St. Castulus (Puchschlag)
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The Catholic branch church St. Castulus is located in Puchschlag in the municipality of Schwabhausen (Upper Bavaria) . It is a branch of the parish of St. Michael in Schwabhausen. The church is a listed building .
history
A church in Puchschlag was first mentioned in a document as early as 814. Also the Castulus - Patrozinium points to old age. The current church dates from the late Gothic period. In 1663, after the devastation in the Thirty Years' War , it was redesigned in Baroque style , leaving the choir and the tower substructure in place, and further rebuilt in 1729. In the northern corner of the choir is the 42-meter-high tower that can be seen from afar. It is one of the most elegant baroque towers in the wide area.
Building description
Single-aisled church with a retracted choir closed on three sides, in the northern corner a tower with a high octagon and onion dome. Late Gothic in core, redesigned in Baroque style in 1663, expanded in 1729 and renewed in 1740. The tower was raised in 1695.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b List of monuments for Schwabhausen (PDF) at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation
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Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 23.5 " N , 11 ° 20 ′ 34.4" E