St. Wolfgang (Ostroh)
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St. Wolfgang is a Catholic church in the Ostroh (German Seeberg ) part of the Czech community Poustka ( Oed ) in Okres Cheb .
history
The 15th century Gothic church was redesigned in the Baroque style in the 18th century . Church and village are connected to Seeberg Castle . The various owners of the castle used the church as a burial place, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries .
During the communist era the church fell into disrepair; the interior was looted or vandalized. In the meantime the roof of the church has been renewed and the church has been opened to visitors. Display boards present the history of the church and the partly lost inventory. Pulpit, organ and other items of equipment show considerable damage.
Furnishing
A number of epitaphs with representations of the deceased and numerous plastic coats of arms have been preserved in the choir room . The tomb of Anna Schlik dates from 1485 . Epitaphs from the second half of the 16th century refer to the von Brandt family , including children's grave stones elaborately designed with the family coat of arms. Later epitaphs from the second half of the 17th century come from the von Steinheim family with ancestral coats of arms a. a. the Trautenberg and Wirsberg . In addition to Seeberg Castle, they were also owned by Haslau and Rimbach . Another epitaph refers to the Gerack or Gerard family.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 50.6 ″ N , 12 ° 16 ′ 59.7 ″ E