The branch church pc. Clemens (also forest chapel upper mountain living) is a catholic forest church in the upper mountain living in the municipality wreath/ring mountain (Upper Bavaria). It stands about 1250 meters southwest from Ampertshausen on a hill in a clearing of the Kranzberger of forest. Name patron of the church is the holy Klemens of Rome.

The chapel probably developed in the 11. Century, briefly after the goods of the place had arrived into the possession of the Benediktinerklosters Weihenstephan.

Them are in the core Roman, became however in 18. Century baroque over-forms. The rich interior equipment of the church originates likewise from the baroque. The building is surrounded by a ummauerten cemetery plant, on itself 28 wrought-iron Grabkreuze from that 18. and 19. Century find.

The church served to end 19. Century the four farmer families of the place as religious place. 1877 began to put on the royal-Bavarian forest administration in the Kranzberger forest tree cultures with kinds. With tolerance of the Bavarian state government the place upper mountain living was abgesiedelt. 1883 were integrated the church of the Pfarrei jack living. The last farmer left 1884 its yard.

In the consequence the forest church purged increasingly. Only on initiative of George Klebel (1852-1943), to a royal professor at the six-form high school freesing, it again one repaired. Today the association worries for the preservation of the forest church upper mountain living about the care of the building.

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