All Saints Church (Gliwice)

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The All Saints Church at dusk

The Catholic All Saints Church (Polish: Kościół Wszystkich Świętych w Gliwicach) in Gliwice , Upper Silesia, is the oldest sacred building in the city center.

history

The church still higher steeple and Gothic spire (representation of the siege in 1626, paintings of 1779)
Photo of the church from 1929
Side view of the church

The church, first mentioned in 1250 and located in the old town , is a brick building typical of Silesia . It was built as a hall church in the Gothic style. Today's furnishings come from the Baroque period.

Fire of 1711

In 1711 there was a great fire in which the church was partially destroyed. The church tower lost one of its floors and the Gothic spire. The tower gallery was also damaged.

Remodeling and restoration in the 1920s

The church was renovated between 1929 and 1942. The floor destroyed in the fire of 1711 was restored on the Gothic tower and another smaller floor with battlements was added ; the church tower was bricked up to a height of 62 meters and was given the distinctive shape and appearance of a defensive tower. After the remains of the former church gallery were found, it was also restored.

In 1930, the sculptor Hanns Breitenbach designed a plaque in the form of symbolizing building blocks that could be purchased by the citizens to support the construction aid. 300 bronze and 500 iron copies of this plaque were cast in the Gleiwitz State Works. The renovation of the church building in the pre-war period was co-financed with the income from the sale of the plaques.

After the renovation

In 1942 the bronze bells were confiscated for armaments purposes and taken to the Hamburg bell cemetery , where they survived the war years unscathed without being melted down. After the founding of the People's Republic of Poland in 1946, the bells remained in West Germany. In the 1950s the bells were handed over to the new Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Braunschweig.

A large cross was erected on the top of the tower in 1950 for the 700th anniversary of the city of Gliwice.

The tower has been open to visitors from spring to autumn since 2004.

organ

organ
Main altar

The large organ has 57 registers (including 4 transmitted registers in the pedal ) on three manual works and pedal. The playing and stop actions are electro-pneumatic.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Fl.major 8th'
4th Dumped 8th'
5. Gemshorn 8th'
6th Octave 4 ′
7th Reed flute 4 ′
8th. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Octave 2 ′
10. Cornet III-V
11. Mixture VI-VIII
12. Bombard 16 ′
13. Trumpet 8th'
II. Manuals C – g 3
14th Silent 16 ′
15th Violin principle 8th'
16. Tube bare 8th'
17th Salicett 8th'
18th It.principle 4 ′
19th Gemshorn 4 ′
20th Nassat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
21st Flautino 2 ′
22nd Third flute 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
23. Pointed fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
24. Scharff V
25th Schalmey 8th'
26th Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
III. Manuals C – g 3
27. It.principle 8th'
28. Flute 8th'
29 Quintadena 8th'
30th Pointed Gamba 8th'
31. Beat II 8th'
32. Cane quintad 4 ′
33. Pointed flute 4 ′
34. Chamois fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
35. Principal 2 ′
36. Sif flute 1'
37. Terzian II
38. Zimbel III
39. Dulcian 16 ′
40. Krummhorn 8th'
41. shelf 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedals C – g 1
42. Major bass 32 ′
43. Principal bass 16 ′
44. Sub bass 16 ′
45. Soft bass (= No. 14) 16 ′
46. Octavbass 8th'
47. Bass flute 8th'
48. violoncello 8th'
49. Octave 4 ′
50. Night horn 2 ′
51. Backset VII
52. trombone 16 ′
53. Dulcian (= No. 39) 16 ′
54. Trumpet 8th'
55. Krummhorn (= No. 40) 8th'
56. Shelf (= No. 41) 4 ′
57. Singing cornet 2 ′

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Oberschlesien im Bild" magazine: Issue 39, 1930
  2. ↑ Eduard Schreuer: Holy Spirit Church 25 years. Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of church building. Braunschweig 1977.
  3. ↑ Information about the organ (Polish)

Web links

Commons : Church of All Saints in Gliwice  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 42.3 "  N , 18 ° 39 ′ 50.5"  E