The fortified church of St. George in Kraftshof, whose consecration is believed to have been in 13151, is an example of a medieval Franconian fortified church.2 The cemetery surrounding the church is surrounded by a wall with a battlements, behind which the inhabitants of the villages belonging to the parish join attacks could withdraw.

The complex got its current appearance from 1503; The fortification was completed in 1512.3 Within the pentagonal ring of walls there is also a former schoolhouse and the sacristan's apartment. A corner tower was designed as a burial chapel for the local noble family Kress. There are also some beautiful old tombstones to admire.

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MaDDinn T.

June 11, 2019

Kraftshof is since January 1, 1930 a municipality part of Nuremberg (District 7 - Northwestern outskirts) and is located in the garlic land. The village with about 700 inhabitants is located north of the city on the edge of the airport Nuremberg.

The landscape of Kraftshof is determined by the sandstone keuper of the Nuremberg Basin. Coburg sandstone and bladder sandstone come to light. The bladder sandstone is stored under the Coburg sandstone and usually consists of fine to medium-grained, light sandstone. The Coburg sandstone forms a shallow, maximum 14 meters thick geological stage. Between the two geological units are thin intermediate layers of clayey, often red colored base lobes (Keuperletten) of the Hassberge formation. [4] [5]

Reference and further infos: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftshof

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