Bibra, Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Bibra is a former municipality in the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany. From December 1, 2007 it is part of Grabfeld.

For other uses, see Bibra (disambiguation).
Bibra
Ortsteil of Grabfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Bibra
Bibra
Bibra
Coordinates: 50°28′11″N 10°26′18″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSchmalkalden-Meiningen
MunicipalityGrabfeld
Area
 • Total9.70 km2 (3.75 sq mi)
Elevation
365 m (1,198 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-31)
 • Total597
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98631
Dialling codes036944
Vehicle registrationSM
Websitewww.vg-grabfeld.de

St. Leo's Church
Medallion made by DDR commemorating one of Riemenschneider altars at the church

The church dating from 1492 contains several works from Tilman Riemenschneider:Altar of the Apostles, Altar of the Church Fathers, and Altar of the Annunciation, Carving of St. Kilian, Crucifix, and epitaph of Hans von Bibra (the father of Lorenz von Bibra). All are wood except the epitaph. The current church had three benefactors: Kilian von Bibra, Lorenz von Bibra, and Albrecht von Bibra. All three were high church officials in Würzburg. Three benefactors hence three altar design and three coat-of-arms stained glass windows.

  • Representation of a Bibra knight in front of the castle Bibra
  • Engraving from 1870
  • Burg Bibra
  • Burg Bibra
  • Bibra
  • school at Bibra
  • St. Leo's Church Bibra
  • Albrecht von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
  • Kilian von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
  • Lorenz von Bibra window St. Leo's church, Bibra, c.1492
  • Postcard by Franz Scheiner

References
  • Hartmann, Heinrich: Der Marktflecken Bibra. Eine Darstellung seiner politschen und kirchlichen Entwicklung. Festschrift zur 400 jährigen Jubelfeier der Grundsteinlegung der Kirche, den 17. Juli 1892, Vereins für Meiningische Geschichte und Landeskunde, 13. Heft., Meiningen 1892. L.v. Eyes Buchhandlung. 208 pages
  • Hintzenstern, Herbert von: Die Altäre in Bibra. Aus Riemenschneiders Werkstatt, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1969 68 pages
  • Hintzenstern, Herbert von: Von Würzburg nach Bibra, Riemenschneideraltäre in Thüringen, Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1987
  • Die Untersuchung und Restaurierung des Verkündigungsaltares und eines Corpus Christi aus der Evangelischen Kirche St. Leo in Bibra, Arbeitsheft des Thüringischen Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege Neue Folge 3, E. Reinhold Verlag, Druckerei zu Altenburg, 2001, 96 pages, ISBN 3-910166-53-9, ISBN 978-3-910166-53-0



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