Christian Kretzschmar

Christian Kretzschmar (also Christian Kretschmar ; * around 1700; † 1768 ) was a German builder of the baroque and rococo periods .

Life

Originally from Saxony , he worked in Saarland, then Kurtrier . He married Anna Bonnebie and lived in Merzig , on January 14, 1750 he was elected councilor and aldermen there.

Works

Benedictine Abbey of St. Peter and Mary in Mettlach
1734: St. Paulin in Trier (attribution disputed)
1739: Tenth courtyard of the Rettel monastery in Launstroff
1739: Organ gallery in the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mauritius in Tholey
1745: St. Gangolf in (Merzig-) Besseringen , pavilion "Pagodenburg"
1745–1755: Hilbringen Castle
around 1750: cath. Filial church St. Mariae in (Merzig-) Harlingen
1755: Rauhof in Wiltingen
around 1760: House Trierer Straße 97 in Merzig (listed)

Others

The Merzig Community School was named after him.

literature

Wolfgang AW Götz: Kretschmar, Christian. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 13 f. ( Digitized version ).
Ingrid Jakobs: Christian Kretzschmar. 18th century stone mason and master builder in Kurtrier . Saarbrücken 1991, ISBN 3-925036-56-3 .

Individual evidence

^ Doris Fischer: The St. Paulinus Church in Trier. Studies on architecture, building and planning history. Worms 1994.
↑ Prof. Dr. Joachim Conrad: Biography Christian Kretzschmar. In: Saarland biographies. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .
^ Klaus Becker et al: Hilbringer Heimatbuch. Merziger Druckerei und Verlag, Merzig 1980, p. 25.
^ List of architectural monuments in Merzig
↑ Page of the Merzig Community School ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 12, 2013 @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Kretzschmar, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kretschmar, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German builder of the Baroque and Rococo
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1700
DATE OF DEATH	1768

[1] Doris Fischer: The St. Paulinus Church in Trier. Studies on architecture, building and planning history. Worms 1994.

[2] Prof. Dr. Joachim Conrad: Biography Christian Kretzschmar. In: Saarland biographies. Retrieved May 21, 2020 .

[3] Klaus Becker et al: Hilbringer Heimatbuch. Merziger Druckerei und Verlag, Merzig 1980, p. 25.

[4] List of architectural monuments in Merzig

[5] Page of the Merzig Community School ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 12, 2013 @1@ 2