St. Nicholas (Theuern)
The Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus is located in the district of Theuern of the municipality of Kümmersbruck in the Upper Palatinate district of Amberg-Sulzbach . The church is registered under the sign D-3-71-136-21 in the list of monuments of the Free State of Bavaria.
history
Theuern has been a parish for Theuern and the neighboring Ebermannsdorf since the 14th century at the latest . The church was built before 1740 as a replacement for a dilapidated previous building. The Romanesque church tower shows traces of the 12th century and originally served as a defense tower.
The interior is decorated with a central painting on the high altar depicting scenes from the life of St. Nicholas. The altar is framed by statues of St. Joseph and St. Francis Xavier. In the chancel there are tombstones and tombstones of former castle owners and pastors.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 23 ′ 13.9 ″ N , 11 ° 54 ′ 39.4 ″ E