Parish Church of Vitis

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The parish church of Vitis is a Roman Catholic parish church in the market town of Vitis . The church is dedicated to St. Bartholomew and belongs to the dean's office in Waidhofen an der Thaya .

history

The parish church of Vitis was first mentioned in 1296 when the Vitiser pastor ("Hertwicus dictus Tuechel plebanus de Vitis") was mentioned as a witness in a deed of purchase. The deed of purchase is issued today in the vicarage of the neighboring parish Echsenbach . As one of the better-equipped parishes of the Waldviertel Vitis was the seat of a parish government, the parish over 14 ALQUERIA features and also the local authority over Gadorf held. In addition, the pastor of Vitis was entitled to tithes from all the villages in the parish at that time. The Count of Hardegg serves as the patron saint of the parish . In the 16th century, Vitis belonged to the deanery in front of the Bohemian Forest, where Pastor Zinner, who was pastor here from 1544, also acted as one of the first deans of the newly founded deanery at that time. During Zinner's tenure, the Reformation also spread in Vitis, which is why Zinner was the last Catholic pastor of Vitis for a short time.

In the 18th century parish reforms led to a complete change in the parish structure around Vitis. Already in 1741 was Hirschbach thanks to the foundation of the rule owner, Count Franz Sigmund von Herberstein to their own parish, where Hirschbach, Stölzles and Kleingloms were ausgepfarrt from the parish White Silly. In 1758 the parish of Hirschbach was expanded to include Kleinschönau . In 1759 the parish area of ​​Vitis was expanded, with Jaudling von Schrems and Sparbach von Großhaselbach being parish into Vitis that year . In return, Grünau and Markl came to the Windigsteig parish . As a result of the comprehensive church reforms of Emperor Josef II , there was finally an even more comprehensive parish reform in 1783. Edelprinz and Wiederfeld were re-parished in the newly founded Buchbach parish that year , Guttenbrunn , on the other hand, was added to Seyfried's locality , while Kaltenbach came to Vitis from the Echsenbach parish. Warning came to the newly established Süßenbach parish in 1784 . However, the reforms did not only extend to the parish areas. In 1785 the diocese of St. Pölten, founded in 1785, took over the administration of the Waldviertel deaneries from the diocese of Passau .

With the abolition of the manor in the 19th century, the parish Vitis lost its four feudal houses, ten farmsteads and four small houses, but received 20,540 guilders as compensation for the assignment of its rights as landlord and tithe holder.

For a long time, Vitis had his own chaplain position, but it has not been filled since 1973 due to the shortage of priests. Since 1994 Vitis has not had a pastor of his own, but is looked after by the pastor and dean Alfred Winkler, who originally only worked in the Echsenbach parish.

Building

The parish church of Vitis was originally built as a late Romanesque choir tower church and, together with the surrounding cemetery, formed a fortified cemetery. The protection provided by steps in the south, west and north were also advantageous for the fortified church. The current appearance of the church is characterized by the late Gothic nave and the mighty choir tower on the eastern front. The sacristy from the 15th century is attached to the tower in the north and a connecting passage to the formerly free-standing Nikolauskapelle in the south, which was probably used as a charnel house . The former cemetery cross is located next to the south-facing entrance portal. The church tower was raised by a bell storey between 1729 and 1732. Due to the dilapidation and fire, the tower had to be reduced to its present height, whereby the bell helmet made in 1853 gave it its present appearance. The original bells were melted down during the two world wars, except for one from 1797, and three new bells were added in 1949.

The nave of the parish church dates from the first half of the 15th century and was designed as a two-aisled, four-bay hall with ribbed vaults. The ceiling is supported by eight-sided pillars. However, the chancel was redesigned in Baroque style in 1654 on the occasion of the funeral of Carl Ulrici von Gegenhof, the owner of the Schwarzenau estate. The altar dates from around 1732, the altarpiece shows St. Bartholomew enclosed in a crowning stucco drapery. The free-standing altar table has a neo-baroque tabernacle structure from 1906. The side altars were created in 1847 by Franz Mayerhofer , while the altar leaves were made by August Bauer in 1867. The left side altar shows the Annunciation, the right side altar the Holy Tribe. The church's furnishings also include the Baroque pulpit made by Johann Bauer in 1822 and the organ from the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 19th century.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ′ 32 "  N , 15 ° 10 ′ 54"  E