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Photo gallery of the Tusset Chapel

Historical photographs of the old and the new Tusset Chapel

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The new Tusset Chapel

The chapel in Philippsreut as it stands today.

The new Tusset Chapel in Philippsreut
The new Tusset Chapel in Philippsreut
The old Tusset Chapel in its decayed state
The old Tusset Chapel in its decayed state
Emil Weber with Mayor Otto Damasko at the presentation of the twinning certificate
Emil Weber with Mayor Otto Damasko at the presentation of the twinning certificate
The memorial stone before the chapel
The memorial stone before the chapel
The location of the old and the new Tusset Chapel
The location of the old and the new Tusset Chapel
The chapel in the evening light
The chapel in the evening light
The chancel of the new Tusset Chapel
The chancel of the new Tusset Chapel
The new Tusset Chapel in winter
The new Tusset Chapel in winter
Drawing of the Tusset Chapel
Drawing of the Tusset Chapel

The old Tusset Chapel in the Bohemian Forest

The Tussetberg, the pilgrimage chapel and the villages around it.

In the great firestorm at Wallern on 22/23 July 1863 the parish church also perished, and with it the miraculous image of “Our Lady of the Tussetberg”.
In the great firestorm at Wallern on 22/23 July 1863 the parish church also perished, and with it the miraculous image of “Our Lady of the Tussetberg”.
Wallern with the Hellgasse in the foreground. The corner house to the left of the church (Frounzl) belonged to Jakob Klauser. In the background the Tusset.
Wallern with the Hellgasse in the foreground. The corner house to the left of the church (Frounzl) belonged to Jakob Klauser. In the background the Tusset.
Postcard showing the Wallern basin and the Tussetberg
Postcard showing the Wallern basin and the Tussetberg
Wallern in the Bohemian Forest, once a hostelry on the Golden Path
Wallern in the Bohemian Forest, once a hostelry on the Golden Path
The interior of the old Tusset Chapel
The interior of the old Tusset Chapel
Station picture of the Guthausen Way of the Cross (saved and brought to Bavaria, today in the new Tusset Chapel)
Station picture of the Guthausen Way of the Cross (saved and brought to Bavaria, today in the new Tusset Chapel)
Given over to decay – the pilgrimage chapel on the Tussetberg in the year 1980
Given over to decay – the pilgrimage chapel on the Tussetberg in the year 1980
Devastated and desolate – the interior of the old chapel (1980)
Devastated and desolate – the interior of the old chapel (1980)
Drawing of the old Tusset Chapel
Drawing of the old Tusset Chapel
Old Böhmisch-Röhren
Old Böhmisch-Röhren
The woodcutters’ village of Guthausen on the northern slope of the Tussetberg
The woodcutters’ village of Guthausen on the northern slope of the Tussetberg
St Anne’s Chapel in Leimsgrub, built around 1930.
St Anne’s Chapel in Leimsgrub, built around 1930.
Tusset, Glöckelbauer (on the left the chapel with the bell frame)
Tusset, Glöckelbauer (on the left the chapel with the bell frame)
The old Tusset Chapel on the Tussetberg
The old Tusset Chapel on the Tussetberg

The miraculous images

The images of Our Lady of the Tussetberg.

Copy of the miraculous image by Ignaz Schraml
Copy of the miraculous image by Ignaz Schraml
Tusset painting by the master painter Karl Rauscher of Wallern
Tusset painting by the master painter Karl Rauscher of Wallern
The reappeared miraculous image after its restoration by Mrs Fritsche-Flügel
The reappeared miraculous image after its restoration by Mrs Fritsche-Flügel
Ignaz Schraml
Ignaz Schraml
The “Bark Madonna”, saved by Mrs Blechschmied during the expulsion
The “Bark Madonna”, saved by Mrs Blechschmied during the expulsion
“Pilgrimage sheet” of the Tusset Madonna
“Pilgrimage sheet” of the Tusset Madonna

Detailed photographs of the old Tusset Chapel from April 1983

The following photographs show the desolate condition of the old Tusset Chapel when Emil Weber measured the whole ruin and its parts in 1983.

Emil Weber measuring the old chapel, 1983
Emil Weber measuring the old chapel, 1983
The entrance of the old chapel, 1983
The entrance of the old chapel, 1983
The masonry of the old chapel, 1983
The masonry of the old chapel, 1983
The roof structure of the old chapel, 1983
The roof structure of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
Beams of the old chapel, 1983
A window of the old chapel, 1983
A window of the old chapel, 1983
The tower of the old chapel, 1983
The tower of the old chapel, 1983
A column of the old chapel, 1983
A column of the old chapel, 1983
The door of the old chapel, 1983
The door of the old chapel, 1983
The pews of the old chapel, 1983
The pews of the old chapel, 1983
A window of the old chapel, 1983
A window of the old chapel, 1983
The gallery of the old chapel, 1983
The gallery of the old chapel, 1983
The gallery of the old chapel, 1983
The gallery of the old chapel, 1983
A support of the old chapel, 1983
A support of the old chapel, 1983

The reconstruction, 1983 to 1985

From the photographic report by Emil Weber.

Raising the timber framework, June 1984
Raising the timber framework, June 1984
Emil Weber
Emil Weber
(Emil Weber at carpentry work in the Ekstein sawmill in Uhingen)
(Emil Weber at carpentry work in the Ekstein sawmill in Uhingen)
Finished shutters and windows (20 in all)
Finished shutters and windows (20 in all)
(Mayor Otto Damasko with his municipal workers excavating the foundations)
(Mayor Otto Damasko with his municipal workers excavating the foundations)
Loading the lorry, 31 May 1984
Loading the lorry, 31 May 1984
Given over to decay. (The old Tusset Chapel at our first visit in April 1983)
Given over to decay. (The old Tusset Chapel at our first visit in April 1983)
Fitting the copper roof, July 1984
Fitting the copper roof, July 1984
The completed new Tusset Chapel
The completed new Tusset Chapel
On the basis of this drawing the planning applications were drawn up and submitted for approval
On the basis of this drawing the planning applications were drawn up and submitted for approval
First meeting of the community representation of Obermoldau with Mayor Otto Damasko in Philippsreut, 1982
First meeting of the community representation of Obermoldau with Mayor Otto Damasko in Philippsreut, 1982
(Emil Weber in front of the winter store, in front the rafters of the stone chapel)
(Emil Weber in front of the winter store, in front the rafters of the stone chapel)

The consecration on 27 July 1985

Bishop Dr Franz Eder of Passau
Bishop Dr Franz Eder of Passau
The Bohemian Forest youth in traditional costume
The Bohemian Forest youth in traditional costume
The Bohemian Forest youth in the marquee
The Bohemian Forest youth in the marquee
The invitation to the consecration
The invitation to the consecration
Emil Weber with the miraculous image
Emil Weber with the miraculous image
The procession through the village
The procession through the village
The miraculous image on the birchwood bier
The miraculous image on the birchwood bier
District administrator Schumertl and Emil Weber
District administrator Schumertl and Emil Weber
“Heaven too is bestowing its holy water on us!”
“Heaven too is bestowing its holy water on us!”
State Minister Franz Neubauer and Emil Weber
State Minister Franz Neubauer and Emil Weber
The festively decorated interior
The festively decorated interior

The blessing of the Stations of the Cross on 15 August 1987

Emil Weber with the painter Helma Fritsche-Flügel
Emil Weber with the painter Helma Fritsche-Flügel
The ceremony in the village square of Philippsreut
The ceremony in the village square of Philippsreut
All the parishes gathered for the ceremony
All the parishes gathered for the ceremony
In Bohemian Forest costume, Emil Weber’s sons Franz and Gerhard
In Bohemian Forest costume, Emil Weber’s sons Franz and Gerhard
The procession of pilgrims through the fields
The procession of pilgrims through the fields
Father Pimmer says the Stations of the Cross prayers
Father Pimmer says the Stations of the Cross prayers
The last Station of the Cross
The last Station of the Cross
Station panel with the church of Salnau
Station panel with the church of Salnau
The 14 Stations of the Cross panels in the village square
The 14 Stations of the Cross panels in the village square
Afterwards Emil Weber handed over their pictures to the delegations of the donating municipalities.
Afterwards Emil Weber handed over their pictures to the delegations of the donating municipalities.
In front of the Tusset Chapel, Father Pimmer blesses the station pictures
In front of the Tusset Chapel, Father Pimmer blesses the station pictures

The 14 Stations of the Cross

Painted by Helma Fritsche-Flügel on copper plates.

The Way of the Cross in a wide arc above the village
The Way of the Cross in a wide arc above the village
Station 1 – Jesus stands before his judges at daybreak
Station 1 – Jesus stands before his judges at daybreak
Station 10 – Jesus is stripped of his garments
Station 10 – Jesus is stripped of his garments
Station 11 – Jesus is nailed to the cross
Station 11 – Jesus is nailed to the cross
Station 12 – The Crucified dies at the Steinriegel
Station 12 – The Crucified dies at the Steinriegel
Station 13 – Jesus, the Saviour of the world, rests in his mother’s lap
Station 13 – Jesus, the Saviour of the world, rests in his mother’s lap
Station 14 – The burial of Jesus at the old Tusset Chapel, dedicated to the village of Tusset
Station 14 – The burial of Jesus at the old Tusset Chapel, dedicated to the village of Tusset
A wayside shrine of the Way of the Cross
A wayside shrine of the Way of the Cross
Station 2 – Jesus takes the cross upon his shoulder
Station 2 – Jesus takes the cross upon his shoulder
Station 3 – Jesus falls the first time on stony ground
Station 3 – Jesus falls the first time on stony ground
Station 4 – Jesus meets his beloved mother
Station 4 – Jesus meets his beloved mother
Station 5 – Simon helps Jesus to carry the cross
Station 5 – Simon helps Jesus to carry the cross
Station 6 – Veronica offers Jesus the cloth
Station 6 – Veronica offers Jesus the cloth
Station 7 – Jesus falls the second time beneath the cross
Station 7 – Jesus falls the second time beneath the cross
Station 8 – Jesus meets the weeping women
Station 8 – Jesus meets the weeping women
Station 9 – Jesus falls the third time
Station 9 – Jesus falls the third time

The restoration of the old chapel, 1987 to 1990

The old and the new Tusset Chapel
The old and the new Tusset Chapel
The consecration of the renewed old Tusset Chapel in August 1990
The consecration of the renewed old Tusset Chapel in August 1990
The restored old Tusset Chapel
The restored old Tusset Chapel
The old Tusset Chapel during the restoration
The old Tusset Chapel during the restoration
The restored old Tusset Chapel from the side
The restored old Tusset Chapel from the side
Conservationists at work clearing up
Conservationists at work clearing up
This was the condition of the old Tusset Chapel in May 1987
This was the condition of the old Tusset Chapel in May 1987
The old Tusset Chapel, 1988
The old Tusset Chapel, 1988

Emil Weber and the initiators

Emil Weber, community representative of Obermoldau
Emil Weber, community representative of Obermoldau
On the left of the picture, leaning against the wall, the sieve rims made by Emil Weber’s father
On the left of the picture, leaning against the wall, the sieve rims made by Emil Weber’s father
Emil Weber as a sailor in the navy
Emil Weber as a sailor in the navy
The gravestone of Emil Weber
The gravestone of Emil Weber
The wedding of Emil Weber and Anna Spitzl, 1960
The wedding of Emil Weber and Anna Spitzl, 1960
From left: Emil’s sister Marie, his wife Maria, née Prinz, Emil and his brother-in-law Karl Prinz
From left: Emil’s sister Marie, his wife Maria, née Prinz, Emil and his brother-in-law Karl Prinz
Emil Weber in front of the new Tusset Chapel
Emil Weber in front of the new Tusset Chapel
Emil Weber’s grandparents on his father’s side
Emil Weber’s grandparents on his father’s side
From left: Marie, Liebreich, Franz, Anna and Emil Weber
From left: Marie, Liebreich, Franz, Anna and Emil Weber
Gerhard Edlmann, architect
Gerhard Edlmann, architect
Otto Damasko, mayor of Philippsreut
Otto Damasko, mayor of Philippsreut

The Bohemian Forest and the Bavarian Forest

Landscape near Haidmühle
Landscape near Haidmühle
Lake Stubenbach in the Bohemian Forest
Lake Stubenbach in the Bohemian Forest