St. Wenceslaus (Miesbrunn)

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The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Wenzeslaus in the Miesbrunn district of the Upper Palatinate town of Pleystein , together with the parish of Pleystein and the Burkhardsrieth branch, forms the "Pleystein-Burkhardsrieth-Miesbrunn pastoral care unit"

history

The Miesbrunn parish is already listed in the oldest parish directory of the Diocese of Regensburg from 1326. In his letter of purchase Eberhardt Eymersdorffer noted in 1344 that his ancestors had already received the bailiwick from the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg via the church in Miesbrunn . A parish was founded for Pleystein in 1395 by the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg; this caused a division of the old parish of Miesbrunn, the Zottbach formed the border between the two parishes. In 1407 both parishes were merged again due to lack of money due to the effects of the war and Miesbrunn became a branch of Pleystein. From around 1525 Miesbrunn was again occupied by its own pastor and during the Reformation , Miesbrunn became its own parish seat from 1554 to 1627. In the course of the Counter Reformation , Miesbrunn became a branch church again until it became an independent parish again in 1695 after the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War . Attempts at reorganization were rejected by the diocese of Regensburg in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The first parish church is said to have stood here from 1361 to 1761. In 1585 the church was in such a bad condition that “the people of the church cannot stay in the church when it rains” and “the pastor cannot stay in the pulpit in storms”. After various quarrels, it was not until 1590 that the church was brought back under one roof. Major repairs were also carried out in 1618. In 1761 it was decided, with the consent of the treasurer, Count von Sinzendorf , to rebuild the church, as the church “looked more like an old hut than a temple dedicated to God”. Most of the funding came from Pleystein, as the Pleystein rule was " patronus ecclesia misbrunnensis ". The right of representation was also associated with church patronage. The foundation stone was laid on June 30, 1761 and construction was completed on July 13, 1762. The master mason Martin Beer from Pleystein was responsible for the execution. The vicarage was built in 1580 and 1785.

On September 9, 1911, this church was destroyed by fire. During the reconstruction, the services were held in an adjacent barn and the bells were attached to a tree. The new building was constructed according to plans by the architect Heinrich Hauberrisser , the nave was extended to the east by 8.5 m and the tower was raised by 7 m. The foundation stone was laid on May 19, 1912 by the parish priest Reiser in the presence of prior father Aureus of the Pleystein monastery .

Construction

The St. Wenceslas Church, built in the neo-baroque style, is a hall church with a pitched roof and a retracted choir closed on five sides . The west tower is covered with an onion hood .

Part of the church ensemble is the listed war memorial for the fallen soldiers of the 1st World War from the 1920s, which was later expanded to include the fallen soldiers of the 2nd World War . The church is surrounded by a cemetery, which has been surrounded by a stone wall since the 16th century.

Interior

The high altar was procured in 1914. In 1917 the church received a pulpit and in 1919 the two side altars, namely a Joseph and Mary altar . Pastor Karl Scherm donated the two side windows at the high altar with a representation of Joseph and Mary. The pictures were made by the art glazier Georg Schneider from Regensburg. The confessional was donated by Pastor Hilpert.

Bells

The three bells of the newly built church were supplied by the Johann Hahn bell foundry from Landshut. On October 2, 1912, after they had been consecrated in Regensburg, they could be raised.

organ

The first organ was delivered in 1767 by the organ builder Franz Gärtner from Tachau . This was destroyed in the church fire of 1911.

In 1916 the new organ was installed, which was made by the organ building company Weise (Plattling).

literature

  • Siegfried Poblotzki : History of the rule, the city and the parish Pleystein. Pp. 1109-1125. Verlag Stadt Pleystein, Pleystein 1980.
  • Karl Lindner: Local and home history of the village of Miesbrunn: especially as Hofmark and in connection with the former rule of Pleystein. Pp. 112-116. Stümpfler, Vohenstrauss 1926.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homepage of the parish Pleystein - Pastoral care unit Pleystein-Burkhardsrieth-Miesbrunn , accessed on February 28, 2020.

Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 16.2 "  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 47.8"  E