St. Sigismund Chapel

The history of the St. Sigismund chapel dates back to the 12th century, making it one of the oldest sacred buildings in the Main-Tauber district. In addition, you will be accompanied by an interesting legend about the history of the chapel. There used to be two other similar chapels in the immediate vicinity of St. Sigismund. The Achatius chapel in Grünsfeldhausen can still be visited today. Since all three buildings were of particular sophistication and beauty, their origin was explained with the so-called hammer throw legend: a giant is said to have built the churches. Every time he finished a building, he threw his hammer away. The giant built the next chapel where it landed.

The Sigismund Chapel is located in the Wittigbachtal, which was an ancient, pre-Germanic settlement area, at an altitude northwest of Oberwittighausen. Sigismund was King of Burgundy, who joined the Christian faith with his Arian people and was drowned in a well after a defeat against the Franks in 523. The feast of St. Sigismund is celebrated on 2 May. He is considered the protector of man and cattle. He was sacrificed money, animals, grain and called him in poisonous diseases and epidemics. In the vernacular, the chapel was called "salt chapel" because of the many salt victims.