Pfarrkirche Unserer lieben Frau, Catholic church in Waibstadt, Germany.
Pfarrkirche Unserer lieben Frau is a church building in Waibstadt featuring a 65-meter-high tower that dominates the townscape. This tall tower remains visible from many points across the Kraichgau region.
A parish church in Waibstadt was first documented in 873. The current building took its present form after multiple reconstruction phases and was completed in 1868.
The church is also used for theatre performances and concerts, not only for services. Its patronal feast is the Assumption of Mary on 15 August, which gives the parish its name "Mariä Himmelfahrt". Until 2008 Waibstadt was the seat of a deanery, and for centuries it led a rural chapter responsible for up to 38 parishes.
The church is a subsidiary parish church of the Kraichgau Catholic community, not the main parish building. It also hosts theater performances and concerts. Visitors should check beforehand, as access may be limited during services or events.
The 65-metre tower earned the church the nickname "Dom des Kraichgaus". After part of the tower collapsed on 20 March 1837 and smashed surrounding buildings, the bells were taken down and hung on a scaffold beside the church, where they rang until 1886.
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