Assumption of Mary (Hirschau)
| Parish Church of the Assumption | |
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 Parish Church of the Assumption in Hirschau |
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| Construction year: | |
| Tower height: |
52.53 m |
| Location: | 49 ° 32 '40.5 " N , 11 ° 56' 40.4" E |
| Address: | 92242 Hirschau Hirschau Bavaria , Germany |
| Purpose: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Local community: | Hirschau |
| Parish: | Hirschau |
The parish church of the Assumption of Mary is a church in Hirschau in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in the Upper Palatinate ( Bavaria ).
The choir was built in the early 15th century and the west tower in 1753. In 1848 the nave was redesigned. In 1910 the Marian column was erected on the north side and the Salvator column on the south side in 1911. The tower is crowned by a baroque dome with onion domes.
history
There are no traces of the first church complex from the time the parish was founded. The oldest part of the current structure is the choir , which dates from the early 15th century. It is ogival.
Originally the church had a free-standing tower (campanile), which stood 8 m south of the nave. In the 18th century, the tower showed serious damage, so it was decided to remove the bells. The tower keeper lived in the tower, which had an iron railing above. In the years after 1740 the tower was no longer considered to be habitable, so the keeper had to move out. The tower collapsed during the move. The tower-keeper's apprentice got away safely, the tower-keeper lost a leg. The apprentice's mother was found dead from the rubble. On the former site of the collapsed tower, the current tower was built in 1753 directly at the western end of the nave, which was extended by a few meters in this move. Stones from the mill quarry in Massenricht were used for the construction .
In the middle of the 19th century, the previously existing 12.40 m wide and 24.84 m long nave became too small for the parish, and the damaged roof structure made the reconstruction of the nave seem advisable. Therefore, the nave was rebuilt in 1848 under pastor JB Kotz and redesigned in the neo-Gothic style. The inauguration took place on September 9, 1849. In the following years some outstanding work was carried out. Among other things, an organ (17 / II / P) from the Amberg organ builder Friedrich Specht was purchased in 1851 . The total cost of the renovation was 16,000 guilders .
In 1912 Pastor Johann Hiederer had the Lourdes grotto built on the right of the tower and the Mount of Olives Chapel on the left. He paid the costs himself.
The sacristy was originally located in the annex on the north side of the choir and was only moved to its present location around 1910.
On April 20, 1945, the church was severely damaged by an American bomb attack. The tower had been badly hit and the roof of the nave was covered. The school building was actually supposed to be hit because large quantities of German weapons were stored there.
In 1968 the side altars were removed. In 1986 the church was renovated inside. In the course of these measures, Dean Edwin Völkl had the altars rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style. The stations of the cross, which come from the motherhouse of the poor school sisters in Neunburg vorm Wald, were also installed during this time.
In 1971 the tower cross was renewed. It measures 2.75 m. The cross was snapped off in 1984 in a strong storm. In 1985 the tower cross was erected again.
The exterior renovation of the church and the total renovation of the sandstone tower were carried out in 1988.
Facility
The entire furnishings of the parish church are new, but painted figures from the late Gothic have been preserved.
The font on the left is from the 17th century. The baroque cheeks go back to 1730. The choir stalls were built in 1986 by master joiner Hans Birner from Hirschau. On the left above the choir stalls there is the crucifixion group, on the right Saint Leonhard and Johannes Nepomuk. St. Wenceslas was made from scratch in 1986 after a statue in the parish church in Trausnitz.
Altars
Good work from around 1520 has been preserved on the high altar. Among them are the twelve apostles. At the top of the high altar is the mercy seat in the middle , St. Emmeran on the right and St. Ulrich on the left. To the right of the high altar is the tombstone of Jörg Wurmrauscher von Frauenberg zu Pfalzpaint, who died on April 19, 1596, and his wife Margarete, née von Trugenhofen, died on May 23, 1593.
The popular altar was made from the old choir stalls and contains relics of the Roman martyrs Justinus, Vitalis and Fortunata. The authenticity of the relics was confirmed by Bishop Valentin von Riedel in 1848.
The right side altar shows St. Joseph, St. Sebastian and St. George and above them the Heart of Jesus. The left side altar shows St. Anthony, St. Catherine and St. Margaret. The heart of Mary above is new.
window
There are three leaded glass windows in the apse . The window behind the altar is divided into three parts, the windows to the left and right of the altar are divided into two parts. These windows date from 1951 and 1957. They were made by G. Schneider stained glass from Regensburg .
Wooden ceiling
In the wooden ceiling there are medallions showing the motifs of the Annunciation, the Way of the Cross and the Coronation of Mary. Invocations from the Lauretan litany are shown on the signs.
organ
In 1851 the organ builder Friedrich Specht from Amberg delivered a new organ with 17 registers on two manuals and a pedal . In 1917 it was replaced by a new building by Binder & Siemann ( Regensburg ) as Opus 347 with 17 stops on two manuals and pedal. The actions are pneumatic . The prospectus has been changed. It has not been playable for several years, an electronium serves as a replacement.
Bells
In the first half of the 20th century, the bells of the parish church fell victim to the war twice. On December 13, 1917, the parish had to deliver three bells from the parish church to the war metal office. In addition to the two hundredweight death bell from the 15th century, only a bell cast in 1911 could be preserved. However, this was melted down in 1928 because the clay was not pure. For the patronage on August 15, 1928, the six new bells, cast by the Johann Hahn bell foundry in Landshut , sounded for the first time , and were consecrated by the clergyman Johann Hiederer. The city of Hirschau subsidized the procurement of the bells with 7,000 marks.
In 1942 the bells of the parish church - with the exception of the death bell - were confiscated and converted into war material.
After the end of World War II , the damage from the bombing attack from April 1945 first had to be repaired before the bells could be replaced. For the time being, only the three small bells could be purchased for the chime. They were cast in the Hamm foundry in Regensburg . The eight hundredweight bell (tone g) bears the inscription: "Holy Mother Anna, please for the families of the parish!". The inscription on the six hundredweight bell (tone b) reads: "St. Wolfgang, pray for us!" The smallest, four hundredweight bell (tone c) reads: "Lead our youth always on the path of virtue!"
In August 1949 it was hoped that the three missing big bells would arrive in Hirschau by the end of October and will ring for the first time on All Saints' Day. However, you had to be patient for almost two months longer. The three big bells arrived in Hirschau on Saturday, December 17, 1949. The largest bell (tone C) with the inscription: "Heart of Jesus, King and center of hearts" weighs 42 quintals. The bell weighs 22 quintals (Ton es) with the inscription: "Maria, Queen of Peace, pray for us!". The 15 hundredweight bell (tone f) reads: "St. Joseph, patron saint of the dying, pray for us!".
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18, 1949, at 9.15 a.m. clerical councilor Friedrich Zeitler consecrated the bells in front of the parish church. The church choir, led by choir regent Josef Lindner, concluded the celebration with the uplifting bell song by G. Frey: "Sing praises to you bells and praise the Lord!" The next day, on Monday, December 19, 1949, the bells were raised. On Christmas Eve 1949, the 99 quintals heavy in C minor tuned new bell rang for the first time.
Marian column
A Marian column is located north of the church on Bischof-Bösl-Platz. It is traditionally the goal of a candlelight procession that the parish of Hirschau celebrates every year at the end of May. The column consists of an approximately 2.80 m high concrete base on which an oval metal plate with the inscription "ANNO DOMINI 1910" is attached, which indicates the year 1910, when the column was built. The dates 1982 and 2000 are also attached to the concrete base. In October 1981 a storm overturned the column, the ceramic figure of the Virgin was completely smashed, and it was impossible to restore it. The pastor at the time, Edwin Völkl, therefore commissioned the Weidner sculptor Günter Mauermann to create a new one and a half meter high statue of the Virgin Mary. This was inaugurated on May 31, 1983 at the end of the traditional candlelight procession. Over the years the figure of Mary faded more and more. Therefore, in 2000, city pastor Norbert Demleitner commissioned the master painter Josef Gründwald, who gave the figure its current appearance. The reason why the Marian column was erected is not known, it is only known that there was previously a well at the location of the column.
Salvator Column
On the south side of the church there is a statue of Christ on a base with a square floor plan.
Epitaphs
Three epitaphs are embedded in the outer south facade.
Henrich Eggard Schmidt, Burgsess in Hirschau, 1716
1610, 1612
1593
literature
- Alfred Härtl: Places of Reflection . Churches • chapels • Marterln • wayside shrines • wayside crosses in the town of Hirschau. 1st edition. Härtl-Verlag, Hirschau 2000, ISBN 3-9800725-6-8 , p. 18-22 .
- Katholisches Pfarramt Mariä Himmelfahrt, 92242 Hirschau (Hrsg.): Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt in Hirschau . Hirschau 2005.
Web links
- Amberg-Sulzbacher Land: Church Guide, No. 36 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Werner Schulz: Parish commemorates the return of the bells 60 years ago with a bell concert. In: hirschau.de. April 4, 2010, accessed January 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments: Hirschau Monuments (PDF; 139 kB)
- ↑ a b http://www.glockenklaenge.de/orte/as/hirschau.html
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Alfred Härtl: Places of reflection . Churches • chapels • Marterln • wayside shrines • wayside crosses in the town of Hirschau. 1st edition. Härtl-Verlag, Hirschau 2000, ISBN 3-9800725-6-8 , p. 18-20 .
- ↑ a b c d e Catholic parish office of the Assumption of Mary, 92242 Hirschau (ed.): Catholic parish church of the Assumption of Mary in Hirschau . Hirschau 2005.
- ^ Commemorative publication of the Massenricht volunteer fire brigade for the 125th anniversary of the founding party, Massenricht 2009, p. 51
- ↑ http://www.die-goldene-strasse.de/page_3_2.php?cms_beg=0&pg=15&kat1=&kat2=&kat3=&cmsshowfull=1_0_1005&dummy=0#cmsjumpto5
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated August 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Michael Popp: Greetings from Hirschau . Historical postcards since 1897. Popp & Partner, Nuremberg 2003, p. 42 .
- ↑ Michael Bernhard, Organ Database Bavaria, Munich 2009
- ↑ a b Adele Schütz: Again and again times without bells. Hirschau church bells melted down in both world wars - returned 60 years ago. In: The new day - Oberpfälzischer Kurier. January 26, 2010, accessed January 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Michael Popp: Greetings from Hirschau . Historical postcards since 1897. Popp & Partner, Nuremberg 2003, p. 43 .
- ↑ a b Werner Schulz: Nobody knows why the Marian column is standing. The building on Bischof-Bösl-Platz is 100 years old this year. (No longer available online.) In: Der neue Tag - Oberpfälzischer Kurier. May 31, 2010, archived from the original on December 17, 2014 ; accessed on October 31, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Alfred Härtl: Places of reflection . Churches • chapels • Marterln • wayside shrines • wayside crosses in the town of Hirschau. 1st edition. Härtl-Verlag, Hirschau 2000, ISBN 3-9800725-6-8 , p. 22 .
- ^ Alfred Härtl: Places of reflection . Churches • chapels • Marterln • wayside shrines • wayside crosses in the town of Hirschau. 1st edition. Härtl-Verlag, Hirschau 2000, ISBN 3-9800725-6-8 , p. 23 .
