Münster St. Johannes

Bronnbach Abbey was founded in 1150 and construction of the abbey church began on 16 May 1157. In 1193, Emperor Henry VI placed the abbey under the direct protection of the Holy Roman Empire. At the end of the Middle Ages, the abbey was rebuilt for more than a century in the Late Gothic style. On 16 March 1803, the secularisation of the abbey was pronounced. The religious community lasted until 1831 when the services were moved out of the abbey. The last monk of the community died in 1850. The abbey was again used by the monks for a few decades during the 20th century but was vacated by them in 1958.

The Franciscan Church belonged to the former Franciscan Monastery and is now an Evangelical Lutheran parish church. The monastery was founded in 1281 but ceased to exist in 1548 as a result of the Reformation. The monastery buildings, which had been voluntarily abandoned, first housed a Latin school and then a flat for the widows of the parish priests. After 1805, the buildings were used, among other things, as a salt warehouse. Parts of the complex (cloister, refectory, etc.) were demolished, and much of the inventory was destroyed or sold.

The parish church of St. James was started from the east in 1311. The eastern choir was completed in 1322, but the work stopped. The stained glass windows in the choir were made between 1350 and 1400. Construction was resumed in 1373 when the body of the naves was erected and completed in 1436. In the 15th century, the two towers on the side of the choir were also raised. Between 1453 and 1471, the western choir, which was to become the Chapel of the Holy Blood, was built. The church was consecrated in 1485 and in 1522 it was designated for Protestant worship.