Rectory (Rod an der Weil)
The rectory in Rod an der Weil is one of the oldest still preserved rectories in Hesse and Germany and is a listed building .
A church in Rod an der Weil has been documented since 1297 . The first pastor, Syfried von Helse is called in 1283, lived in the rectory adjacent to the church, the oldest parts of which are estimated to date from the 13th century. An extensive renovation must have been carried out in 1522 by Pastor Johann Hell. An inscription testifies to this.
"Anno Domini 1522 Aedificata est per me Johann Hell"
The rectory was originally designed as a permanent house with defensive structures. Portcullis on the sides of the ogival, iron-studded door, above a pitch bay, small barred windows and a "last refuge", hidden behind a fireplace, are described in the 19th and 20th centuries. Century still mentioned, but no longer exist today. This permanent house was the main building of a closed courtyard with a wall on the summit of the Kirchberg.
The use changed in the 19th century. In 1816 the parish was leased and in 1843 the tithe was converted into a cash payment. Accordingly, from 1879 the farm was converted into a pure parsonage and most of the utility buildings were demolished. The two - door half - timbered barn is still preserved . This was first mentioned in 1768. A beam dendrologically dated 1702 probably comes from another house. The former barn has served as an event venue for the parish since 2004.
The actual rectory has two floors made of rubble stones . The upper two floors are built in half-timbered construction. The corner and collar posts are stiffened by man figures . The visible framework is symmetrically structured by St. Andrew's crosses .
The entire Pfarrhof complex is a listed cultural monument.
literature
- Eva Rowedder: Hochtaunuskreis . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (= monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen ). Konrad Theiss Verlag, Darmstadt 2013, ISBN 978-3-8062-2905-9 , pp. 777-778 .
- Frank Saltenberger: Testimony of two epochs ; in: Taunuszeitung from April 20, 2017, p. 18
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Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 32.5 ″ N , 8 ° 22 ′ 46.5 ″ E