St. Nicholas (Burkhardsrieth)

The Roman Catholic branch church St. Nikolaus in the district Burkhardsrieth of the Upper Palatinate city of Pleystein belongs to the branch Burkhardsrieth of the "Parish Pleystein" in the dean's office of Leuchtenberg of the diocese of Regensburg .

history

In the oldest parish register of the Diocese of Regensburg from 1326 Burkhardsrieth is noted as a separate parish. At that time she belonged to the dean's office in Altendorf . It remained an independent parish until the Counter-Reformation , from 1627 it became a branch of Pleystein. From 1722 a separate cooperator was installed here. In 1936 Burkhardsrieth became an exposed cooperative.

The church's income was made up of interest and tithe payments from a variety of locations (e.g. Miesbrunn , Pfrentsch , Spielhof , Lohma , Isgier ) and individual objects (e.g. Bodenmühle, Finstermühle , Marxmühle , Pielmühle , paper mill near Ödenkührieth Thomasgschieß , Trutzhofmühle , Zengerhof). From 1852 the tithe was no longer levied in kind , but as a cash payment. Therefore, the Zehentstadel could be auctioned on August 17, 1851 to August Lang von Burkhardsrieth and canceled. The parish grounds (fields, meadows, forest) were cultivated by the pastor or his servants himself until 1627, from then on they were leased to farmers.

A church building that must have existed for a long time is only mentioned at the beginning of the 18th century, but medieval archaeological traces have been found in the area of the church. In 1797 the church is described as dilapidated. The care administrator Prößl and the Pleysteiner pastor Mayer defend themselves against the accusation of having let the church deteriorate. At least this year construction work will be carried out (for example, a vault will be drawn in over the high altar), and further construction work was also started in 1822.

On July 29, 1879, the church was destroyed by fire; the services had to be held temporarily in the St. Ulrich Church , from June 7, 1881, they could then be celebrated in the sacristy , which had been converted into an emergency church, with the approval of the bishop . In 1882, the reconstruction of the church was completed and in the same year, she was of pastor Michael Röck benediziert . The Way of the Cross was consecrated on August 8th, 1887 by the Franciscan Father Johann Bock from Pfreimd. It was not until October 16, 1966 that the church was solemnly consecrated by Auxiliary Bishop Josef Hiltl .

The church was renovated in 1964 under the direction of architect Heinz Meckler from Weiden . At the end of the village renewal measures in Burkhardsrieth, a fountain was set up on the church forecourt on July 27, 2011.

Construction

The Expositurkirche is a hall church with a hipped gable roof . The detached choir tower , which refers to an older building phase, is crowned by a pointed pyramid tower. A corpse storage room has been located in the rear part of the extension since 1970. Around the church there is a cemetery enclosed by a stone wall; the wall was expanded and repaired in 1947.

Interior design

The interior of the church is designed in plain white. The main altar is vaulted , a wooden relief and a statue of the patron saint of St. Nikolaus designed by the sculptor Mauermann from willows. The chancel and the floor are made of dolomite from small goat fields . The ceiling and gallery were clad with Oregon Pain . The main girder of the gallery was replaced by an iron girder during the renovation. The church chairs were made by Bruno Janisch from Waidhaus .

The church doors were renewed in 1965/66. The interior was also supplemented by two large figures, six cross-way plaques and a baptismal font. The Way of the Cross was made by the sculptor Mauermann, the colorful windows of the baptistery were designed by the painter Friedrich from Weiden.

During the renovation, historical gravestones were found, for example the gravestone of hammer master Willibald Castner von Pfrentsch with the inscription Willibald Castner von Unterschnaittenbach zu Pfrentsch in the 65th year lay under the altar - to whom God and all of us wanted to bestow a happy resurrection, amen , who in one Wall of the newly created baptistery. Two more stones from the Kastner family and another hammer lord from 1546 are to the right and left of the main portal.

Bells

After the church fire, three bells were cast by Joseph Anton Spannagl from Regensburg. The big bell with 555.73 kg has the inscription Incendio ecclkesiae 1879 diruta in honorem St. Nicolai Anno 1882 restituta sono the Gloriam . Two smaller bells had to be delivered during the First World War . In 1952, two new bells were purchased by the bell foundry in Hamm .

organ

This was supplied by the organ building company Heinrich Bruck from Bayreuth .

literature

Siegfried Poblotzki : History of the rule, the city and the parish Pleystein. Pp. 1126-1135, Verlag Stadt Pleystein, Pleystein 1980.

Web links

Individual evidence

49.616784 12.462095 540Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 0.4 ″ N , 12 ° 27 ′ 43.5 ″ E

[1] Homepage of the parish Pleystein , accessed on March 17, 2020.

[2] Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation : Architectural Monuments Pleystein, accessed on March 17, 2020.

[3] City of Pleystein. Village renewal in the district of Burkhardsrieth 2010–2011 , accessed on March 17, 2020.