Absolutely worth seeing is the Thuisbrunner Moseskanzel, which was commissioned in 1717. The executive sculptor was Johann Philipp Göbel from Erlangen. Moses, the recipient and bearer of the tablets of the law, is also the bearer of the pulpit from which the word of God is proclaimed.

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Witwe Bolte

October 17, 2018

Neo-Gothic hall church built 1855-57 with three-sided gallery and just closed choir. Historic features and painting preserved.
Previous church:
1460: The chapel dedicated to St. Catherine in the old cemetery is raised to the parish church and looked after by a people's priest.
1857: The new church is inaugurated. The dilapidated castle chapel removed

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Willigipfel

June 16, 2019

The church is worth seeing, just by the color scheme inside.

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April 8, 2022

Lots of information at thuisbrunn.com/de/Kirchengemeinde/Katharinenkirche

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

August 9, 2025

The first church, dedicated to St. Catherine, was built into the rock as a castle chapel below the castle, in what is now the "Old Cemetery." The patronage was transferred to Spalt Abbey by the Nuremberg burgrave in 1300. Until 1431, the church was cared for more or less poorly by the vicar of Gräfenberg.

Because the Thuisbrunn residents had been insisting on having their own pastor due to grievances as early as the 15th century, the castle chapel was elevated to a parish church (ecclesia parochialis) with its own pastor in 1460. Even then, this included the villages of Neusles, Höfles, Hohenschwärz, Hammer, and Dörnhof. Haidhof was added at the beginning of the 16th century.

Due to extreme humidity and cold, the church fell into disrepair after a long period of time. In 1670/71, complaints were raised that "neither in winter nor in summer could the listeners stay out of the rain and snow," and that "On Laetare Sunday, the pastor could not remain in the pulpit before the trumpet, nor at the altar during the distribution of Holy Communion." Thus, a collection was taken in the Franconian Oberland and Unterland, and the money was used to build a new, larger nave for the church and a new church tower. This tower collapsed a year later. Rebuilt in 1831, the ringing of the bells was prohibited due to dilapidation. In the following years, part of the tower was demolished, and a few years later, the temporary roof was swept away by a storm.

Thus, after lengthy negotiations with the state regarding the construction obligation, the foundation stone for a new church building was finally laid in 1855 on the present site on the road to Hohenschwärz. In keeping with the renewed national sentiment of the 19th century, the church was built by master builder Horneber, reminiscent of the great Gothic cathedrals, with its spaciousness and typical pointed arches in the Gothic Revival style.
The 1895 altarpiece depicting the Resurrected Christ also reflects the optimism and spirit of optimism of the 19th century, driven by the increasing mastery of nature, inventions, new means of transport, and the pride of the industrial age.
The sandstone baptismal font from the early 18th century and the impressive processional cross from 1711 were retained from the previous church. The Moses pulpit also originates from the old church. However, it was initially kept in adjoining rooms and was not erected in its current location until 1930 by Pastor Riedel.
Source: thuisbrunn.com/katharinenkirche

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HINTERINDIEN_DE

June 16, 2024

You will pass by here as part of the HINTERINDIEN.DE tour no. 25.

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Steven

March 11, 2025

top, a very nice corner

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Bastl

January 4, 2021

The church tower can be seen from afar.

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