Waldkirchen (Petersberg)

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Waldkirchen
Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 48 ″  N , 11 ° 33 ′ 12 ″  E
Height : 571 m above sea level NHN
Residents : 26  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Postal code : 92358
Area code : 08460
Waldkirchen - St. Peter and Paul
Waldkirchen - St. Peter and Paul

Waldkirchen is a district of Seubersdorf in the Upper Palatinate , a municipality in the Neumarkt district in the Upper Palatinate Jura in the Upper Palatinate . Waldkirchen is probably the oldest town in the large community and the highest parish in the Eichstätt diocese .

Emmeram monks built the first chapel on the "Petersberg" between 800 and 900 AD, which until 1007 belonged to the diocese of Regensburg . The chapel has belonged to the Eichstätt diocese since 1017. As early as 1053, when the church was inaugurated, Waldkirchen was named by Emperor Heinrich III. the market right (St. Peter's Day) awarded.

Geographical location

Waldkirchen from above

The place is about 20 km southeast of Neumarkt idOPf on the 571 m high Petersberg in the Upper Palatinate Jura , actually just a larger, partly free-standing steep hill that barely towers above its surroundings 70 m. But since it is visible from afar from all sides, it has become a landmark of the area with the pointed church tower. Waldkirchen is part of the Seubersdorf community and is located 2 km west of the St 2251 state road from Berching to Seubersdorf.

climate

Due to its location in Central Europe, Waldkirchen is in the cool, temperate climatic zone . The village lies in the transition area between the humid Atlantic and the dry continental climate .


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history

The name Waldkirchen already suggests that it is a forest and a church. Forest was cleared to build a church. The first church stood on the 571  m high Petersberg as early as 800 , probably made of wood from the surrounding forest.

Local historians see signs that the first church was built as early as the 8th century, in the "pre-Willibaldine" period, and is probably on the site of a Germanic place of worship. The parish, which from the beginning had the Apostles Peter and Paul as patrons, is one of the original parishes in the diocese. As early as 1000 there was a stone church here, which soon became the target of petitions from the surrounding areas and developed into a place of pilgrimage. As a result, people became more and more aware of it, and the name "Petersberg" soon became synonymous with Waldkirchen.

Until 1007, Waldkirchen probably belonged to the Regensburg monastery Sankt Emmeram , it then came to the newly established diocese of Bamberg and shortly afterwards to the diocese of Eichstätt . The year 1053 is likely to have been an important year in history. In a document dated 6 June 1053, Waldkirchen first mentioned and gets under the Eichstaett Bishop Gebhardt I. the market law . This right is still exercised today at the annual parish fair.

The Church of St. Peter and Paul has always been called a pilgrimage church, even though the importance of pilgrimage came to a standstill after secularization around 1802. The dean's pilgrimage has remained, once a year. In addition to the parish church, Waldkirchen had a school very early on. The two school houses from 1889 and 1963 are still standing, a previous building stood on the site of today's war memorial. At the church, school and some farms there was always the parish economy on the Petersberg, which the pastor had to run in order to provide for his maintenance. In addition to the parsonages from 1874 and 1970, which are still in existence today, the former parsonage stood close to the north of the parish church (today an annex).

Until 31 December 1975 Waldkirchen belonged to the unified community Hermannsberg and was on 1 January 1976. according Ittelhofen reclassified. On July 1, 1976, Ittelhofen and Waldkirchen came to Seubersdorf in the Upper Palatinate.

Attractions

Parish and pilgrimage church of St. Peter and Paul

Interior of St. Peter and Paul

As a Catholic church, the parish church belongs to the Neumarkt deanery and thus to the Eichstätt diocese. The church is dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul and celebrates its patronage on June 29th. It is protected as a monument with D-3-73-160-24 .

The nave was built in the late 17th century. The oldest foundation walls of the tower date back to around 1600. In 1762 the tower was rebuilt. The Chapel of the Holy Cross was probably added to the north at the end of the 18th century. In 1922 the nave (with gallery and organ) was extended to the west.

In the nave of the church there are three baroque ceiling paintings, some of which were painted over by Walter Scheidemandel in 1967. The ceiling painting above the organ comes from him and from the same period as a new creation; it represents St. Cecilia .

The baroque pictures show the following scenes:

High altar

Altarpiece "Farewell of the Apostles Peter and Paul", Jakob Dorner 1788

Four-column baroque altar with early classicist tabernacle . Reliquary showcases can be found in the gently curved side panels. Burning urns on the entablature. In the extract from the altar there is a plastic representation of God's eye. On the side between the columns two round sculptural rococo statues with St. John the Evangelist and St. James Minor . The remarkable altarpiece shows the farewell of the apostles Peter and Paul before their martyrdom , painted by the Munich gallery director Johann Jakob Dorner the Elder. Ä. 1788.

Mary Altar

Simple late baroque two-column aedicular table (“niche altar”) with a carved crown made of ribbon and acanthus tendrils . In the large central niche, Maria as Queen of Heaven , late baroque statue. Depiction of St. Ignatius of Loyola on the altar excerpt .

Right side altar

Altar similar to the Marian altar with Nazarene adoration from the late 19th century, showing the adoration of the shepherds . Half-length representation of St. Francis Xavier in the extract .

Holy Cross Altar

Classicist two-column aedicular table in the traditional baroque structure. The predecessor of this altar was erected in the nave in 1765. The large altarpiece of a remarkable artistic level depicts the crucifixion of Christ , with the mourners John , Mary and Mary Magdalene . In the side panels oval pictures depicting the flagellation and crowning of thorns of Christ . The architecture of the altar is alabaster white, the ornaments are gilded.

Marian column

Marian column in front of the parish and youth home

See also

literature

  • G. Schneeberger, A. Wolfsteiner: Waldkirchen called Petersberg. Church administration Waldkirchen, Waldkirchen: Selesianer Druck 1994.

Web links

Commons : Waldkirchen (Seubersdorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Residents' registration office, Seubersdorf municipality . Website of the Seubersdorf community idOPf. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b Ittelhofen, Seubersdorf municipality . Website of the Seubersdorf community idOPf. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ a b On ancient pilgrimage routes . Cultural walks. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ a b Michael Kühnlein:  Pilgrimage Church of St. Peter & Paul on the Petersberg . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)
  5. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 649 and 650 .
  6. ↑ Monuments in Seubersdorf (pdf)