Oberspiesheim

Oberspiesheim community Kolitzheim Coordinates: 49 ° 56 ′ 52 ″  N , 10 ° 16 ′ 29 ″  E
Height :	220 m
Residents :	626  (2017)
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Incorporated into:	Kolitzheim
Postal code :	97509
Area code :	09385, 09381, 09723

Oberspiesheim is a district of the Kolitzheim community in the Schweinfurt district in Lower Franconia .

Geographical location

Oberspiesheim is located in the north of the Kolitzheim municipal area. The district of Schwebheim near Schweinfurt begins further north . The Sulzheim corridor begins in the east . To the west, connected by the federal highway 286, lies the Sulzheimer district of Alitzheim . South is Herlheim while southwest Kolitzheim is located. The district of Unterspiesheim begins in the immediate vicinity in the northwest .

history

For a long time, Ober- and Unterspiesheim were connected as a double settlement. "Spizesheim" was first mentioned in 747. At this point a hat from the village came to the Fulda monastery . Originally a certain Helid was in possession of these goods. On September 12, 791 some goods came to the Boniface Abbey. This time Mrs. Hruadunne, wife of Hiltrih, gave away her possessions. The name of the settlement can come from a personal name of a Franconian .

In 1248 the two districts of Unter- and Oberspiesheim were separated. At that time, "Unterspiezesheim" appeared in the documents, while Oberspiesheim initially had no prefix . So it was probably the older of the two settlements. A ministerial family , the lords of Spiesheim, has also been recorded in the village since the 12th century . They were owed to the Würzburg bishop. The family castle was demolished as early as 1275.

In 1231, Conrad von Speckfeld sold the rulership of the village over Spiesheim to the Heidenfeld monastery near Schweinfurt. During the Middle Ages, the Cistercian monastery in Ebrach increasingly acquired rights in the village. Later Oberspiesheim was part of the extensive monastery property and was administered from the Sulzheim office. On February 24, 1944, Oberspiesheim was bombed by the Americans. Today it is part of the Kolitzheim community.

Attractions

Bartholomäuskirche

The Bartholomäus Church in Oberspiesheim

The center of the village is the Catholic branch church of St. Bartholomew. It was built in 1790 in place of an older church. Master builder was Anton Wüst from Grafenrheinfeld . Originally the castle stables of the ministerials were located there. A west tower was built in the central axis. It ends with a constricted pointed dome.

The high altar comes from the monastery church in Ebrach and was commissioned by Abbot Ludwig Ludwig . It has winding pillars around which acanthus ornaments entwine. Two life-size figures of Saint Anne and Joachim frame the sheet, which shows the enthroned Mary with a circular image of God the Father above. The altar was made by Johann Michael Maucher from Schwäbisch Gmünd, the figures were created by Johann Georg Götz from Bamberg in 1694. Oswald Onghers painted the sheet .

The magnificent high altar was added to the Bartholomew Church in 1789. There are two side altars next to it. They come from classicism and are flanked by large figures of saints. Attributed to the artists Andreas and Johann Halbig from Donnersdorf. Reiner Wierl from Kitzingen created the pulpit for the Bartholomäuskirche in Volkach or the Nikolauskirche in Obervolkach, acquired by the Oberspiesheim community in 1791. The organ case was built around 1750.

Wayside shrines and small memorials

As a Catholic church village in Franconia, Oberspiesheim has a large number of wayside shrines . They are scattered all over the district and testify to the faith of the residents. Three wayside shrines were created in the 16th century as so-called monolith shrines in the course of the Counter-Reformation in the diocese of Würzburg. Representations of the crucified Christ predominate .

Another special feature is the stone sacrament niche from the old church in Spiesheimer Straße. It was built around 1600 and can therefore be classified between the post-Gothic and Renaissance periods . Another wave of wayside shrine foundations occurred in the second half of the 19th century. In particular, so-called tabernacle shrines were created during this time.

Personalities

• Henry VI. Porter († 1646), Abbot of Ebrach Monastery (1641–1646)
• Johannes Cuspinian (Latinized for Johannes Spießheimer; * 1473 in Schweinfurt; † April 19, 1529 in Vienna, St. Stephan) was a humanist, poet and diplomat in the Habsburg service.

literature

• Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach ⁴ 1987.

Web links

Commons : Oberspiesheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.kolitzheim.de/Oberspiesheim.html
2. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 179.
3. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 180.
4. ^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . Pp. 177-179.