Haffenpreppach

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25944HAF
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: ca. 1620-1650?
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelisch-lutherische Pfarrkirche in Hafenpreppach zur Heiligen Dreifaltigkeit
Font Location in Church: Inside. at the E end of the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): Holy Trinity
Previous Font Location(s): Sankt Jakobskirche
Church Notes: present church 1722
Church Address: Kirchgasse 6, Haffenpreppach, 92126Maroldsweisach, Germany
Site Location: Haßberge, Bayern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road B303, in the municipality and 5 km E of Maroldsweisach, 17 km WSW of Coburg
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in the Kirchenkreis Bayreuth [https://www.kirchenkreis-bayreuth.de/300-jahre-dreifaltigkeitskirche-hafenpreppach] [accessed 17 November 2025] reports a baptismal font of the 17th century older that the church itself in it: "An diesem Taufstein aus dem 17. Jahrhundert – er ist also noch älter als Ihre Kirche". An article by Gehrard Schmidt in the Neue Zeitung edition of 18 November 2022, Seit 300 Jahren ein Zuhause für Gläubige [https://www.np-coburg.de/inhalt.hafenpreppach-seit-300-jahren-ein-zuhause-fuer-glaeubige.75fd6197-d05a-44d5-befe-f6eb46e580b7.html] [accessed 17 November 2025] reports a baptismal font in the middle off the nave; the font was previously from St. James' Church; made between 1620 and 1650 from local Burgsandstein sandstone: "Im Zentrum des Gotteshauses steht der Taufstein, der wohl zuvor in der Sankt Jakobskirche stand. Er wurde zwischen 1620 und 1650 aus heimischen Burgsandstein angefertigt." The font is octagonal at basin and stem, on a square base, with simple moulding decorations. It has and octagonal wooden cover, painted and gilded, with a Latin-cross finial.
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 625703 5561483
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.19218, 10.76107
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 11′ 31.85″ N, 10° 45′ 39.85″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal