Snap Church

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Schnappenkirche with Chiemsee in the background

The Schnappenkirche or St. Wolfgang on the Schnappenberg stands at an altitude of 1100  m on the Schnappenberg in Marquartstein in the Upper Bavarian district of Traunstein . It is consecrated to St. Wolfgang von Regensburg and belongs to the parish of Staudach-Egerndach .

history

According to legend, the Chiemgaugraf Marquart von Hohenstein was attacked and murdered here in 1096 . From around 1500 there is said to have been a wooden St. Wolfgang's well chapel near the church , to which more and more pilgrims came. So the present chapel was built from 1637 to 1640 on behalf of the provosts of Herrenchiemsee Abbey, according to the plans of the Traunstein city ​​architect Wolfgang König. The wooden chapel existed until around 1660. Until 1714, Holy Mass was held here every Saturday. In 1766 the church was renovated. During the secularization of 1803 , the chapel intended for demolition was spared due to its inaccessibility. Until then, pilgrimages took place regularly. Around 1820 and in the years that followed, the church was repeatedly renovated and repaired. In 1822 the church was consecrated again. In 1829 Pius VIII granted complete indulgence to the pilgrims who visit the Schnappenkirche two days a year and pray there . In the years 1960–1965, old frescoes were uncovered and the entrance was redesigned with a canopy. The church was not damaged in the fire on the Schnappenberg in 1972. Another extensive renovation took place from 1977 to 1984. In 2015, night lighting of the church was discussed, but this was rejected by the Marquartstein municipal council with regard to the risk of non-mountain climbers attempting an ascent at night.

Legend

A stately stag is said to have sought refuge in the chapel during a storm. When the storm slammed the door, the deer was caught and languished so that it began to eat the ropes of the bell. A hunter, hearing the bell, eventually freed the animal. It returned to its refuge several times.

Description and equipment

inner space

The baroque building consists of cut tuff , painted white , on the roof gable sits an onion dome in the form of a roof turret . The roof is covered with wooden shingles. The interior of the mountain church is quite simple. The original high altar by Munich's Matthäus Schütz from 1644 was replaced in 1870 by a new one made according to a design by Stefan Gelner from Unterwössen . The altarpiece, painted by Kaspar Amort in 1644, was placed in a rococo frame from the Schlechingen parish church. It shows the church patron Wolfgang von Regensburg, framed by two angels, who guards the picture of the Schnappenkirche in his lap. The frescoes were created by Wolfgang Jakob Schroff from Traunstein.

literature

  • Gotthard Kießling, Dorit Reimann: District of Traunstein (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume I.22 ). Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg im Allgäu 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-364-2 .

Web links

Commons : Schnappenkirche Marquartstein  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Schnappenkirche. In: marquartstein.de. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b c Franz Gaukler: The snap church. Staudach, 1982. (Information and history board in the Schnappenkirche; jpg file; 1.18 MB. Retrieved on January 4, 2016.)
  3. ↑ a b c d Schnappenkirche from Staudach. Landmark and most beautiful viewpoint of the Achental. In: roBerge.de. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b c Schnappenkirche audio story. (mp3 file; 3.96 MB) Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Snap Chapel remains in the dark. In: OVB online. May 23, 2015, accessed January 4, 2016 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 47.1 ″  N , 12 ° 28 ′ 55 ″  E