Mönchstockheim
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Mönchstockheim
community Sulzheim
Coordinates: 49 ° 55 ′ 58 ″ N , 10 ° 21 ′ 56 ″ E
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| Height : | 242 m |
| Residents : | 408 (1987) |
| Incorporation : | May 1, 1978 |
| Incorporated into: | Sulzheim |
| Postal code : | 97529 |
| Area code : | 09382 |
Mönchstockheim is a district of the community Sulzheim in the Lower Franconian district of Schweinfurt .
Geographical location
Mönchstockheim is located in the southeast of the Sulzheimer municipality. To the northeast, the state road St2275 leads over into the municipality of Donnersdorf , the district of Kleinrheinfeld is closest to Mönchstockheim. In a south-easterly direction the Unkenbach runs past the Vögnitzmühle and Vögnitz . The district of Rügshofen , part of Gerolzhofen, begins to the south . Alitzheim rises to the west, while Sulzheim itself lies in the northwest.
history
The place name Mönchstockheim refers to the history of the place. Since 1283 the village was an integral part of the large property of the Ebrach Abbey . In 1803 the Cistercian monastery was dissolved and Mönchstockheim was a rural community in the Kingdom of Bavaria. Later the village was in the Gerolzhofen district . On May 1, 1978, the place joined the newly formed large community Sulzheim in the district of Schweinfurt.
Culture and sights
Architectural monuments
The center of the village is the Catholic branch church Mariae Himmelfahrt. It originated in the last decades of the 16th century. In the course of the Counter Reformation, the typical Julius Echter tower with the pointed helmet was built. In 1748 the nave was enlarged. The west side was decorated with a show facade, a sandstone figure of Maria Immaculata completes this side. Inside, the choir and nave ceiling were stuccoed .
The rococo high altar from the 18th century consists of four columns . The altarpiece was created in the style of the Nazarenes and is framed by several fully plastic figures. The pulpit was built around 1700 and ends with the figure of a Maria on the sound cover. The organ case from around 1738 was richly decorated. In contrast, the side altars are kept in the classicism style. Two late Gothic figures from the first half of the 16th century are the oldest pieces inside the church.
A small path chapel with a polygonal choir was built on the road to Gerolzhofen in the 19th century. There is a Marian column on the church square . It was donated by a peasant couple in 1861 and worked by M. Hauck. As a Catholic church village, Mönchstockheim also has a large number of wayside shrines and small memorials. They were set up in the area around the village. The oldest date from the 17th century.
legend
The Mönchstockheim cemetery was originally located around the church. In order to make good use of the limited space, the bones were dug up again after 20 years and stored in a so-called Karner . Once the grave digger discovered a completely preserved one and set it up in the bone house. It stood still here, but began to move in the witching hour. The gravedigger gave the skeleton the name "Klappermann".
One evening the young men of the village were sitting in the tavern and agreed to meet with a test of courage . One of them took the rattle man out of the barn and set it up in the inn. Everyone present had to stand in front of the skeleton and say “I forgive you”. An old man refused and had to be persuaded by the boys for a long time. When he appeared before the rattle man and recited the spell, the skeleton collapsed.
The man explained to the bystanders: he had often argued with him during the rattle man's lifetime. On his deathbed , the rattle man had begged his forgiveness, but he had remained tough. He said: “I will never forgive you in my whole life!” That is why the rattle man had no rest at midnight and his bones rattled.
literature
- Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach 4 1987.