From 1700, local Roman Catholics belonged to the Lutheran parish of Reichenbach. They had the right to carry out the sacraments of baptism, marriage, and burial at the old village church. As for other church services, however, they were only permitted to observe Laetare Sunday (the third Sunday before Easter) in the old Catholic chapel now occupied by Protestants. After the new parish church was built, the predominantly Protestant population refused to share it with local Catholics. In 1899, the Protestants sold their traditional rights.