St. Johannes (Bürglein)

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Johanneskirche in Bürglein
Interior

St. Johannes is a church named after John the Baptist of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Bürglein ( Dean's Office Windsbach ).

history

The Johanneskirche was mainly built in the simple margrave style in 1725/26 (nave and furnishings ). The builders were Georg Ebner and his son Georg Conrad Ebner. The gothic west tower made of sandstone dates from the 13th century, probably from the previous church attested at that time.

In 1862 the interior of the church was renovated. There were also three stained windows and two choir windows were painted. Originally the church was surrounded by a cemetery. When this became too small, it was relocated to Korngrundweg in 1938.

Pastor

  • Ulrich von Bürglein (early 14th century)
  • Johann Stoll (early 16th century)
  • Michael Grimm (late 16th century)
  • GL Renner (? –1645)
  • Kaspar Iring (1645-1652)
  • M. Wattenbach (1652 – approx. 1670)
  • V. Ziegelmüller (approx. 1670–?)
  • Pastor Schenk (late 17th century)
  • Berthold Hager (around 1980)
  • Karl-Gottfried Hupfer (1997–?)
  • Hans Gernert

Membership development

  • 1987: 1,160 members
  • 2009: 1,089 members

Bells

The Johanneskirche in Bürglein has three art-historically extremely valuable bronze bells from the Gothic and Late Gothic periods. All three bells were dedicated to Mary. Because of their high quality and their splendid decoration, they are a treasure of particular value for the region and for the Bavarian regional church . In 1997 all three bells at the Lachenmeyer company in Nördlingen were completely overhauled.

The smallest bell has the strike note f 2 and a diameter of 63.5 cm. It dates from the second half of the 14th century and was cast in the vicinity of Hermann Kessler II.

The middle bell has the strike note e 2 and a diameter of 73.5 cm. It dates from the second half of the 13th century.

The largest bell strikes f 1 and is 107 cm in diameter. It dates from the end of the 15th century and was cast by the Glockengießer family in Nuremberg.

Parish

Until 1810 the parish belonged to the dean's office in Langenzenn . After its dissolution, it was assigned to the Windsbach deanery, which was newly founded in 1810.

The evangelical parish of Bürglein includes the villages of Böllingsdorf , Bonnhof , Höfstetten , Betzendorf , Markttriebendorf (since the 17th century), Hörleinsdorf , Münchzell , Ziegelhütte , Weihersmühle , Wendsdorf and Gottmannsdorf .

The church of St. Matthew in Markttriebendorf and the remains of a former church in Gottmannsdorf also belong to the parish .

literature

  • Günther P. Fehring : City and district of Ansbach (=  Bavarian art monuments . Volume 2 ). Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1958, DNB  451224701 , p. 86-87 .
  • Horst Heissmann (Ed.): ... in the midst of you: 200 years of the Windsbach deanery . History, Parishes & Institutions. Erlanger Verlag for Mission and Ecumenism, Neuendettelsau 2009, ISBN 978-3-87214-801-8 , p. 37-41 .
  • Manfred Jehle: Church conditions and religious institutions on the upper Altmühl, Rezat and Bibert: Monasteries, parishes and Jewish communities in the Altlandkreis Ansbach in the Middle Ages and in modern times (=  Middle Franconian Studies . Volume 20 ). Historical Association for Middle Franconia, Ansbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-87707-771-9 , p. 317-321 .
  • Eberhard Krauss: Exiles in the Evangelical Luth. Deanery Windsbach in the 17th century. A family history investigation (=  sources and research on Franconian family history . Volume 19 ). Society for Family Research in Franconia, Nuremberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-929865-12-7 , p. 16-24 u. passim .
  • Günther Zeilinger with e. Working group d. Dekanates (Ed.): Windsbach - a deanery in Franconia (=  series of portraits of Bavarian deanery districts ). Verlag der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Mission, Erlangen 1987, ISBN 3-87214-220-8 , p. 43-48 .

Web links

Commons : St. John  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Parish Bürglein , in: Georg Muck: History of Heilsbronn Monastery , Volume 2  - Sources and full texts

Coordinates: 49 ° 22 ′ 33 "  N , 10 ° 47 ′ 36.3"  E