Seussling
Seussling is a district of the Altendorf community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg with around 550 inhabitants.
geography
Neighboring places are in the north Hirschaid , in the east Altendorf, in the south Trailsdorf (municipality Hallerndorf , district Forchheim ), in the south-west Großbuchfeld and Rothensand and in the north-west Sassanfahrt (all three places Markt Hirschaid).
history
Excavations show that Slavic settlement had existed since the early Middle Ages . Seussling was probably the location of one of the 14 Slavic churches that Charlemagne had built in 795 as part of the Slavic Mission in the area between the Main and Regnitz . The remains of the previous buildings under the crypt of the Church of St. Sigismund are dated to the 9th century. The excavations in the Regnitz furrow brought Slavic ceramics to light, which is here in its oldest form for Franconia . In various pits, which had the shape of graves, fire rubble with glowing pebbles was found. This could indicate pyre. Further finds that are likely to be related to the cult and burial customs of the immigrants have not yet been definitively interpreted. Very soon, however, the immigrant Slavs should also have used the churchyard as a burial place.
Seussling was first mentioned in a document in 1013. At that time, King Heinrich Groß-Gerau traded for Seussling and Amlingstadt. The exchange partner was the Bishop of Würzburg.
On May 1, 1978, the previously independent place was incorporated into the Altendorf community.
Attractions
The last construction phase of the parish church of St. Sigismund, which was internally renovated in 2000, ended around 1740. The unusually large church, built in the Gothic style from sandstone blocks, has an ossuary and at times was probably a pilgrimage destination . The building stands over a crypt with four free-standing and ten wall pillars. In 1354 the relics of St. Sigismund were laid out there for one night when they were to be transferred from St. Maurice to Prague to the St. Vitus Cathedral there, an arm of the former King of Burgundy remained in Seussling at that time. Since then, the church in Seussling has been under the patronage of St. Sigismund. The partially preserved churchyard fortification dates from the 15th or 16th century.
Next to the church is the early baroque rectory. It was built by Bishop Fuchs von Dornheim, whose coat of arms can be seen on the street side, between 1624 and 1627.
The parish barn, which is used as a meeting room, dates from the 18th century.
Saint Sigismund is also depicted on the side of a wayside shrine from the late 15th century that stands at the exit of the village in the direction of the Sassanfahrt. On the opposite side, St. Sebastian can be seen, the main picture depicts the crucifixion of Christ. The wayside shrine is made of sandstone, about 4.20 meters high and has a hearth stone.
A sandstone column about four meters high is located in the garden of the house at Regnitzstrasse 2.
Flood protection
Seussling is located on the left bank of the Regnitz and was hit several times by severe floods . Between 2001 and 2004 a dike and a pumping station were built to counter this problem. At the same time, the consequences of river straightening were counteracted by widening the banks and lowering the foreland in the area of the quarry pond and the banks of the Regnitz.
Web links
- History of Seussling on the side of the Altendorf community
- Local history, photos and history of the church at Foracheim
literature
- Heimat Bamberger Land 12, issue 3 + 4, 2000
- Annette Faber and Konrad Rainer, Catholic Parish Church St. Sigismund Seussling , Lindenberg (Kunstverlag Fink) 2005, ISBN 3-89870-248-0
- J. Haberstroh: Excavations in the crypt of St. Sigismund von Seussling, Gde. Altendorf, district of Bamberg, Upper Franconia , in: The Archaeological Year in Bavaria 1999, pp. 96-99
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Archaeological Lexicon of Slavic Finds from Upper Franconia ( Memento from June 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 673 .
- ↑ http://www.hofmann-internet.de/archiv/seussling_innen/seussling_innen.html
- ↑ http://www.zeilitzheim.de/die-kirchengemeinden/kirchenrundgang-zeilitzheim
- ↑ Denis André Chevalley (arr.): Monuments in Bavaria. Volume 4: Upper Franconia . Oldenbourg, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-486-52395-3 .
- ↑ http://www.in-franken-wandern.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=301&page=1
- ↑ http://www.suehnekreuz.de/bayern/seuszling.htm
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2008 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.
Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ′ 29 ″ N , 10 ° 59 ′ 59 ″ E