Brackenheim church district
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Heilbronn |
| Area : | 195 km² |
| Structure: | 24 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 28,539 (December 31, 2009) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Mörikestr. 6 74336 Brackenheim |
| Dean : | Jürgen Höss |
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The Evangelical Church District Brackenheim is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the Dean's Office Brackenheim.
geography
The church district of Brackenheim is located in the northern center of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the southwest of the Heilbronn district , i.e. the area of the political cities and communities Brackenheim , Cleebronn , Güglingen , Massenbachhausen , Nordheim , Pfaffenhofen , Schwaigern and Zaberfeld as well as the Kleingartach district of the city of Eppingen .
Neighboring church districts
The Brackenheim church district borders on the following church districts (starting clockwise in the northeast): Heilbronn ( Heilbronn Prelature), Besigheim and Vaihingen an der Enz (both Stuttgart Prelature) and Mühlacker (Heilbronn Prelature). In the northwest, the Brackenheim church district has a border with the Evangelical Church in Baden ( Kraichgau church district ).
history
The Brackenheim deanery was established in 1547, shortly after the Reformation was introduced in Württemberg. It is one of the oldest deaneries of the regional church. The parish priest of Brackenheim was appointed dean. However, the dean did not always have his seat in Brackenheim. At times Güglingen (e.g. between 1607 and 1664) and Lauffen am Neckar were the seat of the joint deanery for Brackenheim, Güglingen and Lauffen. From 1732/1747 a separate deanery was established in Güglingen. Lauffen was the seat of its own deanery from 1669 to 1731 and from 1747 to 1811. In 1811 the Güglingen deanery was merged with the Brackenheim deanery. The Deanery Lauffen, on the other hand, was divided into the four neighboring Deaneries Marbach, Besigheim, Heilbronn and Weinsberg in 1813, with most of the parishes being assigned to the Deanery Besigheim.
After its establishment, the Brackenheim deanery belonged to the Lorch Generalate, and from 1599 to the Adelberg Generalate. Since 1810 it has been assigned to the Heilbronn Generalate, from which today's Heilbronn Prelature emerged.
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 parish of Klingenberg was reclassified to the parish of Heilbronn and the parishes of Häfnerhaslach, Ochsenbach and Spielberg to the parish of Vaihingen an der Enz.
Head of the church district
The church district is managed by the district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean. The current dean has been Jürgen Höss (* 1954) since 2009, who is also one of the pastors at the town church in Brackenheim .
Deans of the Brackenheim church district since 1797
- 1797–1811 Ernst Christoph Joseph Uhland, from 1802 also Dean of Güglingen
- 1811–1833 Gottlob Friedrich Jakob König
- 1833–1834 Joseph Albrecht Steudel
- 1834–1839 Christian Gottlob Moser
- 1840–1846 Karl Friedrich Majer
- 1846–1853 Ludwig von Georgii (1810–1896)
- 1853–1866 Friedrich von Brackenhammer (1810–1889)
- 1866–1880 Karl Friedrich Jäger (1825–1903)
- 1880–1893 Wilhelm Eduard Richard Huber (1833–1893)
- 1895–1910 Gustav Pezold (1850–1931)
- 1910–1929 Paul Metzger (1869–1937)
- 1930–1939 Friedrich Pfäfflin
- 1939–1947 Hans Völter (1877–1972)
- 1947–1953 Hermann Gölz (1902–1964)
- 1953–1967 Theodor Richter
- 1967–1978 Richard Glück (1913–2000)
- 1978–1993 Paul Büttner (* 1929)
- 1993–2008 Dr. Werner-Ulrich Deetjen (* 1943)
- since 2009 Jürgen Höss (* 1954)
Parishes
There are a total of 24 parishes in the Brackenheim church district. 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 Brackenheim belongs mainly to the old heartland Württemberg, where the Reformation was introduced from 1534. Therefore, the entire area is predominantly evangelical, and there is also an evangelical parish in almost every village and usually an old church. Most of the Catholics did not move to all places until after the Second World War . Only Massenbachhausen and Stockheim were predominantly Catholic places.
Parish of Botenheim
The parish of Botenheim (approx. 780) includes the Botenheim district of the city of Brackenheim. A parish church dedicated to "Our Lady" was first mentioned in 1351. About the Bishopric of Worms which reached messengers Heimer Mary's Church to the men of gastric home , then at Talheim and the Hofwart to the House of Württemberg, which they incorporated in 1443 the nun rooms in exchange for goods Zabergäu. The nave of the Romanesque choir tower church was enlarged in 1745. The church was renovated many times, most recently extensively from 1955 to 1961. The altar cross was acquired in 1686.
Parish of Brackenheim
The parish of Brackenheim (approx. 3000) comprises the core town of Brackenheim. As early as 1476, the Brackenheim chapter was separated from the Schwaigern regional chapter, which was replaced by a deanery after the Reformation was introduced. The town church of St. Jakobus is an early Gothic choir tower church, the nave is high Gothic. In 1509 the sacristy was added. The church has two reliefs from the early Baroque period with scenes of the Passion. In 1863 and 1965 the church was renovated. The Johanniskirche near the cemetery is somewhat older than the town church and dates from the beginning of the 13th century.
Cleebronn parish
The Cleebronn parish (approx. 1600) includes the Cleebronn parish. Until 1843 the place consisted of two independent communities, Alt-Cleebronn and Neu-Cleebronn, which were then united to form the Cleebronn community. They therefore also had a different ecclesiastical development, especially since the diocese border of Worms and Speyer ran between the two communities. Alt-Cleebronn belonged as a branch of Botenheim to the diocese of Worms and Neu-Cleebronn with the Michaelsberg to the diocese of Speyer. In Alt-Cleebronn, a chapel was first named St. Raphael in 1351. It was elevated to a parish church in 1480 . The choir of the partly early Gothic church was demolished in the 19th century. Neu-Cleebronn initially belonged to the bishopric of Mainz, in 1492/97 to the Lords of Liebenstein , in 1657 again to Mainz and in 1785 to Württemberg. Ecclesiastically, the residents belonged to the parish on the Michaelsberg. Since the 17th century they went to church in Alt-Cleebronn, which was officially recognized from 1739. The church on Michaelsberg is still Catholic today.
Parish Dürrenzimmern
The parish Dürrenzimmern (approx. 800) includes the district Dürrenzimmern of the city of Brackenheim. Until 1475 the place was ecclesiastically a branch of Meimsheim, but already in 1350 there was a chapel consecrated to St. Mary, which was elevated to a parish church in 1475. The church was completely destroyed in 1945. Today's Maria Magdalenen Church was built in its place in 1947.
Eibensbach parish
The parish of Eibensbach (approx. 450) includes the Eibensbach district of the city of Güglingen. Ecclesiastically the place belonged first to Güglingen, after the Reformation to Frauenzimmern and from 1588 back to Güglingen. In 1843 its own parish was established. However, a chaplaincy was founded at the old Marienkapelle as early as 1457. The Marienkirche has a Romanesque tower. The ship was added in 1766 and later rebuilt.
Church parish Frauenzimmern
The Frauenzimmern parish (approx.) Includes the Frauenzimmern district of the city of Güglingen. A church of St. Martin is mentioned as early as 1182. Via Walter von Lauffen, the Martinskirche came to a canon monastery, then to that of Magenheim and finally in 1307 to the Mariental / Frauenzimmern monastery. The Romanesque choir tower was restored in 1948. It has an epitaph for Jörg Erzberger from the year 1606. The former collegiate and monastery church of St. Cyriakus from the 13th century disappeared in the 16th century.
Parish Güglingen
- Mauritius Church
The parish Güglingen (approx. 2100) includes the core town of Güglingen. The Church of St. Mauritius was first mentioned in 1295. The church came to Württemberg in 1541 via the monastery of the Holy Sepulcher. The current parish church was built in 1752, only the east tower of the late Gothic church is still preserved. A Renaissance tomb can be seen on the base of the tower. 1849 Destruction after a fire in the town and subsequent reconstruction in the style of the camera office. The facade has been preserved to this day. 1976 complete renovation of the Mauritius church inside. Various new rooms have been created that are used for various community activities.
- St. Leonhard Chapel
The Güglingen Leonhard Chapel was probably donated in 1476 and first mentioned in a document in 1480. St. Leonhard gave the chapel its name. In 1752 the foundation stone was laid for a new building for the now dilapidated chapel. From 1849, after the Güglingen town fire, to which the town church fell victim, the chapel became a temporary parish church.
Parish of Haberschlacht-Stockheim
The parish of Haberschlacht-Stockheim (approx.) Comprises the districts of Haberschlacht and Stockheim of the city of Brackenheim. Haberschlacht was an ecclesiastical branch of Brackenheim until 1472, when it became an independent parish. The University of Tübingen was entitled to patronage rights until 1670 . The church , probably consecrated to St. Jacob, was built in 1791 in place of a medieval church. It has a cross-rib vaulted choir tower. Inside there is a renaissance pulpit.
The neighboring town of Stockheim remained Catholic after the Reformation. He belonged to the Teutonic Order . Protestant residents did not move in until after the Second World War. They were assigned to the parish of Haberschlacht, which was renamed the parish of Haberschlacht-Stockheim by order of the Upper Church Council on February 6, 2002.
Parish of Hausen an der Zaber
The parish of Hausen an der Zaber (approx. 1350) comprises the district of Hausen an der Zaber of the city of Brackenheim. In terms of the church, Hausen was a branch of Meimsheim, but a chapel is mentioned in 1451, which was raised to a parish in 1468. From 1543 the patron of the church was St. George. The nave of the Georgskirche was rebuilt in 1961. The choir tower is still old and has Romanesque, high and late Gothic elements with late Gothic wall paintings, as well as a knight statue.
Parish of Kleingartach
The parish of Kleingartach (approx. 1150) includes the Kleingartach district of the city of Eppingen. It is the only parish in the city of Eppingen that belongs to the Württemberg regional church, the others belong to the Evangelical regional church in Baden. A church in Kleingartach was first mentioned in 1109. In the 13th century the place was partly a branch of Niederhofen, but since 1460 it was again an independent parish. The church, formerly consecrated to St. Martin, was built as a choir tower church, the nave was built in 1468. In 1955 the Martinskirche was renovated. There are paintings from 1470 on the north and south walls.
Parish of Leonbronn
The parish of Leonbronn (approx.) Includes the district of Leonbronn of the parish of Zaberfeld. Ecclesiastically, the place was a branch of the Teutonic Order Parish Kürnbach. In 1485 the chapel was raised to the parish church of St. James, Nicholas, Catherine and the Holy Cross, which in 1553 came to Württemberg, who introduced the Reformation. The originally Gothic choir tower church was rebuilt in 1750. Noteworthy is a stone table in front of the Jakobuskirche , which was set up as a court table on the Way of the Cross in the district of the departed Mörderhausen .
Massenbach parish
The parish of Massenbach (approx. 2100) includes the Massenbach district of the city of Schwaigern and the community of Massenbachhausen . For a long time, Massenbach was a branch of Schwaigern. The Lords of Neipperg donated before 1496 George's Church , which the from 1531 Lords of Massenbach belonged. However, the old church was demolished in 1911. The sacristy was preserved. The current church was rebuilt in 1912 by architect Martin Elsaesser . The neighboring town of Massenbachhausen was initially also a Schwaigern branch. The church belonged to the respective local rule. After the Reformation was introduced , Massenbachhausen was re-Catholicized again. Protestants therefore mainly moved to Massenbachhausen after the Second World War. These have since been looked after by the parish of Massenbach. In 1986 a community center could be built in Massenbachhausen after the community had previously met for worship in the Catholic Church.
Meimsheim parish
The Meimsheim parish (around 1500) comprises the Meimsheim district of the city of Brackenheim. Meimsheim has a very old Martinskirche . It came in 1188 from the Count Palatine of Tübingen to the Speyer Monastery, then to the Lords of Herteneck and finally in 1323 to Württemberg. The Romanesque choir tower was expanded in the late Gothic period. The ship has a wooden barrel vault by Master Pennich from the years 1455/62. Inside, the baptismal font and a crucifix from the late Renaissance are worth seeing.
With effect from January 23, 1995, the parish "Wohnplatz Birkenhof" was separated from the parish Hohenstein (parish Besigheim) and incorporated into the parish Meimsheim. In return, the parish "Hofgut Bellevue" was separated from the parish of Meimsheim, also with effect from January 23, 1995, and incorporated into the parish of Bönnigheim (parish of Besigheim).
Church community Michelbach am Heuchelberg
The parish of Michelbach am Heuchelberg (approx.) Includes the Michelbach am Heuchelberg district of the community of Zaberfeld. A church of St. George is mentioned for the first time in 1468. It had parish rights and belonged to the Lords of Sternenfels , who introduced the Reformation. In the following years the town did not always have its own pastor, since 1789 Michelbach has been a branch of Zaberfeld. Today's Georgskirche was built in 1787 instead of the medieval church. A wall tabernacle from 1486 has been preserved in the choir tower.
Parish of Neipperg
The church community Neipperg (approx. 1100) comprises the Neipperg district of the city of Brackenheim. Ecclesiastically, the place used to belong to Meimsheim. In 1476 its own parish was established. The Katharinenkirche received its present form through reconstruction in 1745 and has since been renovated several times. It has a stucco pulpit from the 17th century and a crucifix from the early 16th century, as well as several epitaphs from the Lords of Neipperg .
Parish Niederhofen
The parish Niederhofen (approx. 600) comprises the Niederhofen district of the city of Schwaigern. The place was initially a branch of Kleingartach. A church of St. Cyriakus or St. Martin was first mentioned in 1460. It belonged to the Wimpfen monastery and was acquired by Württemberg in 1677. The church was probably renewed in 1433, expanded in 1772 and renovated in 1961. Wall paintings from the 15th century can be seen in the Gothic choir with a cross-vaulted tower basement. There are also remains of the choir stalls from 1524.
Parish of Nordhausen
The parish of Nordhausen (approx. 900) includes the district of Nordhausen of the Nordheim community. The place was founded as the youngest Waldensian community in Württemberg in 1700 on the districts of the neighboring communities Nordheim and Hausen an der Zaber. The residents were families from Piedmont who initially lived in Hesse. In 1721 the congregation received its own church where the Reformed congregation met. The church language was French. In 1821 the church was torn down and a new Waldensian church was built in the same place . In 1826 a separate Württemberg parish was established after the originally Reformed parish had meanwhile belonged to the Lutheran regional church in Württemberg.
Parish of Nordheim
The parish of Nordheim (approx. 3250) comprises the core of the parish of Nordheim. The place was initially a branch of Großgartach. The Bartholomäuskirche is mentioned as early as 1349. It was given as a fiefdom by the noble families of neighboring Worms. The current parish church was essentially built in 1820, but the Gothic tower base of the previous building is still preserved.
Ochsenburg parish
The parish of Ochsenburg (approx. 440) includes the district of Ochsenburg of the parish of Zaberfeld. The place initially belonged to the Teutonic Parish of Kürnbach. A chapel of St. Margaret is first mentioned in 1468. She received parish rights in 1481. In 1583 this became part of Württemberg. In 1728 the church was rebuilt and enlarged in 1821. The pulpit still has a renaissance support. The baptismal font is from 1478. The church also has grave monuments of the Sternenfels family from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Parish of Pfaffenhofen
The parish of Pfaffenhofen (approx.) Comprises the core of the parish of Pfaffenhofen. A church is first mentioned in 1296. In 1443 Württemberg exchanged them for the Frauenzimmern monastery. In 1653 it is referred to as the Church of St. Lambert and Veit, today it is called Lambertus Church. The church with its early Gothic tower has a nave that was rebuilt in 1612 by Heinrich Schickhardt. It was renovated in 1960/65. Inside it has a wooden barrel vault and a triumphal arch crucifix from around 1300. The south portal is from 1435. The sacristy was built in 1515 by Hans Wunderer .
Parish of Schwaigern
The parish of Schwaigern (approx. 3300) includes the core town of Schwaigern. The John Baptist dedicated to St. John's Church was first mentioned in 1366, but is probably older. At that time it came from Heinrich Göler von Neipperg to the Lords of Sachsenheim . In the 15th century it belonged again to Neipperg, who introduced the Reformation in 1525/30. Schwaigern became the seat of an upper parish. The originally Romanesque church with transept and east choir received a Gothic nave with side chapels (hall church) in 1514/19. The Barbara Altar by Jörg Ratgeb , other historical altars, grave monuments, sacrament houses and a life-size late Gothic crucifix are well worth seeing.
Parish of Stetten am Heuchelberg
The parish of Stetten am Heuchelberg (approx. 1230) includes the district of Stetten am Heuchelberg of the city of Schwaigern. The Philippus and Jakobuskirche came to Württemberg from Hirsau Monastery in 1454. In 1488 it was sold to Wimpfen Abbey and in 1803 fell to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The late Gothic church with its wooden barrel vault and east tower was expanded in 1724 and renewed in 1898 and 1967. In 1975 the interior was renovated.
Parish of Weiler an der Zaber
The parish of Weiler an der Zaber (approx.) Includes the hamlet of Weiler an der Zaber of the Pfaffenhofen community. A church dedicated to the Holy Cross is mentioned in 1122 as a donation to the Odenheim monastery. However, it soon came to Württemberg. Today's Kreuzkirche was built in 1751. The tower choir is still early Gothic with a ribbed vault. Inside there is an early Gothic crucifix and a late Baroque ceiling painting by Johann Stigler from Prague.
Parish of Zaberfeld
The parish of Zaberfeld (approx.) Comprises the core of the parish of Zaberfeld. A church is first mentioned in 1351. The church came to Württemberg through the Lords of Sternenfels, who introduced the Reformation. The church, whose nave was rebuilt in 1744, has a high Gothic cross-vaulted east tower, to which Hans Wunderer von Pfaffenhofen added a three-sided choir. In the tower there is a sacrament house by Hans Spryß from 1476 and several grave monuments of the Lords of Sternenfels .
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 IV: Stuttgart District - Regional Associations Franconia and East Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1 .