Christ Church (Freital)
 
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The Christ Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Freital district of Deuben . It is located in the Deuben district center near the Weißeritz .
history
In the course of industrialization in the 19th century, the population in Deuben, which belonged to the parish of Döhlen , grew strongly. This made it necessary to build a new church and found an independent parish . After a year of construction, the Christ Church was consecrated on the 1st of Advent in 1869.
The design for the building came from the architect August Pieper in 1867. It is considered the first independent neo-Gothic church building in the Dresden area .
The organ was completed in 1871 by Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden after two years of construction. It was later partially rebuilt.
In 1874 the parish of Deuben was founded and the church was detached from Döhlen.
In 1957 the three chilled cast iron bells were wound into the tower. They sound in es ′, ges ′, as ′.
In 1986 the church had to be closed due to construction defects. In addition to sponge infestation in the roof structure, the main reason for this was the dilapidation of the tower. It was renovated in 1988.
On January 1, 1999, the parishes of the Christ Church Deuben, the Emmaus Church Potschappel , the Luther Church Döhlen , the Hope Church Hainsberg and the Georgen Church Somsdorf founded the Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran Church. Parish Freital.
The flood in August 2002 caused great damage to the church building. In the years that followed, the Christ Church was extensively renovated. Between 2014 and 2017, the Jehmlich organ from 1871, which was damaged by the moisture from the floods in 2002 and recently failed completely, took place between 2014 and 2017. The cost of organ renovation amounted to around € 310,000.
On January 1, 2014, the parish united to Ev.-Luth. Parish Freital.
description
The Christ Church was one of the most important Saxon church buildings when it was built. Today it is a listed building .
At the north gable of the church is the main portal of the church, structured by a group window with Gothic tracery forms. The hall is designed like a hall and is bordered at the southern end by a polygonal choir with a ribbed vault . The baptismal font , the altar and the pulpit are made of sandstone . They are equipped with foliage and columns machinations of serpentine decorated. The roof construction over the nave is influenced by the English wooden Gothic. It is supported by ten columns and wooden cross connections.
The organ of the church is on the north side of the wooden gallery . This stands on twelve pillars made of sandstone, each decorated with capitals . The steeple is 61 meters high and is located on the eastern side of the choir. The lower floors of the tower are integrated into the church through openings.
Web links
- Christ Church Deuben and Johanniskapelle on the website of the city of Freital
- The Christ Church in Freital-Deuben on the website of the Ev.-Luth. Parish Freital
Individual evidence
- ↑ The finishing touches are still pending. Saxon newspaper (freitagSZ) from January 27, 2017
- ↑ Stadtverwaltung Freital (Hrsg.): Monuments in Freital - workshop report 3 of a municipal working group against forgetting . Freital 2013.
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 41.2 " N , 13 ° 38 ′ 51.3" E