Hessenthal Travel Guide

 globetrott Says:  Next to the entrance of the chapel you may see this much smaller epitaph , built also by Erhard Barg for the brothers Philipp I Echter von Mespelbrunn, who died in 1549 and Philipp II Echter von Mespelbrunn, who died in 1535.Philipp II was the grandfather of prince-bishop... 

 globetrott Says:  The noble knights took off their iron helmets and are praying on the right of the cross. It is really amazing to see these iron armours and the perfectely sculptured details of that epitaph.When you click on my picture, you may see as well a bishop umong the knights - it is... 

 globetrott Says:  There is another small chapel close to castle Mespelbrunn, and as soon as you see it from the main-street you have to turn left in order to get to the castle and the famous "Wirtshaus im Spessart"You may take a walk from the castle to that chapel, BUT you may not enter it,... 

 globetrott Says:  When you are standing in the small chapel, in front of the famous pieta, step forward and look back at the ceiling, where you normally would expect an organ, but this chapel is different and it shows a series of excellent paintings under the ceiling.Please keep in mind, when... 

 globetrott Says:  When you are standing in the centre of the modern church in Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn, you have the old chapel on your left, behind a fence and a large glass-door. The noble family of the Echter von Mespelbrunn (the owners of castle Mespelbrunn) has their tombs there inside the... 

 globetrott Says:  On the main altar of the modern parish-church you may see 3 gothic crosses and 2 sculptures by Hans Backhoffen , dating back to the year 1519. They were the last sculptures made by Backhoffen and were placed in the innercourt of the church first, before they were integrated... 

 globetrott Says:  When the new parish-church of Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn was built in 1954 it was the main task for the architect Hans Schädel to integrate the famous altar by Tilman Riemenschneider and a few other gothic sculptures into the modern church.In many ways this worked perfectely and... 

 globetrott Says:  The famous altar made by Tilman Riemenschneider in 1485 is hidden inside the modern parish-church, just opposite of the main entrance.I almost did not pay it any attention, until I saw it mentioned in the small booklet, that I bought for 2 Euros in the church.On my next... 

 globetrott Says:  The Pieta in the small chapel, opposite of the main-entrance to the parish-church dates back to the year 1480. The baroque altar that you see there today was made by an artist named "Spessart" who got 180 gulden / guilders for his work and he needed 23 years to finally... 

 globetrott Says:  This church in Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn is a combination of 3 different churches and it does not at all look very special from outside. There is a small chapel with the famous sculpture of Holy Mary, the pilgrim-church dating back to the year 1293 and the modern parish-church...