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Parish Church of St. John Due to its prominent location on the edge of the Pfahl (hill), the parish church of St. John in Moosbach is visible from afar, especially to the south and west. The church tower is 41.5 meters high and rises far above the houses in the Moosbach village. The origins of the current parish church and tower likely date back to the Romanesque period. The nave walls are Romanesque. The choir, tower, and vault of the church are late Gothic. In 1691, the church was expanded with two side chapels and given a Baroque redesign. Over the next few decades, the church received its current furnishings. Due to significant structural defects, the parish church underwent extensive renovation and expansion starting in the spring of 1963. In July 1963, the church was lengthened by eleven meters. Due to structural defects, the church was extensively renovated again from 1987 to 1991. The high altar is a Rococo creation from around 1720 to 1730. It contains life-size figures of Saint Helena and Emperor Heraclius as altar guardians, both of whom play important roles in the rediscovery and recapture of Christ's cross. Since 1990, the high altar has again featured the image of John the Baptist, the patron saint of the parish church. The words above the image, "Ecce agnus die" (Behold the Lamb of God), recall the words of John the Baptist when Jesus came to him at the Jordan to be baptized. The current altarpiece dates from the mid-19th century. The magnificently restored pulpit dates from 1691. Images of the four evangelists can be seen in the individual panels of the pulpit. The right side chapel features an altar dating from 1730. Its centerpiece is the statue of John the Baptist. Above him is the figure of Saint Joseph. Saint Barbara stands on the left side of this altar, and Saint Catherine on the right. The left side chapel is the Chapel of St. Mary and was also created in 1730. The altarpiece depicts a devotional image of Saint Anne, her daughter Mary, and the Infant Jesus. Also depicted in the image are Saint Sebastian and Saint Florian. The outer wall is decorated with a beautiful seated figure of Mary with the Infant Jesus. Source: Excerpts from www.pfarrei-moosbach-niederbayern.de

Parish Church of St. Martin The first Romanesque religious building in Miltach was built between 1050 and 1100. Around 1400 the apse was demolished and the current choir was built in the same place. Around the middle of the 18th century the church was given a baroque makeover, mainly by raising the tower. There were two reasons for the renewed expansion and redesign in 1974: the lack of space for churchgoers and the dilapidated structure of the nave. After initial concerns, the State Office for Monument Preservation gave its consent to the demolition of the rear part and the subsequent new construction. The official laying of the foundation stone took place on September 8, 1974 by cathedral canon Martin Lehner. The topping-out ceremony was celebrated on October 25 of the same year. Auxiliary Bishop Karl Flügel consecrated the parish church on August 8, 1976. The high altar from 1760, a Rococo structure with free-standing round and square columns, is extended to the sides with passageways underneath. The figure of St. Andrew on the left and St. James on the right stand as altar guards. The center of the high altar is a painting depicting the patron saint of the parish church, St. Martin. The picture with the well-known motif of the cloak being divided was painted by Ignaz Anton Sollfleisch from Cham. At the top, the high altar ends with a so-called mercy seat, a depiction of the Holy Trinity. To the left of the altar is the figure of St. Florian (1763), to the right is the plague saint Sebastian (1754), and St. Barbara (around 1980), the latter as a replacement for the statue stolen around 1960. The left side altar is a reconstruction of the altar that burned on December 9, 1986. The Gothic Madonna of the Radiance and Child (1480) was also completely destroyed in this disaster. The other two figures, Saint Francis Xavier on the left and Saint Nepomuk on the right, were restored by carving. The altarpiece shows Saint Gertrude von Hefta, painted by Georg Achtelstetter from Cham in 1923. The right side altar (1760) received a picture of Saint Nicholas in 1987, a copy from the church in Haag near Hohenschambach. The golden apples and the book on the altar pillars as well as the miter above the altar testify that it was already dedicated to Saint Nicholas before 1923. Source: Excerpts from www.pfarrei-miltach.de

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Cute town, beautiful parish church.

Nice rest stop with hearty meals and desserts

cozy refreshment stop with hearty meals and desserts

Great place to stop for refreshments with several charging sockets.