Göllnitz village church (Thuringia)

The church

The Evangelical Lutheran village church of Göllnitz is located in the municipality of Göllnitz in the Altenburger Land district in Thuringia . It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish Mehna-Dobitschen in the church district Altenburger Land of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

history

The Göllnitz church goes back to the 13th century. In the chronicle of the parish, pastors in Göllnitz have been named since 1528 .

On August 16, 1557, a major fire destroyed four estates, the rectory and the church tower, and even the bells melted. The repair of the tower was already completed in 1557. A year engraved on the front door of the church confirms the date and the construction work. The Christians of Göllnitz received the bells as a gift from the Schwanditz chapel .

In 1660 the tower was renewed. In 1668 the entire church was renovated. The restoration was financed by donations from landowners, farmers and residents. On May 26, 1708, the festival of Pentecost , lightning struck the tower and caused considerable damage. In 1735 new galleries were built . The interior and exterior of the church were redesigned from 1795 onwards. In 1797 the painters could begin their work. This gave the church its present form.

In 2013, the church tower was renovated thanks to many donations.

organ

First organ (1771–1846)

In 1771 Johann Friedrich Scholl built a slider shop organ for the village church of Göllnitz in Thuringia. The instrument was examined by Johann Ludwig Krebs . In 1846 it was replaced by a new organ by Christoph Opitz .

I Manual C – f 3 Big dumped 8th' Principal 4 ′ Dull slack 4 ′ Quinta 3 ′ Octave 3 ′ Cornet 2 fold Mixture 3 times 1' Tremulant

Pedal C – d 1 Sub-bass 16 ′ Octave bass 8th'

• Pairing : I / P

Second organ (since 1846)

In 1846 Christoph Opitz supplied a two-manual organ with seventeen stops. The work was examined by Carl August Reichardt , organist in Altenburg. In the years after 1923 the organ was rebuilt and the layout changed.

Original disposition

I main work C – f 3 Principal 8th' Drone 8th' Viola di gamba 8th' Octave 4 ′ Dumped 4 ′ Fifth 3 ′ Octave 2 ′ 3-fold mixture 2 ′

II Oberwerk C – f 3 Lovely Gedackt 8th' Hollow flute 8th' Aeoline 8th' Gemshorn 4 ′ flute 4 ′ flute 2 ′ Cornet

Pedal C – d 1 Sub-bass 16 ′ Principal bass 8th' Trombone bass 16 ′

• Coupling : II / I, I / P

Current disposition

I main work C – f 3 Drone 16 ′ Principal 8th' Drone 8th' Octave 4 ′ Dumped 4 ′ Viol 4 ′ Octave 2 ′ Mixture 4-fold

II Oberwerk C – f 3 Lovely Gedackt 8th' Hollow flute 8th' Aeoline 8th' Gemshorn 4 ′ flute 4 ′

Pedal C – d 1 Sub-bass 16 ′ Violonbass 16 ′ Principal bass 8th'

• Coupling : II / I, I / P

Web links

Commons : Dorfkirche Göllnitz (Thuringia)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website of the parish
2. ↑ Evangelical Lutheran Church Community of Göllnitz. Retrieved November 8, 2014
3. ↑ Göllnitz (Thuringia), Germany (Thuringia) - Dorfkirche , www.orgbase.nl, accessed on November 24, 2018 (Dutch)
4. ↑ Göllnitz (Thuringia), Germany (Thuringia) - Dorfkirche , www.orgbase.nl, accessed on November 24, 2018 (Dutch)

Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 49.1 ″  N , 12 ° 19 ′ 15 ″  E