Evangelical Church (Greater Saxony)

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Protestant church

The Evangelical Church in Großsachsen , a district of Hirschberg on Bergstrasse in the Rhein-Neckar district in northwest Baden-Württemberg , was built in the 18th century in the Baroque style.

history

In the Middle Ages, Großsachsen belonged to the parish in the northern neighboring town of Hohensachsen . The Worms Synod of 1494 mentions a separate chapel in Greater Saxony, which was consecrated to Maria Magdalena . When the southern neighboring village of Leutershausen received an independent parish, it was also responsible for the part of Greater Saxony south of the Apfelbach, while the northern part remained with Hohensachsen. Elector Ottheinrich introduced the Reformation in 1556 and the communities had to follow all subsequent changes of denomination in the Electoral Palatinate . Due to the division of the community, Greater Saxony asked for its own Reformed pastor, who was installed in 1614. After the devastation of the Thirty Years' War , the Hohensachsen, Großsachsen and Leutershausen were united in one parish.

Elevation from 1760

The church in Großsachsen was destroyed by the French during the Dutch War in 1674. It was repaired again, but replaced by a new building by F. Born in 1724, with the tower and archway being preserved. Only ten years later, however, the dilapidated tower collapsed after a strong storm. Today's tower was built on the old foundations between 1760 and 1762. A new facade was placed in front of the nave. JG Scherer was responsible for the plans for this work.

The parishes of Hohensachsen and Leutershausen had been separated again since 1730, which led to disputes as to which was the mother church for Greater Saxony. In 1763 Greater Saxony received a parish vicariate and between 1794 and 1802 an independent parish was established. In 1821 the Reformed and Lutherans , who made up around 10 percent of the population in Greater Saxony, joined forces to form the “ United Evangelical Protestant Church in the Grand Duchy of Baden ”.

In 1972 and 1998 the outside of the church was renovated. Between 2005 and 2006, the interior was extensively renovated and redesigned with the help of financial support from the Evangelical Foundation Care Schönau .

description

The church stands on an elevated point in the center of Großsachsen. The characteristic onion dome of the tower became the symbol of the community. The nave , which is covered with a gable roof , has three window axes. Two more arched windows are located on the western front side. Pilasters at the corners support the volute gable .

The interior is designed as a transept church, which is typical for Reformed churches of the 18th century. A gallery runs on three sides . The pulpit dates from 1762. The three choir windows were designed in 1965. Their themes are creation, salvation, and sanctification. Altar, baptismal font, stand cross and ambo were designed by Madeleine Dietz in 2006 .

organ

The organ was built in 1991 by Georges Heintz . The slider chest instrument has 21 stops on two manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical. In some cases, registers from the previous organ from 1898 were reused in the instrument.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Drone 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Gemshorn 4 ′ H
5. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th octave 2 ′ H
7th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
8th. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
10. Dumped 8th' H
11. Salicional 8th' H
12. Voix celeste 8th'
13. Principal 4 ′
14th flute 4 ′ H
15th Principal 2 ′
16. Sifflet 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
17th oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
18th Sub bass 16 ′
19th Octave bass 8th'
20th Drone 8th'
21st octave 4 ′
22nd Gemshorn 4 ′
23. bassoon 16 ′
24. Trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling II / I, I / P, II / P, collective trains: Mixtures, tongues, sills (OW)
  • Annotation:
H = historical register, from the previous organ from 1898 (H. Voit & Söhne)

Gemshorn 4 ', Bordun 8' and Trompete 8 'have double loop pedal / main work

view

Hirschberg-Grosssachsen.jpg
The district of Großsachsen, in front the Protestant church, in the background the Odenwald

literature

  • Hans Huth: The art monuments of the Mannheim district: Without the city of Schwetzingen . Munich 1967.
  • State Archive administration Baden-Württemberg in connection with d. Cities and districts Heidelberg u. Mannheim (Hrsg.): The city and the districts of Heidelberg and Mannheim: Official district description , Bd. 3: The city of Mannheim and the communities of the district of Mannheim . Karlsruhe 1970.
  • Martin Kares, Michael Kaufmann, Godehard Weithoff: Organ guide Rhein-Neckar-Kreis . Heidelberg 2001, ISBN 3-932102-07-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Worms Synodale . P. 203.
  2. ^ Church of Großsachsen on the site of the Evangelical Church in Baden
  3. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

Commons : Evangelische Kirche Großsachsen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 30 ′ 41.4 "  N , 8 ° 39 ′ 24.4"  E