St. Leonhard (Leinburg)

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St. Leonhard zu Leinburg
St. Leonhard with defensive wall
View from the west portal of the gatehouse

The former fortified church of St. Leonhard is the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of Leinburg . Located in the south of the historic town center, the Gothic church building erected in the 14th century characterizes the appearance of the Middle Franconian community.

history

The first documentary mention of the church of St. Leonhard as a branch church of Rasch dates back to 1308. Altdorf and its surrounding area (including Leinburg) came into the possession of Elector Ruprecht II of the Palatinate in 1393 . He set up his own parish in Leinburg and the church was upgraded accordingly. In the 14th century, St. Leonhard was expanded as a fortified church . An extension of the tower followed in the 16th century. In 1525 the people of Nuremberg introduced the Lutheran denomination in their city and the associated nursing offices . The building was badly damaged in the Second Margrave War and the Thirty Years War . During the Second World War there was an air raid on Leinburg in 1944 (according to other sources in 1945) , during which the church building was hit by incendiary bombs and - apart from the tower - burned out almost completely. Using the intact masonry, the church could be restored until 1954; the defensive wall was also restored.

Building description

In its current form, the church, built from sandstone blocks , can be assigned to the type of hall church or choir tower church . It has a gable roof , round and arched doors and windows, as well as a supporting central projection on the north and south sides. The five-storey church tower has light openings in the form of loopholes . The sacristy was added to the south side of the approximately 35 meter high tower. In addition, St. Leonhard has a wooden (now one-story) gallery . The church building and the churchyard are enclosed by a three-meter-high circular wall with a gatehouse in which the cantor's office and sacristy are located. The defensive wall connects to the historic brewery inn of the Bub brewery .

Furnishing

The original equipment was largely destroyed by the fire, so that after the Second World War the font , pulpit , gallery, altarpiece and organ had to be completely replaced. Two bells from the time before the war have survived, which did not have to be given to bell cemeteries.

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Leonhard  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gebeßler 1961, p. 47

Coordinates: 49 ° 26 ′ 59 "  N , 11 ° 18 ′ 31.1"  E