Evangelical Church (hamlet)
The Evangelical Church in Weiler , a district of the large district town of Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in northern Baden-Württemberg , was built in 1787 by the local Reformed and Lutheran communities. Before that, the service of both parishes took place alternately in the town hall after a Reformed church mentioned in 1572 was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War. In 1869 the Protestant church was renovated and expanded.
Bells
Before the First World War, the bell in the Protestant church consisted of two bells. The older of the two was cast by Lucas Speck in Heidelberg in 1805 , has the striking note h ', a diameter of 69 cm and a weight of 200 kg. Its inscription reads: L. SPECK IN HEIDELBERG GOSS ME IN FRONT OF THE EFAN: LUTHERIAN COMMUNITY TO WEILER AM STEINSBERG A: 1805 L. SPECK . The younger bell came from 1817, was cast by Neubert in Ludwigsburg, had a diameter of 80 cm and a weight of 310 kg. Its inscription read CASTED IN 1817 BY CG NEUBERT IN LUDWIGSBURG. THIS BELL BELONGS TO THE EVANG. REFORMED COMMUNITY WEILER. CAST IN ANNO 1817 BY RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
During the First World War , the Neubert bell from 1817 had to be delivered for armament purposes. After the war, two new bells were cast at the Bachert bell foundry in Kochendorf ( Bad Friedrichshall ) in 1922 . The larger of the Bachert bells had a g sharp 'strike, a diameter of 93.5 cm and a weight of 430 kg. The smaller one has the strike note dis '', a diameter of 62 cm and a weight of 120 kg. The bells bore foundation inscriptions and quotes from the Bible.
During the Second World War , the bacon bell from 1805 and the larger Bachert bell from 1922 had to be delivered. The Speck-Glocke returned to Weiler unharmed after the end of the war. In 1959 the peal was extended by two bells for four voices. The bells, which were also cast by Bachert in Bad Friedrichshall in 1959, have diameters of 74.5 and 100.5 cm. The smaller bell bears the inscription KEEP ON PRAYER. Donated by the evang. KIRCHENGEMEINDE WEILER BS 1959. The inscription on the larger bell reads CHRIST IS OUR PEACE. Donated by the evang. CHURCH COMMUNITY WEILER BS 1959.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jung 2009, pp. 82/83.
literature
- Norbert Jung: ihesvs maria + ano + m + cccc + xli - A contribution to the history of bells in the city of Sinsheim , Heilbronn 2009, pp. 82–83.
Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '39.2 " N , 8 ° 52' 36.2" E