Evangelical Memorial Church (Kirdorf)

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Evangelical Memorial Church
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The Protestant Memorial Church is a cultural monument in Kirdorf , a district of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in the Hochtaunus district ( Hesse ).

History and architecture

For some time at the beginning of the 16th century, the place was Protestant during the Reformation , then the village became Catholic again. At the beginning of the 20th century, more and more Protestant Christians moved to Kirdorf, which was until then Catholic , so the construction of a Protestant church became necessary. The church was built by the architect Heinrich Jacobi until 1913 and donated by Georg Dippel, a Homburg citizen. The seven round windows represent the evangelical program , the center is the rose window above the altar. The teaching and blessing Christ of the Sermon on the Mount is shown in bright colors.

Furnishing

  • A large part of the interior, the pulpit, chandelier, altar and baptismal font come from the castle church in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, they were donated by Kaiser Wilhelm II . Because of the new building of the Erlöserkirche near the castle, no more services were held in the castle church.
  • The organ was installed by the Strasbourg-based organ builder Kern in 1988.
  • The four bells sound in the tones f ', g', b 'and c' 'and were all cast by Friedrich Hamm / Frankenthal in 1953.

literature

  • Department of Culture, Cornelia Kalinowski, in collaboration with Manfred Kopp, Church Leader Churches in the Hochtaunuskreis, published by the Hochtaunuskreis - District Committee, 2006, pp. 6-7, online

Web links

Commons : Gedächtniskirche (Kirdorf)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reformation
  2. ↑ a b Department of Culture, Cornelia Kalinowski, in collaboration with Manfred Kopp, Church Leader Churches in the Hochtaunuskreis, publisher. Hochtaunuskreis - District Committee 2006 page 6
  3. ↑ architect
  4. ↑ Interior
  5. ^ Department of Culture, Cornelia Kalinowski, in collaboration with Manfred Kopp, Church Leader Churches in the Hochtaunuskreis, published by the Hochtaunuskreis - District Committee, 2006, p. 7.

Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 16.5 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 28.9 ″  E