Trinity Church, Neudrossenfeld

The greatest glory be to the Holy Trinity

A synthesis of the arts , created for the praise and glory of the triune God: as splendid as a ballroom for celebrating church services. We have the Imperial Count Philipp Andreas von Ellrodt, whose family owned the nearby castle, the Kulmbach superintendent Johann Christoph Sichmüller, the local master builder Johann Georg Hoffman, and above all the generosity of the congregation to thank for this splendid building with its rich architectural features, wide central body and artistic furnishings.
Margrave Friedrich had his initial ‘F’ and and his coat -of arms displayed prominently above the altar, but contributed little financially to either the building or costs of the expensive court artists. Giovanni Battista Pedrozzi created the wonderful ceiling stucco, with angels holding symbols and long tendrils full of blossoms and fruits. The court artist Ernst Wilhelm Wunder added the picture of the Ascension of Christ within the golden frame and painted the most important scenes of the history of salvation in the cartouches using grisaille technique.
The pulpit altar was created from various older fragments when the church was rebuilt in 1753-7. The central part and both wings are thought to be the work of Hans Süß von Kulmbach and, in addition to other figures of saints, come from the St James Altar made shortly after 1500, though when the wings of the altar are open they do hide the former patron saint. When the pulpit by Johann Georg Brenck was inserted in 1680, the scene of the Transfiguration of Christ on the pulpit roof was rearranged and admittedly muddled, and then angel musicians from the former organ were added above.
The nobility werre given their ‘boxes’: ‘gentlemen’s places’. The important central seat of the Counts of Ellrodt is decorated with valuable painted leather coverings, while the courtiers and noble guest were seated in special stalls behind a wooden lattice screen.

Discover
the church.

Trinity Church
Schlossplatz 3
95512 Neudrossenfeld

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10:00-16:00
From April until October church open from 10.00 - 19.00.

Evang.-Luth. Pfarramt Neudrossenfeld
09203 212
pfarramt.neudrossenfeld@elkb.de
kirche-neudrossenfeld.de

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Car parking
  • Bus parking
  • Public transport
  • Food and drink
  • Church tours

Explore
the surroundings.

It's worth going a little bit further: many churches lie on lovely cycle, walking and pilgrim paths. You will find an overview of them in the following map, as well as places worth seeing nearby. It also has links to local area, church and tourist information websites.

Bike tracks, pilgrim paths and hiking trails close to Trinity Church:

Jakobsweg Neudrossenfeld-Bayreuth 18 km Main-Radweg (Roter Main) 557 km Kulmbach Land KU 1 91 km Kulmbach Land KU 12 17 km Bayreuth Land BT 37 – Trebgasttal-Tour 41 km Kulmbach Land KU 13 18 km Die Burgenstraße 950 km Rotmain-Wanderweg 25 km Markgrafen-Weg 30 km Maintäler Verbindungsweg 20 km Bayreuth Land BT 3 – Von Schloss Fantaisie nach Bayreuth 25 km Kulmbach Land KU 16 31 km Mitteleuropa-Route-EuroVelo 4 5100 km Obermain-Frankenwald-Tour 236 km Radweg D11 Ostsee-Oberbayern 1694 km Saar-Mosel-Main – D-Route 5 987 km Neudrossenfeld-Rundweg durch die Auen des Roten Mains 4.5 km

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events.

Find more events on the church's website or the Evangelische Termine portal (Evangelical events portal).