--- title: "St Nicholas’s Town Church in Schmölln" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/poi/st-nicholass-town-church-in-schmoelln" description: "A Kalands Brethren organisation, an interest-based network of regional priests, had been working here since 1403. Its formation did not help prevent conflicts with the Dominican convent in Cronschwitz near Weida, which had owned the patronage rights since 1296. The disputes mainly involved charges that the priest had to pay to the convent, but which were often delayed or did not arrive at all. Things came to a head in 1480. The priest had discovered a small chapel outside the town as an additional source of income; he donated indulgences there with the permission of the bishop, but without the monastery knowing about this through “his great greed” and this meant a reduction in the nuns’ income at St Mary’s Chapel on Pfefferberg Hill. The wind and rain have left their mark on the pinnacle, which looks like an ornamental tower – and on the eroded gates. The modern church tower is an annoyance in architectural terms, but only partially impairs the view of the somewhat enchanted building." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2731112/46a68167398532baf17b2bd90b647e456b51a4733e7eb423f16854fd4e06e6c0/stadtmauer-mit-blick-auf-die-nikolaikirche-schm-lln.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share St Nicholas’s Town Church in Schmölln ===================================== - Church References to St Nicholas’s main church were already found in 1238, but it was newly constructed between 1466 and 1499. A Kalands Brethren organisation, an interest-based network of regional priests, had been working here since 1403. Its formation did not help prevent conflicts with the Dominican convent in Cronschwitz near Weida, which had owned the patronage rights since 1296. The disputes mainly involved charges that the priest had to pay to the convent, but which were often delayed or did not arrive at all. Things came to a head in 1480. The priest had discovered a small chapel outside the town as an additional source of income; he donated indulgences there with the permission of the bishop, but without the monastery knowing about this through “his great greed” and this meant a reduction in the nuns’ income at St Mary’s Chapel on Pfefferberg Hill. The wind and rain have left their mark on the pinnacle, which looks like an ornamental tower – and on the eroded gates. The modern church tower is an annoyance in architectural terms, but only partially impairs the view of the somewhat enchanted building. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Church service is every Sunday about 9:30-12:00 Uhr. Read more Price info Admission is free. We kindly ask for donations for the further receipt. Read more Directions & Parking facilities Anreise Schmölln liegt unweit der Autobahn A 4 (Eisenach-Dresden). Nehmen Sie die Abfahrt Ronneburg und fahren auf der B 7 in Richtung Altenburg bis Schmölln. Parken Auf dem Marktplatz stehen öffentliche Parkplätze zur Verfügung. Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel Schmölln liegt an der Bahnstrecke Erfurt-Gera-Altenburg und ist mit dem RE 3 erreichbar. Informationen zu Fahrzeiten und -preisen erhalten Sie unter www.bahn.de Read more Author Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbHBautzner Straße 45/47 01099 Dresden Organization Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur License (master data) Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interestCC-BY-SAChr. Fasbender / Archiv TVV | - Church CC-BY-SAVogtland - Sinfonie der Natur | - Church CC-BY-SAArchiv TVV / Chr. Fasbender | - Church Contact Kirchplatz 04626 Schmölln