Evangelical Church (Höllstein)

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Evangelical Church in Höllstein

The evangelical church Höllstein , also St. Margarethenkirche , in the district Höllstein of the municipality Steinen has a Carolingian origin. Most of the current church goes back to a renovation from the 14th century. With the loss of independence of the parish Höllstein, the church lost its importance and for several decades it was partly used by members of other faiths, partly not at all. Only after renovations in the 1960s is the church used again by Protestant believers.

history

The first church in Höllstein was found from the Carolingian period between the 9th and 11th centuries as a result of excavations in 1963. Inside the rectangular masonry of this church without an apse or choir , a baptismal font and painted plastering could be found.

In the middle or in the second half of the 11th century, a Romanesque church with a rectangular nave and square choir in the east was built in the same place and using the old foundation . It is known that this building had an unadorned triumphal arch and the walls were divided by pilaster strips . It was first mentioned in a document in 1102.

The basic shape of today's church probably goes back to a renovation and extension in the 14th century. 1308 Höllstein is mentioned together with Nollingen as an independent parish, whose branches are Gresgen and North Swabia. The patronage of 1336 is that of St. Margaret (sant margarethe ze Hoelstein). The frescos preserved in the choir were created around 1460. The murals discovered in 1918 were uncovered and preserved between 1924 and 1925.

In the years 1607 to 1610 the church underwent a late Gothic redesign by Wilem Rod. The south and east choir walls as well as the south wall of the nave were given two-part, pointed arched windows with tracery . The church roof was also raised and the angle of the roof made steeper. The interior was given galleries for churchgoers. In 1570 Höllstein lost its independence and was assigned to Steinen. Over the next two centuries, the church lost its importance to such an extent that after 1772 no more services were held. Citizens' requests in 1789 to rebuild the dilapidated church were initially unfulfilled. The Oberamt and the Dean's Office referred to the proximity to the church in Steinen. After necessary maintenance work was carried out in 1801, the church was initially used by the Catholic parishioners from 1840 onwards until they completed their own church in the 1860s. Between 1951 and 1962 the church served the newly formed Evangelical Lutheran congregation.

Only when the exterior renovation was carried out through a donation in 1960 and a comprehensive interior renovation from 1963 to 1965 did the Protestant congregation move back into the church on July 18, 1965. Over the centuries, the painting of the church walls was changed several times until it was restored to its oldest form in 1965 by the Freiburg restorer Michael Bauernfeind.

description

Church building

The rectangular hall building stands today in the middle of the residential area in Höllstein. Nave and attached to the northeast corner, three-storey bell tower , both with gable roofs covered. On the third floor of the tower, there are ogive sound arcades on each side . It has a clock face on each of the gable ends. The brickwork is lightly plastered and has no corner blocks. The main entrance on the south facade of the nave is covered by a small pent roof.

Interior and equipment

The murals in the choir show the twelve apostles and St. Margaret . Their names are written next to their heads. In their hands they hold banners with German texts; a ribbon with Latin text runs through their feet.

On the choir arch is a carved wood crucifix from the Ulm school, which was made around 1500.

Bells and organ

Bell tower

The smaller c ′ ′ bell was cast by Hans Heinrich Weitenauer in Basel in 1724 and was in the tower of St. Peter's Church until 1921 . The larger e ′ ′ bell dates from 1860. Both bells are made of bronze.

The organ was built in 1890 by the Link brothers from Heidenheim and acquired second-hand in 1904. The instrument with cone chest is equipped with a mechanical playing and stop action and has a manual , pedal and twelve stops .

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Church (Höllstein)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ K. List: The Carolingian Church in Höllstein (Krs. Lörrach). In: Newsletter of the preservation of monuments in Baden-Württemberg , issue 2, 1967, p. 31 ff. Online
  2. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 366 (06.2)
  3. ↑ Trouillat: Monuments de l'histoire de l'ancien évêché de Bâle, 1852–67 , Volume 1, pp. 214 ff
  4. ^ W. Bechtold (Ed.), A. Heimann-Schwarzweber: Topography of historical sights , In: Der Kreis Lörrach , 1971, p. 98
  5. ↑ A. Krieger: Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden , 1904, Sp. 1029
  6. ^ W. Haid: Liber marcarum in diocessi Constanciensi. In: FDA 5, 1870, p. 87
  7. ↑ A. Drexlin: St. Margaret Höllstein , 1965, p 12
  8. ↑ A. Drexlin: St. Margaret Höllstein , 1965, p 14
  9. ^ EF Bühler: Steinen - Chronicle of a Village , 1982, pp. 199-200, 378
  10. ↑ A. Drexlin: St. Margaret Höllstein , 1965, p 20
  11. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 367

Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 22.8 "  N , 7 ° 44 ′ 50"  E