Evangelical Church in Görsroth
The Evangelical Church of Görsroth at Hessenstrasse 36 in Hünstetten - Görsroth was built in the center of the village in 1872 instead of a previous half-timbered church. The church is a listed building .
description
It is a hall building in quarry stone masonry left visible with a 5/8 choir and a slated gable roof with dormers. There is a delicate, brick-built front roof rider with gables and pointed helmet. There is a sandstone rosette on the entrance side. A round arch frieze runs all around under the eaves made of brick; Arched window. The vestibule is arched, the choir is round inside. The west gallery stands on wooden supports. In addition, there is a pulpit from the time it was built. The cheeks are decorated with carvings. The floor consists of diagonally laid sandstone slabs.
history
Initially, the Protestant community of Görsroth belonged to Auroff , until its own half-timbered church was built in 1596. This was demolished in 1869 due to its disrepair. As early as the middle of the 18th century, the church registers were filled with complaints about the poor condition of the church.
Planning for the new building began in 1867. The foundation stone was laid on July 23, 1870, and the inauguration took place on October 6, 1872. At the same time the cemetery was moved in the direction of Kesselbach .
The organ was built in 1872 by the organ builder Gustav Raßmann , Möttau and installed in the gallery in 1889.
The bells were melted down during the First World War . After the end of the war, they were replaced by steel bells. After the Second World War , these steel bells were again replaced by today's bells. One of the steel bells can be found as a death knell in the Görsroth cemetery, the other hangs on a wooden frame on the church premises and thus reminds of the fate of the original bells.
In 1990 a sandstone altar was set in the chancel, which replaced the previous wooden altar. In 1995 an interior renovation took place.
The organ of the church
The steel bell erected as a memorial
The memorial to the fallen at the church
Web links
Evangelical parish of Oberauroff-Görsroth
Individual evidence
- ^ On January 16, 1777 Pastor Reitz z. B. "... on the 13th when I baptized a child in it, there were many icicles with ice around the shattered desk on the pulpit where the hands and the Bible were usually lying around ..."
Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 33.7 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 48.1 ″ E