Fortified church Hüttenheim

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The entrance to the fortified church in Hüttenheim

The fortified church of Hüttenheim includes the fortified areas of the churchyard around the Protestant parish church of the village of Hüttenheim in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen . The complex is considered to be one of the best preserved Gadenkirchen castles in Franconia .

location

The fortified church is located in the middle of the village of Hüttenheim. The parish church is oriented slightly to the northwest and forms the center of a rectangular area. The churchyard begins in the west at the intersection of the state roads St 2418 and St 2419 and stretches along the former for about 80 m. The Catholic parish church of John the Baptist rises to the south. The fortification has an area of ​​approximately 2655 m 2 .

history

The history of the fortified church is closely linked to the local history of Hüttenheim. In the 13th century (1213) the village came into the possession of the Teutonic Order , which set up its own commander here. In 1328 the Teutonic Order was dissolved at this point. The order's buildings were on the southern edge of the village, today only a castle stables are visible.

The predecessor building of the evang.-luth also dates to the early 13th century. Church in the fortified church, whose Romanesque tower has been preserved to this day.

The gatehouse of the complex soon fell into disrepair and was demolished in the 16th century. A new entrance was created in 1596 when the town hall was equipped with a passage and gaden. Further changes were made in the 18th century, the fortifications were expanded.

description

church

The Protestant parish church forms the center of the fortified church. The tower of the church dates from the 13th century, while the choir and nave were built in the 18th century. The church is east and ends in the west with the attached tower. The tower itself has an onion dome and in earlier times served as a viewing platform for the closer and wider area.

Gaden and walls

Gaden in the fortified church

The oldest components of the Hüttenheim fortified church are dated around 1300. They are preserved in many alleys that were rebuilt at the beginning of the 14th century. The medieval complex was originally three-story. Over the centuries the fortified church changed its appearance several times. With the construction of the town hall, a new gate entrance was created. The adjoining buildings used to be used as sales rooms, a prison and a village smithy.

The facility is entered today through the portal attached to the town hall. It was created in 1596 and bears the inscription on the apex : "HANS DIE / TERICH / HANS BEL / TZ DER / ZEIT BÜR / GÄRMEISTER". Next to it are the dates 1596 and 1976, the year of a renovation, and a stonemason's mark. The town hall is two-storey and is divided up by a new half-timbered structure.

The fortified church is surrounded by a wall up to five meters high, which has been almost completely preserved. Originally the local gypsum stone was used as a building material. Some of the alleys that were built on the inside of the wall are equipped with half-timbering . Some of the cellar entrance buildings have double-winged gates. The separate alleyways and cellars are a specialty. Inside is a coat of arms of the Lords of Schwarzenberg .

After the fortified church was completely renovated for the first time in 1950, the complex fell into disrepair in the second half of the 20th century before it was extensively renovated from the nineties. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation classifies the fortified church as a monument under the number D-6-75-179-23. The details of the Hüttenheim fortified church are explained on information boards.

See also

literature

  • Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Bavaria I: Franconia . Munich and Berlin 1999.
  • Karl Kolb: Fortified churches and fortified churches in Franconia . Wuerzburg 1977.
  • Ursula Pfistermeister : Defensive Franconia. Castles, fortified churches, city walls. Volume 2: Around Würzburg . Nuremberg 2001.

Web links

Commons : Kirchenburg Hüttenheim  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pfistermeister, Ursula: Wehrhaftes Franken . P. 59.
  2. ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 138.
  3. ^ Kolb, Karl: Fortified churches and fortified churches in Franconia . P. 136.

Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 55.4 "  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 26.8"  E