The church was built in 1712 in place of the destroyed Michaelis chapel and later rebuilt and extended with neo-gothic forms. Under the nave is a vaulted, medieval ossuary. There are due to the spatial narrowness of the cemetery, the bones excavated during reestablishment collected and stored. It is already reported by him in 1496. Later it was abandoned and forgotten. Only in 1981 it was rediscovered during construction.

History / Stories / Anecdotes:

The Ossuary was discovered on October 3, 1981 during construction work in the Catholic Church. It was decided not to release the ossuary for inspection. the present market was first the Westhofen cemetery and the cath. Church the cemetery chapel. It is therefore likely that, as everywhere, when the graves were cleared, the bones were transplanted into an ossuary. The first evidence of an ossuary is 1496th By building work and also demolition was forgotten where the ossuary was exactly.

 

Katholische Kirche
Beinhaus
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Contact details:

Ortsgemeinde Westhofen

Ohligstraße 5

67593 Westhofen

Tel: +496244250
E-Mail: westhofen@vg-wonnegau.de
Internet: http://www.westhofen.de

Contact details:

Ortsgemeinde Westhofen

Ohligstraße 5

67593 Westhofen

Tel: +496244250
E-Mail: westhofen@vg-wonnegau.de
Internet: http://www.westhofen.de