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1 Monastery ChurchThe former monastery church St. Vitus and St. Deocar was consecrated in 1071 by Bishop Gundekar II. of Eichstätt. Between 1490 and 1533, it was expanded and designed in a late-gothic manner. The baroque interior design by Gabriel de Gabrieli is from the middle of the 18th century. |
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2 Parish House (Herrnhof 21/22)Until sekularization in 1806, the current parish house was the residence of the monastery dean. The plans are from Gabrieli, interior design is by Maurizio Pedetti. |
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3 Royal Bavarian District Court (Herrnhof 10)The Royal Bavarian District Court is from 1901, the walls of which now contain the City Hall (since 1945). |
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4 Residence of the Monastery Provost (Herrnhof 2)The office and private residence of the monastery provost was built around 1492. 1988, the city of Herrieden purchased the building and placed the city library inside it. |
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5 Church of our LadyChurch of our Lady, newly erected in 1474 at the site of the former convent church, severely damaged in the city fire of 1490, rebuilt in 1493. 1997-2000 there was a total renovation and, on the interior, the new-gothic overall impression was reestablished. Unique here is the wood stucco ceiling of 1703. |
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Oil painting of the Church of our Lady |
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6 Gabrieli House (Vogteiplatz 11)The Gabrieli House used to be a prince elect bishop administration building, the central administration site in Herrieden of the 18the century. Later, it housed the state court, district court, notary and pension authority until, in 1921, the revenue office was housed there. Today, the representative building is a living home of the life assistance association. |
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7 City Castle (Vogteiplatz 8)In the late 17th century, the city castle became a brewery. In 1122, the fortress was the seat of the leaders of Herrieden, was destroyed in 1316 by the troops of Emperor Ludwigs the Bavarian, rebuilt in 1342 and, in 1633, burnt down again by the Swedes. |
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8 Hospital (Vogteiplatz 6)What now houses the senior citizens and nursing home was a hospital from 1476 onward, which was reduced to ashes during the city fire of 1490; a follow-up building became victim of the Swedish pillage in 1633. From 1840 onwards, the building housed the cholera quarantane station of Feuchtwangen county; from 1884 to 1979 it served as a public hospital. |
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9 Fronveste (Fronveststraße 12)Originally, the Fronveste was a rectangular defence facility that was only reinforced in the first third of the 15th century, with a half-round frontal building, against cannon attacks. In more recent times, the 'Veste Haus' was used as a prison until 1901. |
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10 Small Half-Timber House (An der Stadtmauer 3)The small half-timber house is set on the foundations of the city walls and it constitutes one of the original testimonies for the civil-agrarian part of the old town. |
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11 WolfhardstraßeThe houses of Wolfhardtstraße 5 and 7 show carefully designed franconian half-timbering. |
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12 Barber Surgeon HouseThe style around 1900 is also represented in the house located at Hintere Gasse 11, where the last barber surgeon of Herrieden practiced his trade. |
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13 City Pharmacy (Vordere Gasse 25)Pharmacists can be traced back there to 1635, from 1786 it has been known as the city pharmacy. |
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14 Post stable (Vordere Gasse 21)The post stable, which was only installed in 1890, was already closed down again in 1903 when Herrieden became connected to the railway line. |
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15 Vordere Gasse 15The facade of the house at Vordere Gasse 10 traces back to baroque times. |
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16 Turmstrasse 5The building Turmstraße 5, located close to the stork tower, also presents typical half-timber characteristics. |
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17 Stork towerThe stork tower was destroyed in 1316 by emperor Ludwig the Bavarian, however, it was rebuilt in 1340 under Bishop Schenk von Reicheneck. Today, it is among one of the few buildings in the Altmühl valley where storks still nest. |
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18 Altmühl BridgeThe oldest documentary proof of a bridge in central Franconia is the Altmühl bridge at Herrieden; it is mentioned in 836 as part of a relics procession. In its current form, it traces back to 1711. |
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19 Bread House (Marktplatz 3)The bread house, in its current shape, was built in 1752; the coat of arms of the abbey provost Bernhard Arzat stems from a previous building; between 1835 and 1944, the building houses the town hall of the city of Herrieden. |
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20 The 'box' (Marktplatz 2)The 'box' stems from the time of prince elect bishop Gabriel von Eyb (1532). It is the building where renders of residents subject to payment were collected. Following secularization, the building served a number of different purposes. Today, it is the parish house and, between 1997-2000, was renovated inside and outside. |
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21 Brewery restaurant (Marktplatz 13)The location of today's city bank used to be the brewery restaurant 'Zum Hirschen' until 1983. From there, the prince elect bishop who had fled from Eichstätt ruled the Eichstätt diocese in 1703/04. |
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22 St. MartinSt. Martin (at the cemetary) is one of the oldest churches in the upper Altmühl region. Today's baroque shape has resulted from plans by Gabrieli. |
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23 Church of ChristThe Church of Christ was consecrated as a church for the protestant community on 4th November 1951. |
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24 ElbersrothElbersroth is mentioned in the later 13th century, by 1446 a parish can be proven for the first time. The famous priest Ludwig Heumann founded the well-known Heumann pharmaceuticals factory in Nuremberg. |
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25 NeunstettenNeunstetten is already mentioned in the 12th century. The church stems from the 15th century. It is a fortified church with two choirs and a sloped apsis. In 1996, it underwent thorough renovation. |
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26 RauenzellRauenzell already existed in the 9th century. Jahrhundert. A tower hill fortress can be proven around 950. The pilgrimage St. Salvator, which originated in 1353, was forcefully ended in 1808. The parish church is from the late gothic era and was redesigned in the 18th century. |
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27 Deocar FountainThe deocar fountain at the market square depicts the first abbot of the Herrieden abbey, sitting under the trees. The mystic head form of the crown roof symbolizes the return to origins and spiritual flowering of the state at the Altmühl at part of the abbey founding. A water veil symbolizes the continual flow of history, which starts 1200 years ago and, one day, is going to include us also. |
