St. Jakob (Geiselhöring)
The side church of St. Jakob in the town of Geiselhöring in the Lower Bavarian district of Straubing-Bogen is a core of the Romanesque church that was later rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque styles. The so-called Linskirche is the second Catholic church in Geiselhöring next to the parish church of St. Peter and Erasmus and is significantly older than this. It is located in an excellent urban location in a direct extension of the town square. Neighboring streets are called Am Lins and Linsgasse .
history
A church in honor of the apostle James the Elder Ä. at the site of the Linskirche is proven as early as the High Middle Ages . The core of the masonry of the nave goes back to this Romanesque church. The choir and the tower, on the other hand, date from the late Gothic era. In the Baroque era, the ship was redesigned and received its current shape. A comprehensive renovation of the church took place in 1983.
description
The slightly drawn-in choir comprises two yokes and a three-sided choir closure. It is equipped with a mesh vault . The flat-roofed nave is lower than the altar house and also has two window axes. The massive late-Gothic tower includes a ground floor Kreuzrippengewölbe equipped sacristy . The tower facade ends with a triangular gable on each side at the height of the belfry . These gables lead to the characteristic pointed spire above four triangular gables.
Most of the furnishings date from the 19th century and are in neo-Gothic style. This also includes the ornamental painting on the side walls of the choir room, which can be seen in places under the whitewashing. The neo-Gothic high altar contains wooden sculptures of the saints James , Florian and Sebastian . The latter dates from the late 16th century. From ancient times and the two comes pilasters with pinnacles flanked late Gothic tabernacle . The iron door is decorated with rosettes . A polygonal holy water font also dates from around 1500.
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Willibald Hirsch, Martin Ortmeier: Churches in the parish Geiselhöring . (= Small Art Guide No. 1438). Schnell & Steiner, Munich 1983, p. 12f.
Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 30.9 ″ N , 12 ° 23 ′ 27 ″ E