Dionysius Church (Kirchderne)
The Protestant Church is a listed church building at Grüggelsort 1 in Kirchderne , a district of Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia .
History and architecture
The church was originally dedicated to St. Dedicated to Dionysius . The parish was first mentioned in a document in 1189. The Romanesque , single - bay stepped hall with a transept that protrudes a little and the choir bay just closing , stands in a former churchyard . It was built in the second quarter of the 13th century. The slender west tower , built from thick walls, was originally built as a defense tower and is older than the nave . It was built from rough sandstone chunks and tapers from bottom to top. However, in 1419 the tower was partially destroyed. It was then rebuilt and increased . The hexagonal Gothic spire was not put on until 1701. A late Gothic sacristy was added to the north of the choir . The church was badly damaged in 1944 during World War II and rebuilt from 1947 to 1948. Up to 48 ashlar stones from the destroyed Dortmund city hall were used for this. Another renovation was made in 1975. The separate roofs over the nave have been reconstructed according to their original condition. The west portal probably dates from around 1900. The interior is wide and not particularly high. Two small square yokes are assigned to the side of the square central nave yoke. The narrower tower hall is open to the ship. The cross arms at the crossing are short, in the east wall of the northern cross arm there is a shallow niche. The side aisle walls are divided by wide pilasters . Ribbed vaults were drawn into the choir and the crossing , otherwise ridge vaults were built in. The church is an early example of the bound system in stairwells.
Furnishing
- Two coats of arms were carved into the simple Romanesque font from the 12th century during the Baroque period .
- The four small wooden sculptures are from an altarpiece that was destroyed in 1944 ; they were new in 1520 passed .
- A war memorial stands in front of the church.
Bells
The Dionysius Church has a completely historical bell from the 16th century. The big bell (f ′) refers to Saint Dionysius. The second bell, the “silver bell”, was tuned a 3/4-note lower to a-flat in 1928. It was confiscated during World War II and returned to Kirchderne unharmed in 1947. The smallest bell (b ′) is a sponsored bell from Pomerania and came to Kirchderne in 1951. In 1994 a new clock bell from the Rincker foundry was added to the tower helm as a replacement for a steel bell from 1920. Electric bells have been used since 1928. The bell has been a listed building since 2003.
literature
- Georg Dehio (first), Ursula Quednau: Handbook of German art monuments . North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 .
- Elke Sunder: St. Dionysius zu Kirchderne ( Westfälische Kunststätten , issue 105). Munster 2007.
Web links
- Extract from the list of monuments of the city of Dortmund (accessed on March 31, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ^ Elke Sunder: St. Dionysius zu Kirchderne, church leader . Ed .: Westfälischer Heimatbund. tape 105 . DruckVerlag Kettler GmbH, Bönen 2007, p. 12-13 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 23 " N , 7 ° 30 ′ 21" E