Liebfrauenmünster, Gothic parish church in Wolframs-Eschenbach, Germany.
The Liebfrauenmünster is a Gothic hall church in Wolframs-Eschenbach, built from rough gray and brown stone blocks. Its square tower carries a clock with Roman numerals and a steep spire clad in green, yellow, orange and black glazed tiles, with a black cross pattern near the top. A red-tiled roof adjoins the tower's base.
The lowest Romanesque tower storey survives from the church consecrated by Bishop Gundekar (1019–1075). Under the Teutonic Order the tower gained further storeys in 1220/30, the choir followed around 1250 and the nave around 1300. In 1430/40 two Gothic storeys were added and in 1465/66 the pointed spire with glazed tiles; the nave and choir were raised in 1453/54.
The church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, and its former high altarpiece, now in the side chapel, shows her reception into heaven. A wooden group of the Nativity from around 1500 is set before the altar only on the Christmas holidays. A memorial plaque of 1922 on the south wall recalls the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach, whose grave lies in the church but can no longer be located precisely.
The church is centrally located at Wolfram-von-Eschenbach-Platz and easy to reach on foot. Visitors will find multiple entry points, including access from the adjacent Färbergasse street, making arrival straightforward from different directions.
Wolframs-Eschenbach was the hometown of the celebrated medieval poet Wolfram von Eschenbach. This connection between literary heritage and the church creates an unusual draw for visitors interested in medieval culture and poetry.
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