Bergkirche (Bad Bergzabern)
 Bergzabern mountain church |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| place | Bad Bergzabern, Germany |
| Building history | |
| construction time | 1720-1730 |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| 49 ° 6 '9.1 " N , 7 ° 59' 47.3" E | |
The Protestant Mountain Church is a former castle church in the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Bad Bergzabern in Germany . It is only a few hundred meters away from Bergzabern Castle .
history
The mountain church was built from 1720 to 1730 by the Lutheran congregation. According to the list of monuments it is marked with the year 1733. The construction of the church was financially supported by Karoline von Nassau-Zweibrücken , who lived as a widow in Bergzabern Castle and used it as the castle church at the time. Because there was no royal box, barred stalls were built in for the rule. The mother of Duchess Karoline, Countess Philippine Henriette von Nassau-Zweibrücken and her sister, Princess Henriette, are buried in the crypt under the altar .
Furnishing
The mountain church is built in the Baroque style. Its coffered ceiling depicts the firmament with golden stars, sun and moon. A special feature of the pulpit, apart from the crown sound cover, is a sermon hourglass . The organ from 1782 with two trumpet angels and the ducal coat of arms was built by Johann Karl Baumann .
Bell jar
In front of the church is a bell that was cast in 1753. In 1794 she was kidnapped by French troops to Alsace and badly damaged there in the Second World War. In 1962 Bergzabern donated a new bell and replaced the old bell that has been there ever since.
Individual evidence
- ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments in the Southern Wine Route district (PDF; 10.0 MB). Mainz 2019.
- ↑ see lettering on the bell
literature
- Bad Bergzabern mountain church. In: pfalz.de. May 22, 2019, accessed May 22, 2019 .
