St. Jakobus (Fahrenbach)
St. Jakobus is a Catholic parish church in Fahrenbach in the Neckar-Odenwald district of Baden . The church is the oldest church in the village, was reformed in the 16th century and passed to the Catholics when the Palatinate church was divided in 1707. The church belonged to the parish in Lohrbach for a long time before it became the parish church of Fahrenbach in 1903 and the towns of Robern and Trienz, which were later incorporated there.
history
A first church or chapel at this point was already in the Middle Ages . The tower base of today's church should still come from this time. The church has been rebuilt several times over the years.
Fahrenbach was parish off to Strümpfelbrunn until 1517 , where the residents also had their burial until a cemetery was established in Fahrenbach. A door dated 1517 indicates that it was renovated that year. Then Fahrenbach belonged to the parish in Neckargerach , from 1527 to the parish in Lohrbach . The place was reformed under the Lords of Hirschhorn . When the Palatinate church was divided in 1707, the church in Lohrbach was assigned to the Evangelicals and the church in Fahrenbach to the Catholics. The seat of the parish remained in Lohrbach for the time being, although there was no church there until 1764, only the castle chapel for services, and even though a parsonage was built in Fahrbach as early as the 18th century for the pastor who changed places.
In 1708 the tower had to be largely renewed because it had sunk. In 1725 the old church was enlarged. In 1790 the nave was completely renewed. The former east-facing of the church was dispensed with and the new nave was built in a north-south direction. In 1830 a retaining wall was built on Kirchberg.
The Catholic Board of Trustees decided in 1869 to set up a parish for the towns of Fahrenbach, Robern and Trienz. Due to the lack of pastors, it took more than 30 years until 1903 to implement it. In the meantime, the church was expanded in 1898/99 according to plans by the Archbishop's Building Office in Heidelberg, with the church receiving a new choir and a transept. The tower was stabilized in 1923 by a sloping retaining wall. For air protection reasons, birch trees were planted around the church as camouflage in 1936.
One bell was melted down in World War I and the two largest bells in World War II . In 1952 the bell was completed again.
A comprehensive renovation took place in 1962/63; the sacristy attached to the north-east of the church dates from this time. During the renovation, the foundation walls of the medieval Romanesque church were found. A coffin lid from the 12th century was found walled up in the tower. New altars were procured and a new marble floor was laid.
The last major renovation with new stabilization measures on the tower took place in 1989. The birches around the church were felled between 1989 and 1991, later new trees were planted.
Web links
- St. Jakobus at kath-elztal-limbach-fahrenbach.de
Coordinates: 49 ° 25 '57.2 " N , 9 ° 8' 59.8" E