St. Antonius (Oberkotzau)
The St. Antonius Church is the Catholic church consecrated to St. Antonius in Oberkotzau in Bavaria .
The centrally located Jakobuskirche is the oldest church in Oberkotzau. Under the influence of the provincial and patron saints of Kotzau within the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach in the course of the Reformation, it became Protestant at an early stage. Only with industrialization and the construction of the railway did Catholic workers, mainly from Bohemia and Saxony, settle in the village.
In 1908 the rectory with prayer hall was inaugurated. One of the sponsors was Prince Friedrich von Schönburg-Waldenburg from Schwarzenbach an der Saale . The construction of the church began in 1965 and was consecrated in 1967.
Prayer room around 1910
Organ, renovated by Orgelbau Hörl
literature
- Markt Oberkotzau (ed.): Illustrated story (s) . Hof 2013. p. 58ff.
- Udo Krausch: St. Antonius Church . 2013. ( PDF )
Web links
Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '59.8 " N , 11 ° 55' 35.5" E