 The old "Hirsauer Kirche" was originally the spiritual hub for all villages in the "Eßweiler Tal".When it was that a church was first built in Hirsau (not to be confused with Hirsau in Baden-Württemberg) cannot be determined today.It can be assumed nonetheless that there had been an earlier church standing at the same spot centuries before the one that still stands now was built (about 1100); it may have been wooden.