wüstenrot community's residential areas. The church with a turret was built in 1857. The parish also has a Sommerhalde parish hall.
Großaspach parish
The parish Großaspach (approx. 2,400) comprises the district Großaspach of the parish of Aspach and the hamlet of Wüstenbachhof of the parish of Kirchberg an der Murr. However, the Wüstenbachhof was only reclassified here from the parish of Kirchberg an der Murr in the Marbach parish and assigned to the parish of Großaspach following an announcement by the Upper Church Council on January 29, 1971.
A church of St. Juliana was mentioned in Großaspach as early as 1310. It belonged to the Counts of Löwenstein and later to the Sturmfelder. In 1747 it was converted into a Württemberg fiefdom. The current church was built in 1780 and renovated in 1898. The Romanesque east tower and a Gothic tracery window on the south side still exist from the old church. The parish also has a parish hall on Friedhofweg.
Parish Kirchenkirnberg
The parish Kirchenkirnberg (approx. 770) includes the Kirchenkirnberg district of the city of Murrhardt, with some smaller hamlets belonging to the parish Murrhardt. A church in Kirchenkirnberg is mentioned as early as 1278, when the patronage of the Church of St. Ursula came from the Counts of Löwenstein to the Adelberg Monastery . The Reformation was introduced through Württemberg. The originally Gothic parish church was replaced by a new building in 1845.
Until 1925, the hamlet of Hundsberg (at that time the Altenberg parish) also belonged to the Kirchenkirnberg parish. By the announcement of the upper church council of December 30th, 1925 Hundsberg was affiliated to the parish Hellershof (today church district Schorndorf). The hamlets Mönchhof and Brandhöfle (municipality of Kaisersbach) also belonged to the Kirchenkirnberg parish until 1968. By announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on January 4, 1968, they were assigned to the parish of Kaisersbach. In addition, until 1978 the hamlets Hagkling, Pritschenhof, Felgenhof, Pfeilerhof, Wasserhof, Haghof, Sturmhof and Haghöfle of the community of Gschwend belonged to the parish Kirchenkirnberg. By order of March 28, 1978 these were reclassified to the parish of Gaildorf and assigned to the parish of Gschwend. The hamlet of Hugenbeckenreute in the Gschwender district of Altersberg, which until 1992 belonged to the parish Kirchenkirnberg, was assigned to the parish of Gschwend with effect from December 2, 1992.
Parish of Kleinaspach
The parish of Kleinaspach (approx. 1,800) comprises the districts of Allmersbach am Weinberg and Kleinaspach of the parish of Aspach. Ecclesiastically, Kleinaspach initially belonged to the Bottwar parish, and from the 13th century to Oberstenfeld. Kleinaspach has been its own parish since the 15th century. The current church dates back to a building from 1791, but there was already a church before. In 1856 and 1930 the church was renewed. In addition to the church, the parish also has a parish hall called “Sun”. Until 1939 the parish Kleinaspach belonged to the parish of Marbach. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Backnang.
In 1974 a church was built in Allmersbach am Weinberg.
Lippoldsweiler parish
The parish of Lippoldsweiler (approx. 1,400) comprises the districts of Ebersberg and Lippoldsweiler with all the associated hamlets (e.g. Hohnweiler) of the Auenwald community. The places Ebersberg and Lippoldsweiler initially belonged to Unterweissach. In 1361, however, a church in Ebersberg is already mentioned, which burned down in the 18th century. The local rulers were Catholic and so Ebersberg remained Catholic. The services have been held in the church of St. Michael built into the castle since 1718. It later became the Catholic parish church for the surrounding area. Lippoldsweiler, on the other hand, became Protestant after the Reformation, but belonged to the parish of Unterweissach until the 19th century. In 1864 the place became an independent parish administration together with Sechselberg and other places and in 1871 a parish. A separate church was built in 1878 in the Hohnweiler district. The parishes also own a parish hall in Hohnweiler.
Murrhardt parish
The church community Murrhardt (approx. 6,000) includes the core town of Murrhardt (with associated hamlets) and some hamlets in the Fornsbach and Kirchenkirnberg districts , as well as the Fautsbach district of the Althütte community. The hamlet of Siebenknie was only reclassified from the parish of Sulzbach to the parish of Murrhardt through the announcement of the upper church council on June 19, 1933, after it had also been politically incorporated into the city of Murrhardt.
Murrhardt was the seat of a monastery in the Middle Ages , which was probably founded in the 9th century. After the Reformation was introduced in 1522, Protestant prelates and monastery bailiffs resided in the monastery. It was then just a monastery school, which was merged with the one in Blaubeuren in 1594. A church was first mentioned in Murrhardt in 817, when Emperor Ludwig the Pious gave a church to the monastery. This monastery church only became the town's parish church in 1867 (today the town church ). The originally Romanesque town church is a three-aisled pillar basilica with two east towers from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century. The ship was rebuilt in 1434. It received a ribbed vault. The Romanesque Walterichskapelle (not to be confused with the Walterichskirche) is attached to the north tower.
The so-called upper church was Murrhardt's parish church until the 19th century. The church, formerly consecrated to St. Mary, has been called Walterichkirche since the Thirty Years' War. The respective prelates of the Murrhardt monastery did their services on her. After the Murrhardt prelature was abolished in 1807, a pastorate was set up at her, which was then transferred to the town church in 1867. The Walterichskirche was built over Roman ruins. The choir dates from the 13th century and was built over with the tower. The ship was rebuilt in 1489.
In addition to the two churches, the Murrhardt parish also owns the Church of the Resurrection in Westermurr and the “Old Abbey” parish rooms.
Through the announcement of the consistory of December 28, 1920, the hamlet of Rupphof was detached from the Murrhardt parish and assigned to the Fichtenberg parish. With a further announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on December 6, 1963, the Hörschhof, which belonged to Sechselberg, was also detached from the Murrhardt parish and incorporated into the then Sechselberg parish, which has been part of the Althütte parish since 1976.
Parish of Oberbrüden
The parish of Oberbrüden (approx. 2,350) comprises the districts of Ober- , Mittel- and Unterbrüden of the municipality of Auenwald . A church is first mentioned in Oberbrüden in 1468. It was a branch of Backnang. The late Gothic church was changed in 1755, but demolished in the 1950s and replaced by a new building in 1958. Baptismal font from 1583 and an epitaph from 1582 were transferred to the new church. In addition to the old church, there was also a mortuary church in Oberbrüden, which was consecrated to St. Peter and was demolished in 1812/13. The tower remained standing until 1834, but was then also demolished. In Oberbrüden the parish also has a parish hall.
Unterweissach always belonged to the church. A separate church was only built in Unterbrüden in 1959. By the announcement of the upper church council of April 18, 1972, the place was detached from the parish of Unterweissach and incorporated into the parish of Oberbrüden.
Until 1946, the hamlet of Rottmannsberger Sägmühle belonging to Sechselberg also belonged to the parish of Oberbrüden. However, by announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on December 11, 1946, this hamlet was assigned to the parish of Sechselberg.
Parish of Oppenweiler
The parish of Oppenweiler (approx. 2,740) includes the municipality of Oppenweiler and the Strümpfelbach district of the city of Backnang. The church in Oppenweiler, consecrated to St. James, was first mentioned in 1468. It belonged to Storm Feather . The Reformation only found its way through the Württemberg people in the second half of the 16th century, while the Sturmfeder themselves remained Catholic. The pastor was also responsible for the neighboring town of Reichenberg from 1747 at the latest. The church itself was probably started in 1411, renovated in 1511 and rebuilt in 1878. The nave has a wooden ceiling, the choir a rib cross vault. During the Second World War the church was partially destroyed, but then rebuilt. The church was the burial place of the storm spring with tombs from the 14th to 17th centuries. The Gothic winged altar dates from the 2nd half of the 15th century. In addition to Reichenberg and the other settlements belonging to Oppenweiler, Strümpfelbach, now a district of Backnang, always belonged to the parish of Oppenweiler. The Oppenweiler parish also has a parish hall on Schlossstrasse.
Rietenau parish
The parish of Rietenau (approx. 700) includes the district of Rietenau of the parish of Aspach . The church of St. Ulrich was first mentioned in 1262. The parish came to the Steinheim monastery in the 15th century. The church has been changed several times. It dates from the 13th century. The choir has a ribbed vault. In 1967/68 the church was redesigned. The parish also has a parish hall on Johannes-Brenz-Straße.
Spiegelberg parish
The Spiegelberg parish (approx. 1,300) includes the Spiegelberg parish . In the relatively young community of Spiegelberg (founded after 1699) a vicariate was established in 1706 and a parish in 1719. A church was only built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1843/45. In 1959 it was renovated. The Jux district has been part of the parish since it was founded. Nassach initially belonged to Gronau as a branch and came to the Spiegelberg parish in 1845.
Parish Sulzbach an der Murr
The parish Sulzbach an der Murr (approx. 2,940) includes the community Sulzbach an der Murr . The church in Murrhardt is said to have given Ludwig the Pious 817 to the Murrhardt monastery. A church was first mentioned in 1295. An early mass is attested in 1591. The current church, formerly St. Ulrich, was built in 1875. It still has parts of the earlier fortifications. The crucifix and pulpit are from the Renaissance period. The parish also has a parish hall.
The hamlet Siebenknie, which belonged to Sulzbach until 1933, was reclassified to the town of Murrhardt in 1933. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on June 19, 1933, Siebenknie was also reclassified from the Sulzbach parish to the Murrhardt parish.
Parish Weissach im Tal
The parish Weissach im Tal (approx. 3,900) comprises the parish Weissach im Tal with all of its districts. A church in Unterweissach is first attested in 1468. Saint Agatha is named as the church patron in 1542. The church was the mother church for the entire area. The individual places were later separated step by step from Unterweissach and raised to separate parishes or parishes or affiliated to other parishes. As one of the last places, Unterbrüden was detached from the parish of Unterweissach by an announcement by the Upper Church Council on April 18, 1972 and incorporated into the parish of Oberbrüden.
The Gothic choir tower church in Unterweissach has a small cross-rib vaulted choir, in which only the baptismal font and historical choir stalls stand next to tombs. After 1500 and in 1721 the nave was enlarged to a transverse church , the benches and the three-sided gallery, laterally offset in relation to the tower choir, aligned with the altar and pulpit. The altar cross dates from the 2nd half of the 17th century.
Oberweissach , Bruch and Cottenweiler always belonged to Unterweissach, which is why the parish was initially named after Unterweissach. But there is a chapel in Bruch Reste. By order of the Upper Church Council of December 19, 1978, the parish Unterweissach was renamed "Parish Weissach im Tal". The parish also has two parish halls, the Max Fischer parish hall in Oberweissach and a parish hall in Unterweissach. The community is looked after by two pastors, one is based in Unterweissach, the other in Oberweissach.
Until 1936 Sachsenweiler or "Sachsenweiler Hof" belonged to Unterweissach. By announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 10, 1937, this hamlet was reclassified into the parish of Backnang.
literature
- The Evangelical Württemberg - Its church offices and clergy from the Reformation to the present, collected and edited by Christian Sigel, pastor in Gebersheim, 1910.
- The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - official description according to districts and municipalities (in eight volumes); Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archives Department; Volume III: Stuttgart District - Middle Neckar Regional Association, Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evang. Backnang Dean's Office , website of the Evangelical Church District Backnang, accessed on October 5, 2010.
- ↑ Dean Braun is coming in Advent ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Evangelical Church District Backnang, accessed on October 5, 2010.
- ^ Merger of the parishes of Grab and Großerlach , website of the Evangelical Church District Backnang, accessed on January 3, 2011.
