Willhof

Willhof Commune Altendorf Coordinates: 49 ° 25 ′ 7 ″  N , 12 ° 15 ′ 33 ″  E
Height :	380 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	137  (Dec 31, 1990)
Postal code :	92540
Area code :	09675

Willhof with river Schwarzach (2017)

Willhof is a district of the municipality of Altendorf in Upper Palatinate district Schwandorf and member of the administrative community Nabburg .

geography

Willhof is located in the Oberpfalz-Mitte region, southeast of the city of Nabburg in the Schwarzachtal, on State Road 2159 and State Road 2040 .

history

Willhof was first mentioned in writing in 1150. The place name goes back to a first settler named Willo. As of March 23, 1913 (Easter) Willhof was part of the Altendorf parish and had 24 houses and 174 inhabitants. On December 31, 1990 Willhof had 137 inhabitants and belonged to the parish Altendorf.

Romanesque Church of St. James

Building history

Willhof St Jakob 2011 02

The St. Jakobskirche in Willhof was built as a branch church of Altendorf in the 12th century. It is a Romanesque church that originally consisted of a nave with a gable roof and turret and a choir . In the 16th century the church was dilapidated. At the end of the 17th century it was repaired, the current tower was walled up, a sacristy was added to the north side of the choir , large windows were added in the nave and a flat wooden ceiling was added. During a further repair in 1966/67 the west gallery was changed and the side altars , the pulpit and the old organ were removed. In the course of a general renovation from 1994 to 1996, the church received a new organ.

Interior

Willhof St Jakob 2011 03

On the south side, the church has a Romanesque portal that serves as an entrance. There is a Romanesque window exposed in 1966 on the south wall of the nave. The barrel vault in the choir is Romanesque, but the pointed arch windows are Gothic . The 17th century high altar contains an image of James the Elder . A preserved altar sheet from the former side altars from the 17th century hangs on the north wall of the choir arch. It shows St. Anthony of Padua and the Mother of God appearing to him with baby Jesus . Including a figure of Maria Immaculata . On the southern wall of the choir arch there is a painting with the calling of St. Wendelin and a figure of St. Sebastian . The painter Gegenmeier from Steinweg near Regensburg created the modern way of the cross in 1907 .

tourism

From the umbrella village 2 km to the east comes the Franconian Way of St. James , which is marked with a white shell on a light blue background. The next stop on the Franconian Way of St. James is Unterkonhof , 1 km south of Willhof.

traffic

The Willhof stop on the former Nabburg – Schönsee railway line has been closed.

literature

• Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Jakobsweg from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, 97215 Uffenheim 1997, ISBN 3-927598-22-4

Web links

Commons : Willhof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Antonius von Henle (Ed.): Register of the Diocese of Regensburg. Verlag der Chanzlei des Bischöflichen Ordinariates Regensburg, 1916, p. 350
2. ↑ Manfred Müller (Ed.): Register of the diocese of Regensburg. Verlag des Bischöflichen Ordinariats Regensburg, 1997, p. 20
3. ^ Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Way of St. James from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, 97215 Uffenheim 1997, ISBN 3-927598-22-4 , pp. 27-29
4. ^ Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Way of St. James from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, 97215 Uffenheim 1997, ISBN 3-927598-22-4 , pp. 29-31
5. ^ Fränkischer Albverein (Ed.): On the Way of St. James from Tillyschanz via Schwandorf to Nuremberg. Verlag Seehars, 97215 Uffenheim 1997, ISBN 3-927598-22-4 , pp. 26, 27