Herzogswalde village church

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Herzogswalde village church
Postcard with interior views of the village church

The Protestant village church Herzogswalde is a hall church in the district of Herzogswalde von Wilsdruff in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony . It belongs to the Mohorn parish in the church district of Meißen-Großenhain of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony and is known for its largely original baroque organ.

History and architecture

The church is an elongated hall church located on a hill with a straight east end and a western tower in front. A sacristy is added to the east. The church was rebuilt in 1596; Modifications and extensions took place in the years 1752–1763. Restoration work was carried out in the years 1955–1957. The church is a plastered quarry stone building with a hip roof. Above the square tower is the bell storey with sloping sides, a structured hood and pyramid point. A column portico (bride portal) is arranged on the north side. The west portal is marked 1752.

Inside the church is a flat-roofed gallery hall. The impression of the room is mainly determined by the galleries , patronage boxes , prayer rooms and stalls with small tendril motifs and uniform blue-gray marbling . Two-storey galleries are arranged on three sides. A two-flight staircase leads to the organ gallery. Well-designed patron saints complete the interior.

Furnishing

Main piece is a rococo - pulpit altar , considered portico is formed and collected with gold accents blue-white marmorierend. The tulip-shaped pulpit with rocaille ornament is placed in front of a mirror-like frame and is marked 1761.

The chalice-shaped sandstone baptism with approaches to the cartilage and the coat of arms of Hans Heinrich von Schönberg is marked with HH v. S. 1596. The top is decorated with volutes , halos and delicate flowers from around 1760. In the churchyard there are grave monuments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

organ

The organ is a work by Johann Georg Schön from the years 1761–1763 with 13 stops on a manual and pedal . The instrument was cleaned in 1898, with the Salicional 8 'register being installed, sometimes using pipes from the Sifflöt 1' register instead of the Quinta 1 1 ⁄ 2  '. In 1936 the organ got an electric fan. In 1938 the trombone bass register 16 'was replaced by octave bass 8' and the concert pitch was created by changing the action . In 1964 the organ was restored by Jehmlich and the previous pitch was restored. The disposition is:

Manual CD – c 3
Principal 8th'
Dumped 8th'
Quintadena 8th'
Octava 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Quinta 3 ′
Octava 2 ′
Quinta 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
Sifflöt 1'
Cornett III 8th'
Mixture III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Pedal CD – c 1
Sub-bass 16 ′
Trombone bass 16 ′

Subsidiary register

Remarks
  • Pitch: original: 1 semitone over 435 Hz, 1938–1964: a 1 = 435 Hz
  • Wind pressure: 80 mm water column

Peal

The ringing consists of two chilled cast iron bells and a bronze bell , the bell cage and the bell yokes are made of steel or cast iron. Below is a data overview of the bell:

No. Casting date Caster material diameter Dimensions Chime
1 1950 Bell foundry Schilling & Lattermann Chilled iron 1560 mm 1550 kg e ′
2 1950 Bell foundry CA Bierling bronze 960 mm 535 kg g sharp ′
3 1950 Bell foundry Schilling & Lattermann Chilled iron 1000 mm 430 kg H'

literature

Web links

Commons : Dorfkirche Herzogswalde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ulrich Dähnert: Historical organs in Saxony . Verlag Das Musikinstrument, Frankfurt am Main 1980, ISBN 3-920112-76-8 , p. 151-152 .
  2. ^ A b Rainer Thümmel : Bells in Saxony . Sound between heaven and earth. Ed .: Evangelical Regional Church Office of Saxony . 2nd, updated and supplemented edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , pp. 349 (With a foreword by Jochen Bohl and photographs by Klaus-Peter Meißner).

Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 40.5 ″  N , 13 ° 29 ′ 26.8 ″  E