Bibra, Schmalkalden-Meiningen

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Bibra
Ortsteil of Grabfeld

Coat of arms
Bibra
Coordinates: 50°28′11″N 10°26′18″E / 50.46972°N 10.43833°E / 50.46972; 10.43833Coordinates: 50°28′11″N 10°26′18″E / 50.46972°N 10.43833°E / 50.46972; 10.43833
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Municipality Grabfeld
Area
 • Total 9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation 365 m (1,198 ft)
Population (2006-12-31)
 • Total 597
 • Density 62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 98631
Dialling codes 036944
Vehicle registration SM
Website www.vg-grabfeld.de

Bibra is a former municipality in the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany. From December 1, 2007 it is part of Grabfeld.

St. Leo's Church

Medallion made by DDR commemorating one of Riemenschneider altars at the church

The church dating from 1492 contains several works from Tilman Riemenschneider:Altar of the Apostles, Altar of the Church Fathers, and Altar of the Annunciation, Carving of St. Kilian, Crucifix, and epithet of Hans von Bibra (the father of Lorenz von Bibra). All are wood except the epithet. The current church had three benefactors: Kilian von Bibra, Lorenz von Bibra, and Albrecht von Bibra. All three were high church officials in Würzburg. Three benefactors hence three altar design and three coat-of-arms stained glass windows.

Photo gallery

  • thumb|Representation of a Bibra knight in front of the castle Bibra

  • Engraving from 1870

  • Burg Bibra

  • Burg Bibra

  • Bibra

  • school at Bibra

  • St. Leo's Church Bibra

  • Albrecht von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492

  • Kilian von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492

  • Lorenz von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492

  • Postcard by Franz Scheiner

References

  • Hartmann, Heinrich: Der Marktflecken Bibra. Eine Darstellung seiner politschen und kirchlichen Entwicklung. Festschrift zur 400 jährigen Jubelfeier der Grundsteinlegung der Kirche, den 17. Juli 1892, Vereins für Meiningische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 13. Heft., Meiningen 1892. L.v. Eyes Buchhandlung. 208 pages
  • Hintzenstern, Herbert von: Die Altäre in Bibra. Aus Riemenschneiders Werkstatt, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1969 68 pages
  • Hintzenstern, Herbert von: Von Würzburg nach Bibra, Riemenschneideraltäre in Thüringen, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1987
  • Die Untersuchung und Restaurierung des Verkündigungsaltares und eines Corpus Christi aus der Evangelischen Kirche St. Leo in Bibra, Arbeitsheft des Thüringischen Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege Neue Folge 3, E. Reinhold Verlag, Druckerei zu Altenburg, 2001, 96 pages, ISBN 3-910166-53-9, ISBN 978-3-910166-53-0

External links

Towns and municipalities in Schmalkalden-Meiningen


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