Church district Neuenbürg
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Reutlingen |
| Structure: | 28 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 35,300 (2005) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Pfarrstr. 3 75305 Neuenbürg |
| Dean : | Joachim Botzenhardt |
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The Evangelical Church District Neuenbürg is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the Deanery Neuenbürg .
geography
The church district of Neuenbürg is located in the west of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the southwest of the Enzkreis , i.e. the area of the political cities and communities Birkenfeld , Engelsbrand , Keltern (only district Niebelsbach), Neuenbürg and Straubenhardt (without district Langenalb), the north of the district of Calw , i.e. the cities and communities Bad Herrenalb , Bad Wildbad (since January 1, 2019 with the district of Aichelberg - until December 31, 2018, the parish of Aichelberg belonged to the church district of Calw), Dobel , Enzklösterle , Höfen an der Enz , Schömberg and Unterreichenbach (only district of Kapfenhardt) and the community of Loffenau in the district Rastatt .
Neighboring church districts
The church district of Neuenbürg borders only on the church district of Calw in the southeast . Otherwise it is completely surrounded by the Evangelical Church in Baden .
history
The area of today's deanery or church district of Neuenbürg belongs to the old heartland of Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation from 1534 , so that the area is entirely evangelical. Today's Deanery Neuenbürg goes back to the Deanery Wildbad (then called Superintendenz), which was established soon after the Reformation and was responsible for the communities of the Oberämter Neuenbürg and Herrenalb. The dean was the parish priest of Wildbad. In 1836 the seat of the Wildbad dean's office was relocated to Neuenbürg, after this had already been considered in 1822. From then on the pastor of Neuenbürg was dean. There was already a dean's office in Neuenbürg from 1702 to 1709. The Deanery Wildbad or the later Deanery Neuenbürg was initially subordinate to the Maulbronn Generalate, and from 1823 to the Tübingen Generalate. After its dissolution in 1913, the Reutlingen Generalate came to be, from which today's Reutlingen Prelature emerged.
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 Joachim Botzenhardt since 2012, who is also one of the pastors in Neuenbürg.
Deans of the church district Wildbad and Neuenbürg since 1797
- 1797–1812: Philipp Ludwig Finckh, Dean in Wildbad
- 1812–1815: Gottfried Ulrich David Kapff (1768–1815), dean in Wildbad
- 1815–1822: Ludwig Jakob Majer, dean in Wildbad
- 1823–1835: Christoph Gottlieb Werner, Dean in Wildbad
- 1836–1863: Gottlieb Ludwig Eisenbach
- 1863–1880: Paul Friedrich Leopold
- 1880–1895: Karl Hermann Cranz (1824–1895)
- 1895–1919: Paul Julius Uhl (1856–1928)
- 1919–1936: Dr. Friedrich Megerlin (1874–1947)
- 1938–1947: Heinrich Schwemmle (1887–1984)
- 1947–1953: Dr. Hans Seifert
- 1953–1962: Johannes Maisch (1910–1985)
- 1962–1972: Gerhard Weber (* 1921)
- 1973–1990: Werner Zeeb (* 1928)
- 1990–1999: Martin Holland (* 1934)
- 2000–2012: Werner Trick (* 1957)
- since 2012: Joachim Botzenhardt
Parishes
There are a total of 28 parishes in the Neuenbürg church district. Two parishes have merged to form the Langenbrandt parish, and two other parishes have come together to form the Schwarzenberg-Bieselsberg parish. However, they remain independent corporations under public law. The respective rounded numbers of parishioners refer to the year 2005.
The area of the church district Neuenbürg is predominantly evangelical. There is therefore a Protestant parish and mostly an old church in almost every village. In most places Catholics did not move in until after the Second World War.
Aichelberg parish
Since January 1, 2019, the Aichelberg parish has been part of the Bad Wildbad parish and thus to the Neuenbürg church district. Before that, the parish of Aichelberg belonged to the church district of Calw.
The parish of Aichelberg (approx. 330) includes the Aichelberg district of the city of Bad Wildbad. All other districts of Bad Wildbad belong to the Neuenbürg church district before January 1, 2019. Ecclesiastically, Aichelberg belonged to Ebhausen and later to Neuweiler and Zwerenberg, together with the hamlets of Meisters, Hünerberg, Kälbermühle and Rehmühle. It was called “Bergorte” and was only called “Aichelberg” in 1938. The parish of Aichelberg and the independent parish of Aichelberg were established through the announcement of the consistory on September 26, 1907. Also in 1907 an Art Nouveau church was completed.
By the announcement of the upper church council of April 21, 1938, the hamlet of Lappach was assigned to the parish of Enzklösterle (church district Neuenbürg). By an announcement of November 22, 1949, the hamlet at the pumping station (Kälbermühle) was also incorporated into the Neuenbürg church district and assigned to the Bad Wildbad parish.
Parish of Arnbach
The Arnbach parish (approx. 1,500 parishioners) includes the Arnbach district of the city of Neuenbürg. In terms of church, Arnbach was initially part of Graefenhausen. In 1955 an own church was built in Arnbach and a separate branch parish of Graefenhausen, to whose parish also the parish of Niebelsbach (municipality of Keltern) belonged. The parish of Graefenhausen was dissolved by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on December 27, 1971, the branch parish of Arnbach was raised to an independent parish and Niebelsbach was assigned to it as a branch parish, so that the parish of Arnbach has also looked after Niebelsbach since then.
Parish Bad Herrenalb
The parish Bad Herrenalb (approx. 2,000 parishioners) comprises the core town of Bad Herrenalb. Church life in Bad Herrenalb begins with the Cistercian monastery Alba Dominorum, founded in 1149, around which the current town of Bad Herrenalb emerged over time. In 1338 the monastery treasure came to Württemberg, but in 1496 the monastery itself opened to the margraviate of Baden. A compromise was reached by a treaty of 1497: the monastery and its nursing offices in Derdingen, Merklingen and Vaihingen remained with Württemberg, while the nursing offices in Malsch and Langensteinbach came to Baden. During the Peasants' War the monastery was sacked by the Pfinztäler Haufen. After his victory at Lauffen in 1534, Duke Ulrich von Württemberg introduced the Reformation in 1535, but the abbot was able to rule again between 1548 and 1555 until Württemberg established a monastery school there, which was abolished in 1595. In 1629 Herrenalb was re-Catholicized and in 1643 the monastery was completely destroyed. The Catholic abbot returned again, but had to leave the field for good in 1648. Then a monastery office was set up in Herrenalb, which existed until 1808. The Protestant residents of the various residential areas around the Herrenalb monastery initially belonged to the parish of Loffenau. In 1738 a separate parish was established in Herrenalb. Your parish church was the former monastery church, which was almost completely destroyed in the Thirty Years War. Only the outer walls of the paradise and the choir remained. They were integrated into the current building of the baroque nave with west tower from 1739. In 1791 the settlement around Herrenalb Monastery was raised to the status of an independent municipality, which from 1808 belonged to the Neuenbürg District Office and was elevated to a town in 1887.
With effect from December 6, 1993 the parish of Herrenalb was renamed the parish of Bad Herrenalb .
The parish of Bad Herrenalb includes the city center, the Gaistal with Zieflensberg and the district of Bad Herrenalb-Kullenmühle.
Since December 1, 2019, the Bad Herrenalb parish and the Bernbach parish have been part of a joint parish.
Although the city is ecclesiastically part of Württemberg, it is the seat of the Evangelical Academy Bad Herrenalb of the Evangelical Church in Baden, where the regional synod of the Baden regional church meets regularly.
Parish of Bad Wildbad
The parish of Bad Wildbad (approx. 2,700 parishioners) includes the core town with the associated hamlets (including Sprollenhaus) of Bad Wildbad. Until the late Middle Ages, Wildbad was part of the church of Liebenzell. A chaplaincy in Wildbad was mentioned for the first time in 1350. In 1464 the upper town church was mentioned, in 1440 the lower suburban church. The latter was removed in 1844. Since the Reformation there has been a parish at the Oberstadtkirche in Wildbad. It was the seat of the superintendent (today dean) of the Deanery Neuenbürg / Herrenalb before it was moved to Neuenbürg. Today's town church was built in 1746/48 by Johann Christoph von Leger as a baroque hall church in place of the old upper town church. With effect from January 26, 1993, the Wildbad parish was renamed the Bad Wildbad parish. Today there are two parish offices in Bad Wildbad. In addition to the town church, there has been another Protestant church in the associated hamlet of Sprollenhaus since 1931 , where services are also regularly held.
The hamlet at the pumping station (Kälbermühle) in Aichelberg, which belonged to the parish of Aichelberg (parish of Calw) until 1949, was assigned to the parish of Bad Wildbad by an announcement of the upper church council on November 22, 1949.
The parish of Aichelberg has been part of the Bad Wildbad parish since January 1, 2019. The vivid Art Nouveau church from 1907 is well worth seeing. What is interesting about Aichelberg is that the mother church is located in Ebhausen in what is now the parish of Nagold and that the church affiliation existed before 1907 for the mountain village of Aichelberg after Zwerenberg and for the mountain villages of Hünerberg and Meisters with Rehmühle after Neuweiler and thus a long ecclesiastical affiliation to the church district Calw existed. The history of the believers in the parish of Aichelberg is likely to be unique, as they have belonged to all three church districts in the Calw district - Nagold, Calw and Neuenbürg.
Bernbach parish
The parish of Bernbach (approx. 520 parishioners) comprises the district of Bernbach (incl. Althof) of the city of Bad Herrenalb, as well as the former partially Bernbach district of Moosbronn, which is now incorporated into Gaggenau. Ecclesiastically, Bernbach belonged to Michelbach until the Reformation (today part of the Baden regional church), then to Loffenau. In the 18th century Bernbach was assigned to the parish of Herrenalb. Today 's church was built as an extension in 1782, and there were two previous churches in the same place, the history of which probably goes back to the Reformation .
The former Baden part of Moosbronn was only reclassified by the law of September 5, 1989 from the Evangelical State Church in Baden to the Württemberg State Church and incorporated into the parish of Bernbach.
Since December 1, 2019, the parish of Bernbach and the parish of Bad Herrenalb have formed a joint parish.
Birkenfeld parish
The parish of Birkenfeld (approx. 3,850 parishioners) comprises the main town of Birkenfeld. In 1395, a Marienkapelle dependent on Brötzingen was first mentioned in Birkenfeld. In 1490, Count Eberhard von Württemberg established his own parish. The church set was partly lent to the Lords of Heslach. Today's church is a neo-Romanesque building from 1822. The parish hall bears the name Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Haus. Church services are also held here regularly. Today two pastors look after the parish of Birkenfeld. The parish of Birkenfeld is responsible for four kindergartens.
Until 1959, the evangelicals of the Engelsbrander stop also belonged to the parish of Birkenfeld, before they were reclassified to the parish of Neuenbürg by an announcement by the upper church council on October 6, 1959.
Parish of Calmbach
The parish of Calmbach (approx. 2,500 parishioners) comprises the Calmbach district of the city of Bad Wildbad and, since 1983, also the Charlottenhöhe in Schömberg, which was separated from the parish of Schömberg by an announcement by the upper church council on May 26, 1983 and incorporated into the parish of Calmbach.
Ecclesiastically, Calmbach initially belonged to the parish of Liebenzell, from 1576 to the chaplain of Wildbad. In 1829 Calmbach became its own parish, which until 1894 also included Höfen an der Enz. Already after 1100 a small Marienkapelle was built in Calmbach, which was enlarged from 1411. In 1588 the church with sacristy facing the cemetery was rebuilt and expanded in 1768. The current church tower was built by JF Goßweiler. In 1857 the church was rebuilt. The ship was lengthened and the sacristy was demolished. In 1859 an organ was installed. In 1955 the church was redesigned and in 1970 it received a new organ. In 1973 the community built a community hall.
Parish of Conweiler
The parish of Conweiler (approx. 1,500 parishioners) comprises the district of Conweiler of the parish of Straubenhardt. Ecclesiastically, Conweiler initially belonged to Graefenhausen, from 1479 to Feldrennach. Today's Martinskirche in Conweiler, formerly St. Martin, was built in 1912. Today Conweiler has its own parish.
Parish of Dobel
The Dobel parish (approx. 1,200 parishioners) comprises the Dobel parish. Ecclesiastically Dobel belonged first to Graefenhausen, then to Feldrennach. However, a branch church has been mentioned since 1510. In 1570 Dobel became an independent parish, which was also responsible for Neusatz and Rotensol. In these two places, however, separate branch parishes were established in the 20th century, which were part of the overall church community Dobel. With effect from January 1, 1980, the entire parish of Dobel was dissolved and the two subsidiary parishes of Neusatz and Rotensol were combined to form the new, independent parish of Neusatz-Rotensol. Today's church in Dobel was rebuilt in 1774, expanded in 1900 and completely renovated in 2017.
Engelsbrand parish
The parish of Engelsbrand (approx. 1,000 parishioners) comprises the main town of Engelsbrand. In church terms, Engelsbrand first belonged to Brötzingen and then to Langenbrand. In 1486 a pilgrimage to St. Anthony was mentioned. The nave of the late medieval choir tower church now serves as a sacristy. In 1862 a separate parish was established in Engelsbrand, which initially also looked after Grunbach, before its own parish was established there.
Parish of Enzklösterle
The Enzklösterle parish (approx. 850 parishioners) includes the Enzklösterle parish with its district Enztal. The place Enzklösterle is probably a spiritual foundation of the begging order. The rulership rights came to Württemberg from the 14th century. Politically, the place initially belonged to Wildbad and only became an independent municipality in 1826. Ecclesiastically, the place belonged to the parish of Simmersfeld (Diocese of Constance), while Wildbad belonged to the Diocese of Speyer. In 1849 a parish administration was established in Enzklösterle and in 1852 a church was built. In 1859 a parish was established that was responsible for the entire Enz Valley.
With the incorporation of the Enztal parish in 1938, the Protestants from Lappach and Poppeltal were also assigned to the Enzklösterle parish (notice of April 21, 1938). These previously belonged in part to the parish of Aichelberg (parish of Calw) and parish of Besenfeld (parish of Freudenstadt).
Feldrennach parish
The parish of Feldrennach (approx. 1,550 parishioners) comprises the districts of Feldrennach and Pfinzweiler of the community of Straubenhardt. In terms of church, Feldrennach initially belonged to Rudmersbach (former settlement in today's Straubenhardt district of Ottenhausen), but had a branch church as early as the 14th century (from 1525 St. Stephan). In 1479 Feldrennach became its own parish. Until 1528, Baden and Württemberg held the church assembly jointly, then Württemberg alone. Today's church is a late Baroque building from 1733, in which an early Gothic choir tower stump was used. Pfinzweiler also belongs to the parish of Feldrennach, where there is also a church today (Church of the Resurrection). Furthermore, Conweiler and Schwann with Dennach and Langenalb also belonged to the Feldrennach parish, until their own parishes were established there. While Conweiler and Schwann belong to the Württemberg regional church to this day, Langenalb is a parish of the Evangelical regional church in Baden, as the place has belonged politically to Baden since the Reformation.
Parish of Graefenhausen
The parish of Graefenhausen (approx. 1,750 parishioners) comprises the district of Graefenhausen of the community of Birkenfeld. The church mentioned in Graefenhausen was a fiefdom of the margraves for the Lords of Straubenhardt. From 1442 the place was ecclesiastically divided between Baden and Württemberg. The parish of Graefenhausen was responsible for another surrounding area, in more recent times only for Arnbach and Niebelsbach, until the parish of Graefenhausen was dissolved by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrats on December 27, 1971, and Arnbach was raised to an independent parish with its own parish, which also Niebelsbach as Branch parish was assigned. A choir tower was added to the Michaelskirche in Graefenhausen in 1607. In 1745 the church was enlarged.
Parish of Grunbach
The parish of Grunbach (approx. 1,400 parishioners) includes the district of Grunbach in the Engelsbrand parish. Ecclesiastically, Grunbach first belonged to Brötzingen, then to Langenbrand, before it was assigned to the newly established parish of Engelsbrand in 1894. In 1993 Grundbach was given its own parish office, which has since taken care of the Salmbach parish, which until then had been taken care of from Langenbrand. A Holy Cross Chapel was mentioned in Grunbach in 1404. Today's Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1495. The original choir tower church received a neo-Gothic nave in 1866.
Parish of Höfen an der Enz
The parish of Höfen an der Enz (approx. 950 parishioners) comprises the parish of Höfen an der Enz. In terms of the church, Höfen was initially part of Wildbad, and after the Reformation it belonged to Calmbach. In 1896 a parish of its own was established in Höfen. As early as 1892, its own church was built in the neo-Gothic style.
Until 1974, the hamlets and residential areas of the Bahnhof, Eyachbrücke, Holzschleifwerk and Rotenbachwerk in the Neuenbürger district of Dennach also belonged to the parish of Höfen an der Enz. These were reclassified to the Neuenbürg parish by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on October 17, 1974.
Loffenau parish
The parish of Loffenau (approx. 1,250 parishioners) comprises the parish of Loffenau. Ecclesiastically, Loffenau first belonged to Rotenfels (today part of the city of Gaggenau), then to Oberweier. Before 1441 Loffenau became its own parish. The church set of the Heiligkreuzkirche belonged to the Herrenalb monastery and thus came to Württemberg. Today's church is a neo-Gothic building from 1843. The medieval tower choir with significant frescoes (around 1450) was retained. In the nave, windows from 1843 with pictures in the Nazarene style have been preserved. The organ was installed in 1856 by Eberhard Friedrich Walcker.
Parish of Neuenbürg
The parish of Neuenbürg (approx. 2,600 parishioners) comprises the core city and some hamlets in the Dennach district of the city of Neuenbürg. Originally there were two churches or chapels in Neuenbürg, the Aegidienkapelle west of the Enz, which belonged to the parish of Graefenhausen, and the actual city, which belonged to the parish of Brötzingen. The Aegidia Chapel, first mentioned in 1332, was demolished after the Reformation. There was already a parish in the city in 1290. The former castle church of St. Georg, now the cemetery church, was built between the castle and Burgweiler in the 13th century. It is a Romanesque-Gothic church with wall paintings from the years 1340 and 1460. The town church was originally built in 1399, but was replaced in 1789 by today's early classical building. Today, in addition to the dean, another pastor is also active in Neuenbürg. The vicarage of Neuenbürg II also looks after the parish of Waldrennach, which together with the parish of Neuenbürg formed the entire parish of Neuenbürg-Waldrennach until 1998, which was dissolved with effect from January 14, 1998.
By the announcement of the upper church council on October 6, 1959, the evangelicals of the Engelsbrander stop were reclassified from the parish of Birkenfeld to the parish of Neuenbürg. The hamlets and residential areas Bahnhof, Eyachbrücke, Holzschleifwerk and Rotenbachwerk, which initially belonged to the parish of Höfen an der Enz, were reclassified to the parish of Neuenbürg on October 17, 1974 by an announcement by the Upper Church Council.
The evangelical parish of Neuenbürg is responsible for three kindergartens: the parish hall kindergarten, the kindergarten at the city garden and the kindergarten at the Ziegelrain.
Parish of Neusatz-Rotensol
The parish of Neusatz-Rotensol (approx. 1,050 parishioners) comprises the districts of Neusatz and Rotensol of the city of Bad Herrenalb. Ecclesiastically, both places belonged first to the parish of Graefenhausen, then to Feldrennach, and from around 1612 to Dobel. The Church of Peace was built in Rotensol in 1964 and the Church of the Resurrection in Neusatz in 1966. In both places, branch parishes were formed as part of the Dobel parish as a whole. With effect from January 1, 1980, the entire parish of Dobel was dissolved and the two subsidiary parishes of Neusatz and Rotensol were combined to form the new, independent parish of Neusatz-Rotensol. This now also has its own pastor.
Parish of Niebelsbach
The parish includes the district Niebelsbach of the municipality of Keltern. All other districts of Keltern belong to the Evangelical Church in Baden. The place consists of the two settlements Oberniebelsbach and Unterstiebelsbach, which were united in 1927 to one municipality. The church of today's parish Niebelsbach is located in Oberniebelsbach. It goes back to a partially Romanesque chapel of St. Pankratius, which has an early Gothic choir. Although the place has its own church, it initially belonged to the parish of Graefenhausen, to which Arnbach also belonged. Unteriebelsbach, on the other hand, initially belonged to Rudmersbach before it came to Graefenhausen in 1497. The parish of Graefenhausen was dissolved by an announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on December 27, 1971, and Arnbach was raised to an independent parish and parish, to which Niebelsbach was also assigned as a subsidiary parish.
Parish of Ottenhausen
The parish of Ottenhausen (approx. 950 parishioners) comprises the district of Ottenhausen of the community of Straubenhardt. In terms of the church, Ottenhausen initially belonged to Graefenhausen, and since 1471 there has been its own chaplaincy of St. Nicholas and Magdalena. In 1529 the parish of Rudmersbach was incorporated. The current church was built in 1790.
Parish of Salmbach
The parish of Salmbach comprises the Salmbach part of the Engelsbrand parish. Ecclesiastically, Salmbach was always part of Langenbrand. In 1960 the place received its own church and in 1993 the parish was assigned to the newly established Grunbach rectory.
Verbundkirchengemeinde Schömberg-Oberlengenhardt-Langenbrand
Parish of Schömberg
The Schömberg parish (approx. 2,150 parishioners) comprises the main town of Schömberg. In 1375 a Marienkapelle was mentioned in Schömberg. Schömberg has been an independent parish since the Reformation. Today's Protestant church Schömberg was rebuilt in 1833. Originally the church interior was oriented to the south as a transverse church and offered space for around 1000 people. The altar and the pulpit were in the middle of the south transverse side. The sacristy is still there today. The first major changes took place in 1928. The east gallery was demolished and the interior was aligned in this direction. The seating was renewed and the west gallery was extended. Two parish halls were built underneath, separated from the church by a wooden sliding wall. The sanctuary was adorned with a painting depicting Jesus as savior and savior for people seeking help. Across the entire width it was written in capital letters: Come to me, all of you who are laborious and laden . In 1959 the interior of the church was redesigned again. A new mural was created by Rudolf Yelin the Younger , which depicts the heavenly Jerusalem. The crucifix from the old church, which was probably built in the 15th century, found a central place in the chancel. By announcement of the upper church council on May 26th 1983 the evangelical residents of the Charlottenhöhe in Schömberg were reclassified into the parish of Calmbach.
Parish of Oberlengenhardt
The parish of Oberlengenhardt includes the district of Oberlengenhardt of the community of Schömberg. The place has belonged to the parish Schömberg since at least the 17th century, from where the parish of Oberlengenhardt is looked after until today. Until 1987, both parishes formed the Schömberg parish, which, however, was dissolved according to an announcement by the Upper Church Council on February 26, 1987. The St. Johannis church in Oberlengenhardt was rebuilt in 1958. The Schömberg parish also looks after the Oberlengenhardt parish. Until 1987, both parishes formed the Schömberg parish, to which the Igelsloch parish also belonged until 1986. By the announcement of the upper church council of September 2, 1986 the parish Igelsloch was then reclassified to the church district Calw and according to the announcement of the upper church council of February 26, 1987 the entire parish of Schömberg was dissolved.
Until 1924, the Schwarzenberger Sägmühle (marked Schwarzenberg) and lower Kapfenhardter Mühle (marked Bieselsberg) also belonged to the Schömberg parish. With effect from April 1, 1924, these were assigned to the parish of Langenbrand.
Langenbrand parish
The parish of Langenbrand (approx. 1,200 parishioners) comprises the district of Langenbrand of the community of Schömberg and the district of Kapfenhardt of the community of Unterreichenbach. Langenbrand was initially a church branch of Brötzingen, but then became an independent parish. A church was probably built in the 13th century, in 1559 it is called St. Ulrich . Engelsbrand and Grunbach also belonged to the parish before their own parishes were established there. Today's parish church in Langenbrand was built in 1792 as a transverse church according to plans by Johann Adam Groß the Elder. J. built. In 1962 the church interior was redesigned. The Romanesque choir tower of the previous churches is still preserved.
The parcels Schwarzenberger Sägmühle (marked Schwarzenberg) and lower Kapfenhardter Mühle (marked Bieselsberg) belonged to the Schömberg parish until 1924 and were assigned to the Langenbrand parish with effect from April 1, 1924.
Parish of Schwann-Dennach
The parish of Schwann-Dennach includes the Schwann district of the Straubenhardt community and the Dennach district of the city of Neuenbürg (with the exception of the hamlets and residential areas of the train station, Eyachbrücke, Holzschleifwerk and Rotenbachwerk).
Schwann first belonged to the parish of Rudmersbach, then to Feldrennach. But there was a late Gothic branch church early on. A parish of its own was established here in the 20th century.
In terms of church, Dennach first belonged to Graefenhausen, then to Rudmersbach, then to Feldrennach and finally to the parish of Schwann. In 1903, however, a separate branch church was built in Dennach, which bears the name Christ Church. The Dennach parish (2005: approx. 450 parishioners) was dissolved on January 1st, 2017. Its parish is affiliated to the Schwann parish (as of 2005: approx. 1,950 parishioners), which was also renamed the Schwann-Dennach parish.
Joint church community Schwarzenberg-Bieselsberg
The Schwarzenberg-Bieselsberg parish was created on January 1, 2017 from the merger of the parishes of Bieselsberg and Schwarzenberg.
Bieselsberg parish
The parish of Bieselsberg includes the district of Bieselsberg of the community of Schömberg. Ecclesiastically, Bieselsberg initially belonged to Schönberg, but the place has a late Gothic branch church (built around 1400), which is attested in 1606 as the Marienkirche. Later it is called St. Peter's Church. Only the choir of the old church has survived; the rest of the church was redesigned in 1897. Today the parish of Bieselsberg is looked after by the Schwarzenberg rectory after its own parish was established there.
Parish of Schwarzenberg
The Schwarzenberg parish (approx. 950 parishioners) includes the Schwarzenberg district of the Schömberg community. In terms of church, Schwarzenberg first belonged to Liebenzell, then to Schömberg, but there was a branch church of Our Lady in the village. The church declined after the Reformation. It was not until 1968 that Schwarzenberg received its own Protestant church again, which was named Pauluskirche. A parish of its own was also set up at it. The Schwarzenberg rectory now also looks after the neighboring parish of Bieselsberg.
Waldrennach parish
The parish of Waldrennach comprises the Waldrennach district of the city of Neuenberg. In terms of church, Waldrennach initially belonged to Brötzingen. In 1404 the place was assigned to the parish of Langenbrand. In 1954 the parish received its own church. It is a simple building, in whose choir the altar, baptismal font and pulpit form a unit. Today the parish of Waldrennach is looked after by Pfarramt II Neuenbürg. Until 1998 the parish of Waldrennach and the parish of Neuenbürg formed the community of Neuenbürg-Waldrennach. With effect from January 14, 1998, the entire parish of Neuenbürg-Waldrennach was dissolved.
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 V: Karlsruhe District; Stuttgart, 1976, ISBN 3-17-002542-2
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Remarks
- ↑ These initially belonged to the parish of Höfen an der Enz and were reclassified to the parish of Neuenbürg by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on October 17, 1974.