St. Johannes Baptist, Catholic church in Obereschach, Ravensburg, Germany.
St. Johannes Baptist is a Baroque hall church built in 1750/52 in Obereschach, a district of Ravensburg. It has a nave, a recessed choir closed on three sides to the east, and a tower at the corner between the nave and the north wall of the choir, with the sacristy opposite. The high altar comes from Weißenau Abbey.
The Baroque hall church was built in 1750/52 on the site of a predecessor that had been demolished. It belongs to the parish of Obereschach, a district of Ravensburg, and is listed as a monument; the parish is part of the Rottenburg-Stuttgart diocese.
The high altar came from the monastery of Weißenau and now stands in this parish church. During the Rococo period a pulpit was installed, and in 1998 Eduard Wiedenmann built the organ. The church is dedicated to John the Baptist, and the parish belongs to the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
St. Johannes Baptist stands in Obereschach, a district of Ravensburg, with the tower set in the corner between the nave and the north wall of the choir. The church is a registered monument of Baden-Württemberg, so the furnishings stay in place; visitors reach the interior through the parish, which belongs to the Deanery of Allgäu-Oberschwaben in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
The high altar came from the monastery of Weißenau; the pulpit was installed in the Rococo period, and the organ was built in 1998 by Eduard Wiedenmann. The church is listed as a monument by the Baden-Württemberg heritage office.
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