City parish church Schönwald
The parish church of Schönwald is an Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the town of Schönwald in the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains .
A church in Schönwald was first mentioned in 1417. The Reformation arrived in 1528. The sculptor family Knoll is after Brix and Lippert pulpit 1745 and the high altar 1744/45 assigned. The organ case also came from this time. There has been a new organ since 1971 . The church was extensively rebuilt and expanded in 1909 under the architect Johannes Will. The core of the choir tower is from the 13th century. During construction work in 1977, four epitaphs from the 17th century were found. The church is a listed building .
literature
- Michael Brix , Karl-Ludwig Lippert : Former district of Rehau and town of Selb. The art monuments of Bavaria , brief inventories, XXXIV. Tape. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1974, pp. 74–77.
Web links
- Our church on the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . Parish of Schönwald
Coordinates: 50 ° 12 ′ 6.5 ″ N , 12 ° 5 ′ 5.4 ″ E