St. Roswinda, Lutheran parish church in Schornweisach, Uehlfeld, Germany
St. Roswinda is a church in Schornweisach, a district of Uehlfeld in Bavaria, and is part of the region's architectural heritage. The simply designed stone building features a distinctive four-story tower with an octagonal spire and serves as the gathering place for the local parish.
The church was built around 1748, with the tower renewed in 1692 before the distinctive octagonal spire was added in 1809. These construction phases show the gradual architectural development of the building over more than a century.
The parish belongs to the Deanery of Markt Einersheim in the Ansbach-Würzburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria. The church is dedicated to Saint Roswinda, and its 1748 organ by Johann Christoph Wiegleb, with 11 registers on one manual and pedal, is still played in services.
St. Roswinda stands in Schornweisach, a Gemeindeteil of the Markt Uehlfeld in the Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim district of Middle Franconia. The church is listed as a Baudenkmal under number D-5-75-167-20 in the Bavarian monument list, and the parish belongs to the Markt Einersheim deanery of the Ansbach-Würzburg church district. Visitors approach the building from the village; the choir tower with its clock and bell storey marks the spot.
The tower features an unusual octagonal spire added in 1809 that stands out distinctly from the 17th-century tower structure. This visible feature shows how the church was adapted to new architectural ideas over time.
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