Evangelical Church Angersbach

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Exterior view of the Evangelical Church

The Protestant parish church is a listed church building in Angersbach , a district of the municipality of Wartenberg in the Vogelsberg district in Hesse .

History and architecture

The high, slightly stepped choir tower , set in two storeys , was built in 1498 with a slim pointed spire and four different corner towers. In the chancel, a ribbed vault rests on consoles. The wall paintings date from around 1500. The nave , a large hall , was built from 1762 to 1763 by Johann Nikolaus Koch. A coat of arms of the Riedesel family is placed above the west portal .

Portal of the Evangelical Church

The building was extensively renovated in 1963.

Furnishing

  • A pulpit from 1680, painted by Friedrich Hoffmann in 1786
  • The gallery parapets and the built-in chairs in front of the east wall and in the choir were also painted by Friedrich Hoffmann in 1786
  • A life-size wooden crucifix dates from the second half of the 17th century.
  • A fresco on the inside of the tower from the 12th century shows the image of St. George.
  • The font with figural reliefs is from 1502
  • The organ was built by Johannes Schlottmann in the years 1784–1788 . In 1897 a new building in the old housing followed by Adam Eifert and in 1968 a restoration by Förster & Nicolaus , which included a rescheduling. The instrument has 20 registers , which are divided between two manuals and a pedal.

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Church Angersbach  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Dehio ; Edited by Magnus Backes: Hessen . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . First volume. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1966, p. 20 .
  2. ^ Franz Bösken , Hermann Fischer : Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine (=  contributions to the Middle Rhine music history . Volume 29.1 ). tape 3 : Former province of Upper Hesse. Part 1: A-L . Schott, Mainz 1988, ISBN 3-7957-1330-7 , p. 67-68 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 39 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 50 ″  E