Leutkirch (Salem)

Leutkirch Salem municipality Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 27 ″  N , 9 ° 19 ′ 20 ″  E
Height :	465 m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	88682
Area code :	07544
Leutkirch with the branch church St. Mariä Himmelfahrt

Leutkirch belongs to the locality of Neufrach and is therefore part of the Baden-Württemberg municipality of Salem in the Lake Constance district in Germany .

geography

Geographical location

Leutkirch, first mentioned in 1220, is located southeast of Neufrach, south of the Leutkircher Forest and between the districts Wespach and Mittelstenweiler, which also belong to Salem, at an altitude of about 465  m above sea level. NHN .

Protected areas

In Leutkirch, three small biotopes have been identified by the LUBW : the " Hangquellmoor south of Leutkirch", "Hecken and reed beds south-west of Leutkirch" and the " Gallery forest on the way between Leutkirch and Wespach".

Natural monuments

Furthermore, two since 1989 on the road from Neufrach after Mittelstenweiler natural monuments designated English oak ( Quercus robur ), also oak trees or German oak mentioned.

Buildings

On the road to Wespach is the Catholic branch church of the Assumption of Mary , built around 1200 . In 1210, she became the lords of Rohrsdorf the monastery Salem transmitted. After extensions and renovations in the 15th century and in 1735 under Abbot Konstantin Miller (1725–1745), the interior is now furnished in the new Baroque style from 1903. The former parish church is one of the oldest churches in Linzgau and was the seat of the deanery for a long time . Since the opening of the new parish church in Neufrach in 1967 it has been a branch church. In addition to the church, the rectory includes the rectory from the 18th century and a wine press from 1756.