Kopfing celebrates 900 years of the parish - book presentation full of stories!

Kopfing celebrates 900 years of the parish - book presentation full of stories!

Kopfing, Österreich - Kopfing is celebrating a very special anniversary this year: The 900-year history of the parish is divided with diverse activities. The focus is on the new book by Johann Klaffenböck, which brings the stories and anecdotes from the eventful past of the community to alive. The book presentation will take place on Friday, June 20, at 7.30 p.m. in the Kramer inn. At the moment, the community is preparing to celebrate this significant event appropriately.

Klaffenböck, who devoted himself to the history of his home parish with a lot of passion, took over a year during research and gathered valuable historical documents. The book is presented with the title "From Rotbründl to Glatzinger Bründl", which includes more than 250 pages and is enriched with pictures and time documents. This concentrated information not only offers an insight into the parish, but also tell of moving fates of the people who lived here.

beech events and musical framework

The event at the Kramer inn not only promises exciting content, but also musical accompaniment by a group of winds of the Kopelle Trachtenmusikkapelle. Sepp Wasner will lead as a program manager through the book presentation, and those present have the opportunity to acquire the work directly on site. Particular attention is paid to the moving stories of people who found healing through the source of the Glatzinger Bründl and whose votive tables decorate the place with gratitude.

Special interest aroused Klaffenböck's book because of his history. A church leader was originally planned, but the encouragement by acquaintances led to the expansion of this project. Klaffenböck was based on various important sources such as the Bavarian Capital Archives in Munich, the Bavarian State Library as well as the Diocesan Archives Linz and the parish archive Kopfing to process authentic stories from the past.

historical context and religiosity

The parish of Kopfing has an eventful story that is also characterized by resistance to the church and the authorities. The Glatzinger Bründlkapelle in particular has gained great religious importance even in times of difficult circumstances, such as famine and military turmoil during the War of the Austrian Succession. The exceptionally cold winter in 1739 and 1740 strongly influenced people and contributed to strengthening their religiosity. These traditions are part of the history of pilgrimage, which has been preserved for centuries and is continued by numerous believers.

The book also focuses on the dramatic circumstances of the time, including the high mortality rate due to the Red Ruhr, which cost 77 people in Kopfing. These fates are part of the collective memory, which is now proud and gratitude to the memory of the believers. The votive tablets, which can still be found in the Bründlkapelle today, are lively evidence of the healings and thanksgiving that people combine with this spiritual site.

The parish of the heading not only stands for a long history, but also for the deeply rooted religiosity, which has shaped many generations. Klaffenböck's book is not only an important contribution to local research, but a tool to keep the connection between past and the present alive. For this, it will certainly not only be popular with the residents of Kopfing, but also with pilgrims and historically interested people.