The chapel of St. Nicholas was originally built in 1345. The Gothic fortified church with cemetery fortifications was built around 1425 on the foundations of the demolished chapel. In 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, it was destroyed and rebuilt in 1740 as a typical margrave church by a foundation from Rieter von Kornburg.

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December 26, 2022

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The Evangelical Lutheran parish church of St. Nicholas dates from 1740 and is surrounded by a high church wall. It was apparently built by Johann David Steingrub in the Margrave Baroque style.

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February 13, 2023

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Kornburg was first mentioned in a document in 1236 as the seat of the Imperial Minister Konrad von Kornburg (also: Chunradus de Chvrenburc). The name is probably derived from the …

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