Evangelical Church (Churches)

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Evangelical Christ Church (northwest view)

The Evangelical Church , also known as Christ Church , in the Kirchen district of the Efringen-Kirchen community in the Lörrach district dates back to the 12th century. The nave of today's church goes back to the beginning of the 17th century.

history

The first mention of the church in churches ("ecclesia Chilheim") is documented for the first time in a dispute between the monastery Stein am Rhein and Adelgot, Lupold and Theodrich from 1169. The place was given to the monastery by King Henry II in 1007 .

This church had a wood-carved high altar, the parts of which are now in the Dreiländermuseum in Lörrach . These parts include the God the Father figure and a female figure, which could be Saint Verena. The figures from the beginning of the 16th century are assigned to the Upper Rhine Baroque Late Gothic and show similarities to those of the Breisach Minster , which were created by Master HL .

In the years 1613 to 1615, the nave was renewed because the church was too small and in the dilapidated one. The year 1613 is carved on the side portal in the south wall. The pulpit on the south wall of the nave bears the year 1686.

In 1902 the main portal was moved from the west wall to the main axis of the nave. Also at the beginning of the 20th century, galleries were built into the west and north walls and the altar and baptismal font replaced.

description

Church building

South view

The Evangelical Church in Churches consists of a single-nave, rectangular nave with a polygonal choir . The building is covered with a gable roof that is hipped over the choir . There are five high, ogival windows on the south side of the nave. Next to the side portal is an epitaph for Anna Bürckin, geb. Gerwickin († October 16, 1673), the wife of Michael Bürckin, Vogt and member of the committee. Two plaques commemorate Johann Jak's fallen in the war of 1870/71. Müller († January 29, 1871) and Ludwig Bürgin († February 11, 1871).

The bell tower is built on the north side ; on the free part of the facade of the north wall are three rectangular and above three oval windows.

The bell tower consists of five different high floors. On the fourth and fifth floors there are ogival sound arcades on each side , whereas those on the fifth floor are larger. The tower is covered by a gable roof standing at right angles to the nave roof. There is a clock face of the tower clock on each of the two gable ends. On the other two sides, the dials cover the upper part of the sound arcades. There is also a sundial on the south facade .

The church cemetery is located north of the church in the center of the village.

Interior and outfit

The choir and nave are drawn in with a flat ceiling. On the north side there is a gallery with benches for worshipers. This can be reached via a staircase in the choir, which in turn provides access to another gallery on the choir side halfway up. The organ is located in the choir gallery. The wooden altar standing on a light pedestal is decorated with carvings of floral motifs and a cross. To the left of the altar is a baptismal font , and to the right is a pulpit with a sound cover .

Below the cross on the south wall there is a commemorative plaque for those who died in the First World War . On the north wall, two epitaphs commemorate Vogt Johannes Bürche (Bürgin) († August 26, 1670) and Wilhelm Sartorius († July 18, 1762).

Bells and organ

Bell tower

The five-part bell of the church is composed as follows:

No. Chime Casting year Caster
1. e ′ 1951 Bochum Association
2. G' 1951 Bochum Association
3. a ′ 1951 Bochum Association
4th H' 1951 Bochum Association
5. dis ′ ′ 1676 JJ Roth, Basel

The organ by Peter Vier from 1977 works with a sliding box and has a mechanical action , two manuals , a pedal and 19 stops .

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A. Lehmann: the development of the patronage relationships in the Archdiakonat Breisgau . In: FDA 44 (NF 17), 1916, p. 93.
  2. ↑ J. Schmidt: Kirchen am Rhein - a Carolingian royal palace , 1912, p. 184 ff.
  3. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 69 (03.2).
  4. ↑ a b Helm: Churches and chapels in Markgräflerland , p. 70.

Coordinates: 47 ° 38 '53.1 "  N , 7 ° 34' 6.8"  E