Fridolinsmünster - Bad Säckingen, BW, Germany
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A plaque with the history of Fridolinsmünster in Bad Säckingen.
Waymark Code: WMBHF3
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 05/23/2011
Views: 4
This plaque is located at the east wall of the minster, towards the town hall.
Fridolinsmünster was the church of the nuns convent of Säckingen abbey, founded in the 6th century by Fridolin of Säckingen, an Irish monk. The abbey had been one of the predominant powers in the closer area for centuries; it was secularized in 1806 and the minster became the parish church of Säckingen. The minster is located in the pedestrian zone of the historic center of Bad Säckingen.
There are no hints or relics of the early stages of the church from the 6th to the 11th century. The oldest part is the crypta of a romanic basilica from the 11th century. After it burned down in the 13th century it was completely rebuilt in gothic style. Later damages caused by wars and fires were repaired in different architectural styles, so there are also some baroque elements to see today.
The plaque says:
Fridolinsmünster
Gründungsurkunde durch St. Fridolin infolge des Kirchenbrandes 1272 unbekannt
Karolingische Krypta
Zwischen 1343 und 1360 Errichtung des gotischen Baukörpers
Im 16. Jh. umfassende Renovation
Durch Stadtbrand 1678 beschädigt
Danach Barockisierung des Baues
Renovationen im 19. und 20. Jh.
Zuletzt 1976-1978
In English:
Fridolin Minster
Establishment document of St. Fridolin lost in the fire of 1272
Carolingian crypta
Gothic structure built between 1343 and 1360.
Broad renovations in the 16th century
Damaged in the fire of 1678
Repairs in Baroque style
Renovations in the 19th and 20th century
The most recent 1976-1978
Group that erected the marker: town administration of Bad Säckingen
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Münsterplatz
Bad Säckingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany
79713
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