Hospital Church (Karlstadt)
The Catholic hospital church in Karlstadt , the district town of the Lower Franconian district of Main-Spessart ( Bavaria ), was built in the 15th century. The church of the former hospital at Hauptstrasse 67 is a protected architectural monument .
description
Construction of the hall church began in 1438. It has a retracted choir and a flat ceiling. A roof turret with a pointed helmet sits on the top of the gable . The lintel of the arched portal is supported by fluted columns . The arch is emphasized by a sweeping agraffe .
Furnishing
The baroque altars came from the parish church of St. Andrew to the hospital church at the end of the 19th century . In the high altar is a late Gothic wooden figure of the church patron James , which is attributed to Tilman Riemenschneider .
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Francs. The administrative districts of Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia . Edited by Tilmann Breuer et al., Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1979, p. 412.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 57 ′ 36.4 " N , 9 ° 45 ′ 53.5" E