Evangelical Christ Church (Königsborn)

Evangelical Christ Church in Königsborn

The Protestant Christ Church is a listed church building in Königsborn , a district of the district town of Unna ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).

History and architecture

The cross-shaped hall church was built in 1904/05 in neo-Romanesque forms influenced by Art Nouveau under the direction of Arno Eugen Fritsche . The plastered building stands over an embossed base. The tower is arranged asymmetrically. The walls are divided by partly floral decorated stone . The almost closed painting from the construction period was uncovered from 1977 to 1981. The pulpit altar is kept in Art Nouveau forms.

organ

The organ of the church comes from Detlef Kleuker ( Brackwede ). The instrument has 16 stops on two manuals and pedal; both the game action and the stop action are mechanical.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3 1. Principal 8th' 2. Capstan flute 8th' 3. Octave 4 ′ 4th Dumped 4 ′ 5. Gemshorn 2 ′ 6th Mixture V

II breastwork C – g 3 11. Dumped 8th' 12. Reed flute 4 ′ 13. Principal 2 ′ 14th Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ 15th Hörnlein II 1 ′ + 4 ⁄ 5 ′ 16. Rohrschalmei 8th'

Pedal C – f 1 07th Sub bass 16 ′ 08th. Gemshorn 08th' 09. Octave 04 ′ 10. bassoon 08th'

• Pairing :
  • Normal coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P

literature

• Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II, Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 .

Web links

• History (accessed July 11, 2012)
• Ev. Parish of Königsborn

Commons : Christ Church Unna-Königsborn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 59.5 ″  E