Lexenried Chapel

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View of the Lexenried Chapel from the west

The Lexenried Chapel is a small chapel in the forest south of the Krumbad near Krumbach (Swabia) .

chapel

The Lexenried Chapel is a simple oval building from 1772. Inside there is a ceiling fresco by Jakob Fröschle , which shows a representation of Mary carried by angels in an openwork dome architecture. A miraculous image from the 18th century can be seen on the altar. Behind the altar is another fresco by Jakob Fröschle, which was only exposed again during the renovation between 2006 and 2008.

The previous chapel of today's building originally belonged to the abandoned Lexenried town.

Renovations

  • 1949: During this renovation, the lower masonry was drained. In the course of this, old frescoes were whitewashed and even completely removed in the lower area. In addition, a new altar was purchased and the image of grace was surrounded by a halo of gold leaf.
  • 1968: Due to mistakes during the renovation almost 20 years earlier, the masonry had to be drained again
  • 2006–2008: During these two years, the chapel was completely renovated and returned to its "original state", for which up to eight layers of paint had to be removed. Again, moisture in the masonry was a problem and the roof was re-covered.

Others

The hurricanes Vivian and Wibke at the end of February 1990 uprooted some old beech trees in the immediate vicinity of the chapel. It was almost unbelievable that these trees did not hit the chapel, but rather lay a few meters to the left and right of the chapel.

The lost place Lexenried

Lexenried was first mentioned in a document in 1145. The name Lexenried is interpreted as "clearing at the border", since it was probably on the border of the domain of the Knights of Ellerbach to the domain of Hohenraunau . There several centuries that the settlement must have, it can be concluded that the Krumbad long time "Bad to Lexenried" (also in the spelling: Bad to Lechsenried) was called, for example, in 1418, when the Krumbad from Empire ursberg abbey was bought . Whether it was just an estate or a small village is just as unknown as the time when the place was lost.

Nearby

Way of the Cross in the forest south of the Lexenried Chapel

Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 0.6 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 31.2 ″  E About one kilometer south of the Lexenried chapel in the wooded area at the stations near the source of the pond there is a way of the cross and a small one made of wood Lourdes Chapel. Both the chapel and the Way of the Cross date from around 1900. Around the year 2000, the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross were restored.

literature

  • Bernt von Hagen, Angelika Wegener-Hüssen: Landkreis Günzburg (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume VII.91 / 1 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-87490-589-6 , p. 329 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e article “Fröschle frescos in new splendor” , in: Mittelschwäbische Nachrichten of June 27, 2008
  2. ↑ a b Information board at the Lexenried chapel
  3. ↑ BayernViewer of the Bavarian Surveying Administration
  4. ^ Petzet, M. 1986: Monuments in Bavaria - Volume VII Swabia. - 7 volumes in 8 partial volumes, R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich, 614 pp. (Page 245)

Web links

Commons : Lexenrieder Kapelle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 14 ′ 31.9 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 29.4 ″  E