Klosterlechfeld

Klosterlechfeld is a municipality in the Swabian district of Augsburg and a member of the administrative community Lechfeld based in Untermeitingen. The municipality is located in Lechfeld just south of Augsburg, just north of Landsberg am Lech.

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History

Today's village Klosterlechfeld originated from the 17th century around the Sanctuary of " Our Lady, Help of Lechfeld " and a Franciscan monastery. The pilgrimage goes back to a 1602 Regina von Imhof, a living in neighboring Untermeitingen Gutsherrin, built according to the plans of the city of Augsburg architect Elias Holl small chapel.

The Franciscan Monastery, 1624 Hospice, 1668 Convention, belonged first to the Strasbourg province of the order, from the 19th century to the Bavarian province of the order and housed up to 30 Franciscan brothers. The Sanctuary was gradually expanded in the 17th century and enlarged and redecorated substantially in the first half of the 18th century. It is still one of the most beautiful rococo churches in the region today. During the secularization of monastic property first then fell to the Teutonic Knights, in 1806 to the Kingdom of Bavaria. However, the Franciscan monastery remained continuously while the Säkularisationszeit as Aussterbekloster, 1830 then again as a full Convention. 1993 left the last Franciscan monastry, the monastery building was sold by the State to the diocese of Augsburg and now houses the rooms independent parish since 1952 " Maria Hilf" Klosterlechfeld.

Around the pilgrimage church and monastery settled in the course of time, mostly traders, shopkeepers and restaurateurs in order to serve the needs of the pilgrims. From this four annual markets emerged during the summer, who gained national importance. The small hamlet belonged to the basic rule of the wealthy in Untermeitingen Augsburg patrician family of Imhof, later to Rural Municipality Untermeitingen. On April 16, 1928, the municipality of Lechfeld was officially as an independent political community - renamed Klosterlechfeld - to distinguish it from neighboring Lagerlechfeld. Since the municipal reform in 1972, the community is again connected to the neighboring community Untermeitingen into an administrative community.

Policy

Allocation of seats in the 14-member council (as local elections 2008 ):

  • CSU: 7 seats
  • Independent Klosterlechfeld fields Wählergemeinschaft: 3 seats
  • Free electoral association: 2 seats
  • SPD: 2 seats

Since 1998, Peter Schweiger (CSU ) Mayor of Klosterlechfeld.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: Split of red and silver, on a cleaved cross of St. Anthony in confused colors, beseitet of two six-pointed stars in the same colors.

Attractions

  • Former Franciscan monastery with the baroque pilgrimage church Maria Hilf.

Interior of the Sanctuary of Mary Help

Church of the sky pilgrimage church of Maria Hilf

Calvary

  • Calvary Klosterlechfeld: On excitation narrowing of Father Sebastian Höss was (since 1980 Franziskanerplatz ) erected on the square opposite the Sanctuary a Calvary. Builders of the plant ( inauguration in 1719 ) was August von Voit.
  • Natural Monument "old box " south of the tennis courts and football pitches. Already in May 1980 this rare heathland area was declared a natural monument. All around -scale footpaths open up the "old box " to walkers.

Monuments

→ List of monuments in Klosterlechfeld

Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg Adelsried Allmannshofen Aystetten Bonstetten, Bavaria Diedorf Ehingen, Swabia Ellgau Emersacker Fischach Gablingen Gersthofen Graben, Bavaria Heretsried Hiltenfingen Mickhausen Oberottmarshausen Stadtbergen Wehringen Westendorf (Schmutter)
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