Christ Church (Dresden-Klotzsche)
The Christ Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Dresden district of Klotzsche . It was built from 1905 to 1907 as the town's second church and has been one of Dresden's churches since Klotzsche was incorporated in 1950 .
A special feature of the listed sacred building by Woldemar Kandler is a monumental altarpiece by Osmar Schindler with the crucifixion of Christ. The Christ Church also has a statue of Christ by the famous sculptor Johannes Schilling .
history
Klotzsche had had his own church since the Middle Ages. In addition to a chapel that is said to have existed at the beginning of the 14th century, the village received its own parish church in 1321, which was built in the middle of the village center. After several fires, the old church in Klotzsche was rebuilt in 1811 and has been preserved to this day.
In 1873 the Klotzscher train station was opened, which is about two kilometers from the old church. The district of Königswald developed around the station , which not only became a preferred place of residence for artists and scholars and thus a residential area, but also became a popular climatic health resort on the edge of the Dresdner Heide . Due to the great distance of the people living in Königswald from the old church, around 1900 the desire for their own place of worship arose nearby.
Since the Reformation Klotzsche had been parish in Wilschdorf and since 1821 part of the Radeberg Ephorie . On April 1, 1894, Klotzsche became an independent parish. The first consultations of the church council and the parish council on a new church for the districts of Königswald, Alberthöhe and Schänkhübel on Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz, today Boltenhagener Platz, began in 1901. Although specific decisions on church building were postponed, Pastor Otto Alwin Vogel began as early as 1901 collecting donations. From the beginning, the design of the church was in the hands of the architect Woldemar Kandler , who had previously built the St. Michaeliskirche in Bühlau . Minor modifications to the first draft, which has not survived, included the closure of the chancel and the window shapes. In 1903, Paul Wallot was the appraiser of the first draft .
The first groundbreaking for the church took place on August 30, 1905, the laying of the foundation stone for the new Klotzsch church was on October 3, 1905. In addition to a document describing the way to build the church, the Klotzsch address book, An overview of the history of Klotzsche, the program for the celebration of the laying of the foundation stone, an edition of the Heide newspaper and coins are enclosed. The architect Kandler directed the construction, which was carried out by master builder E. Petrich from Radeberg and master carpenter Wilhelm Wendisch from Dresden. The consecration of the church took place on March 17, 1907.
In 1925 the church was named Christ Church. In 1932, a commemorative plaque was dedicated to Woldemar Kandler, who died in 1929, at the main entrance to the church with the text "In memory of the builder Woldemar Kandler in March 1932."
The first roof repairs were necessary in 1952. From 1975 to 1977 the first extensive external renovation of the church took place, during which the tower was also covered with copper. A comprehensive technical renovation of the interior took place from 1995 to 1998; in 2002 the painting of the interior was restored. In 2005 the clock faces of the tower clock were finally renewed.
Building description
Exterior
The Christ Church was built as a central building with a steep hipped and gable roof. The floor plan has the shape of a Greek cross . The building is dominated in the west by the 52 meter high, square tower , which has four curved gables with a tower clock, an octagonal lantern and an elongated top. The copper-covered tower is closed by a golden cross. The tower and choir are flanked by extensions.
The brick building is essentially shaped by the arrangement of the windows and was given a relatively simple gray plaster on the outside. Only the main portal made of sandstone is particularly artistically executed. The arch of the main outer portal is decorated with tendrils. The keystone shows the pelican as a symbol of Christ, who nourishes its dead young with its own blood and thus brings them back to life. Above the outer main portal there is a Christ head and above it a cross with a Luther rose . The inner main portal shows the evangelist symbols on every semi-arch : From the outside in, the heads of the lion ( Mark ), man ( Matthew ), bull ( Luke ) and eagle ( John ) are connected by tendrils. Both series of images end in the centrally arranged Christ monogram . The portals of the side entrances have an angel's head as a keystone.
The church has stylistic features of both Neo-Renaissance and Art Nouveau .
Interior
The Christ Church is entered from the west. In the narrow vestibule there are stairwells at the side, which lead to the tower, among other things. The central room is designed without supports and is dominated in the south, west and north by a single-storey gallery made of dark brown pine. The ceiling is designed as a ribbed vault and finds its center in a flat hanging dome. Ribs and arches were painted ornamentally by the painter Marcus Trede. In accordance with the wishes of the architect Woldemar Kandlers, chandeliers were dispensed with.
The eastern choir is separated from the central room by a wide choir arch. Trede painted it with tendrils and white Christmas roses. The choir is also two steps higher than the central room, in which the stalls facing the choir are located - the church has 500 seats. The choir is flanked to the right by the pulpit and to the left by a statue of Christ. In contrast to the vault of the central room, the rib vault of the choir is completely ornamentally painted. Various additions, including staircases and the sacristy, are attached to the choir . Two doors lead into the eight-meter-wide prayer room behind the choir, which also serves as a confirmation room.
altar
The altar was created by Carl Hauer in gray stucco marble . It has a three-part, low top with metal inserts that represent bread and wine. They flank the crucifix made of wood, serpentine stone and amethyst on the altar , which carries the crucified Christ in silver. The altar is closed by pine cones in filigree brass. It is flanked by wooden communion benches and is two steps higher than the choir.
Behind the altar there is a monumental altarpiece in a round arch niche, optically aligned in height. The painting was financed by the Dresden City Art Fund created in 1859. Osmar Schindler was commissioned with the production in 1905 , who completed the work, which was painted in casein paints directly on the plaster, in 1907. It shows the crucifixion of Christ "with a dramatically moving representation". The painting is framed by stucco marble.
Pulpit, font and lectern
The wooden pulpit is on the right of the choir arch and was donated by master builder Martin Kühn and his wife. It is kept in simple Art Nouveau forms and decorated with eagles. The dark wood has been subtly gilded.
The lectern was also donated to the church. Carpenter Albert Frank made it in dark wood with echoes of Art Nouveau. The lectern is located in the immediate vicinity of the pulpit.
The massive baptismal font was designed in the shape of a goblet from light marble and is located in the northern area of the choir. It is closed with a lid made of tin; the edge shows a Luther rose and the quotation “You are all God's children through faith in Jesus Christ” (Gal 3:26). Like the pulpit and lectern, it was donated to the church through a foundation.
Other equipment and church decorations
A white marble figure of Christ blessing is placed on a pedestal on the left choir arch. Johannes Schilling created the late classicist figure in 1859 and donated it to the church.
The windows in the central room and choir are divided into two with tracery bars, while the main windows of the north and south side arm are divided into five. The colored artificial glazing comes from Bruno Urban (1851–1910) from Dresden.
organ
The Christ Church has a pneumatic organ made by the Dresden organ builders, Gebrüder Jehmlich . It dates from 1907 and originally had 21 voices on two manuals and pedal . As early as 1941, the Jehmlich brothers overhauled the organ and expanded the work to 28 parts. In 1964 the organ was rearranged by the Jehmlich brothers and in 1980 the instrument was overhauled for the last time by organ builder Johannes Schubert (1925–1995).
The prospectus of the Jehmlich organ is made of alder wood and has Art Nouveau forms with little gilding. It was created by master carpenter Otto Starke.
Disposition of the organ:
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Bells
The Christ Church originally had a three-part bell from the Dresden art and bell foundry C. Albert Bierling . The bells were consecrated on June 13th, 1906. The bronze bells had the basic tones of ', f' and as' and had to be delivered during the First World War, together with organ pipes and other metal parts, as a donation from the Reichsmetall .
In 1920 the church received a new steel bell ringing . The four bells were cast in the Bochum association for cast steel production. In 1999 the bell system was completely overhauled.
| image | order | Keynote | year | Weight (kg) | Max. Diameter (mm) | inscription | Function (selection) |
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Biggest bell | c ' | 1920 | 1900 | 1672 | Praise the Lord | funeral |
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Second largest bell | it' | 1920 | 1200 | 1431 | Lord hear | Wedding ceremony, funeral, day of penance |
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Medium bell | G' | 1920 | 700 | 1175 | Pray | Wedding ceremony, funeral |
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Little bell | b ' | 1920 | 400 | 957 | peace | Baptism, marriage, children's services |
The tower clock was created in 1906 by the Fischer company. In 1995 it received an electric elevator from Andreas Vogler.
literature
- Georg Dehio (Hrsg.): Handbook of the German art monuments. Dresden . Updated edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich and Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-03110-3 , p. 166.
- Jürgen Helfricht : Dresden and its churches . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2005, p. 75.
- Hartmut Mai: Churches in Dresden-Klotzsche . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 1996.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dresdner Heide-Zeitung , No. 80, October 7, 1905.
- ↑ a b Georg Dehio (Ed.): Handbook of German Art Monuments. Dresden . Updated edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich and Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-03110-3 , p. 166.
- ↑ Lt. Helfricht, p. 75, as well as an information board in the church. Lt. May, p. 14, the prospectus is made of elm wood.
- ↑ kirchgemeinde-klotzsche.de
- ↑ Chime of the Christ Church (pdf)
Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 59.2 " N , 13 ° 46 ′ 49.7" E