St. Georg (Arnstorf)

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The catholic parish church St. Georg of the parish Arnstorf is a listed church building in Arnstorf , a market in the Lower Bavarian district of Rottal-Inn . The parish belongs to the parish association Arnstorf in the deanery parish churches, diocese of Passau .

history

The parish is mentioned for the first time in 1253. The late Gothic building was probably built by Michael Sallinger in 1477 , according to the year in the choir arch . The consecration was carried out by the auxiliary bishop Albert Schönhofer from Passau. The church, which characterizes the locality, is of extraordinary dimensions, it stands on a hill and is visible from afar. The west tower is indented more than halfway into the nave. The high substructure has four storeys, which are divided by keel and ogival panels. The construction of the nave of the late Gothic complex began in the 15th century. The side aisles and the late Gothic net rib vaults date from the beginning of the 16th century. The interior of the three-bay and three-aisled nave, as well as the two-bay choir has been redesigned several times over the years. From 1994 to 1995 the building was extensively renovated.

Furnishing

  • The original late Gothic furnishings were removed in the Baroque period. A large crucifix more than twice life size has been preserved from the baroque furnishings; it shows the crucified Christ in lively physiognomy and strong corporeality.
  • The epitaphs for Hans von Closen and his wife Katharina were made from red marble around 1527.
  • The interior decoration was added in 1994 and 1995. The high altar, the altar and the ambo are works by the Eggenfelden sculptor Josef Neustifter.
  • Some old tombstones are shown in the church.

Bells

In the tower of the parish church there is a historically valuable bell with a total of 5 bells, cast in 1890 (bells I to IV) and 1891 (bell V) by the Otto bell foundry in Hemelingen near Bremen, of which only a few bells from the pre-war period are completely preserved . For example, 77% of the OTTO bells cast between 1873 and 1939 were melted down in the world wars. While many parish churches did not get back the church bells that had been removed during the World Wars and taken to so-called bell cemeteries , the Arnstorfer bells were found undamaged and then completely rewound into the tower after the war. The bells have the following chimes: c ′ - d ′ - e ′ - g ′ - a ′. Their diameters are: 1500 mm, 1340 mm, 1200 mm, 1000 mm, 895 mm. They weigh: 1890 kg, 1315 kg, 965 kg, 570 kg, 409 kg.

Others

The originally Romanesque branch church of St. James the Elder in Hainberg, which was remodeled in the 15th century, belongs to the community . The church standing in a cemetery houses some Gothic figures.

literature

  • Reclam's art guide Bavaria . 3rd edition, Stuttgart 1961
  • Churches, monasteries, pilgrimage routes in Germany. Sacred cultural property in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. United Churches-Kulturbuchverlage AG, Haßloch 1998, ISBN 3-901819-07-X

Web links

Commons : Sankt Georg (Arnstorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Churches, monasteries, pilgrimage routes in Germany. Sacred cultural property in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. United Churches-Kulturbuchverlage AG, Haßloch 1998, ISBN 3-901819-07-X , page 14
  2. ↑ Pages of the parish association
  3. ↑ a b Reclams Kunstführer Bayern, 3rd edition, Stuttgart 1961, p. 55
  4. ↑ Mention of the builder
  5. ^ Churches, monasteries, pilgrimage routes in Germany. Sacred cultural property in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. United Churches-Kulturbuchverlage AG, Haßloch 1998, ISBN 3-901819-07-X , page 15
  6. ^ Churches, monasteries, pilgrimage routes in Germany. Sacred cultural property in Lower Bavaria and Upper Palatinate. United Churches-Kulturbuchverlage AG, Haßloch 1998, ISBN 3-901819-07-X
  7. ↑ Arnstorf tombstones
  8. ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto bells. Family and company history of the Otto bell foundry dynasty . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, in particular pages 222, 223, 434, 442 .
  9. ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, especially pp. 208 to 210, 472 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (dissertation at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
  10. ^ Description of the Arnstorfer bells on the homepage of the Diocese of Passau. Information and audio samples. Retrieved May 28, 2014 .
  11. ^ Branch church

Coordinates: 48 ° 33'26.3 "  N , 12 ° 48'59.4"  E