Hahnlein Evangelical Church

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Interior of the church with a view of the chancel

The Evangelical Church in Hähnlein is a cultural monument under monument protection .

history

In Hähnlein there was a small chapel that was also a pilgrimage chapel since the Middle Ages. This was consecrated to St. Lawrence . In 1622 the Upper County of Katzenelnbogen was occupied by Mansfeld troops. The chapel was looted. The church box with the money and the sacrament chalice were stolen, the baptismal font and parts of the chapel were destroyed. In 1632 the chapel was looted again during the Thirty Years War .

Hähnlein and Alsbach originally belonged to the parish of Bickenbach . Later (around 1639, the exact year is not in the parish chronicle) Alsbach was raised to its own parish and the Hähnlein chapel was operated as a subsidiary church of Alsbach. The population of Hähnlein, which had declined sharply during the Thirty Years' War, grew rapidly in the course of the 17th century, so that the population of Hähnlein exceeded that of Alsbach. The church in Hähnlein was therefore built in 1728/1729 according to plans by foreman Wilhelm Vornberger from Darmstadt . The construction cost 2,200 guilders and was a heavy burden on the community treasury. In addition there were 550 guilders for the two bells. One of the bells broke when the mourning peal on the death of Landgrave Ernst Ludwig in 1739 and had to be re-cast.

The Landgraviate of Hessen-Darmstadt appointed a deacon who was supposed to do the regular sermons and school lessons. Under canon law, Hähnlein remained a branch church of Alsbach. The pastor there held a service in Hähnlein every four weeks. He also carried out baptisms, weddings and funerals.

In 1741 Hähnlein was raised to its own parish.

In 1746 an organ was installed for 300 guilders. It was financed through donations. Johann Valentin May alone contributed 100 guilders to this.

Building description

The church is a hall building with a three-sided end and a hexagonal roof turret. It is located on Gernsheimer Strasse (house number 9), which is now the town's main thoroughfare.

On the north side there is the sacristy with groin vault. The remains of the old chapel are integrated into this part of the building.

interior

A three-sided gallery over arcades, the pillars of which lead to the ceiling, inside gives the impression of three aisles. The parapets of the gallery are decorated with paintings of biblical motifs. As part of the installation of the new organ, the gallery on the entrance side had to be widened. As a result, the parapet paintings were cut off there. On the left side this leads to the situation that Mary herself is missing in the depiction of Mary's Annunciation. Only her arm is left.

The pulpit on the choir wall dates back to 1730. It was donated by the Hähnleiner mayor Johann Valentin May and cost 90 guilders . The altar was also acquired and donated by Johann Valentin May for a price of 25 guilders. Three late Gothic wooden figures of saints ( John the Baptist , Maria , Sebastian ) date from the 16th century. They still belonged to the old chapel.

The baptismal font is also highlighted in the monument topography.

  • A picture from the gallery decoration (Moses)

  • Front of the church

  • Stained glass window from the old chapel in the sacristy

  • Glass window on the front right from 1906 (Luther)

  • Glass window on the front left from 1906 (Melanchton)

  • Figures of saints (John the Baptist, Mary, Sebastian)

  • Interior view of the church with a view of the chancel from the gallery

  • Interior view of the church with a view of the organ and exit

  • Altar and pulpit

  • crucifix

  • organ

  • sacristy

  • Side door

  • Baptismal font

  • door

  • Wall painting (Matthew and Simon)

Pastor

Pastor of Alsbach until 1740

  • Joh. Christian Wentz (1650–1655)
  • Erasmus Malcomesius (1656–1672)
  • Joh. Ludwig Volhard (1872–1690)
  • Karl Alexander Fischer (1690-1711)
  • Erwin Christoph Rubens (1711–1740)

Pastor in Hähnlein from 1741

  • Georg Ludwig Busch (1741–1747)
  • Johann Adolph Müller (1748–1759)
  • Johannes Weber (1759–1760)
  • Johann Peter Bonhard (1760–1765)
  • Georg Friedrich Sauler (1765–1782)
  • Friedrich Karlsteueragel (1782–1797)
  • Georg Konrad Benjamin Ayer (1797–1823)
  • Georg Geiger (1824-1830)
  • Heinrich Wilhelm Heß (1831–1838)
  • Karl Frey (1838–1850)
  • Ernst Peter Ludwig Christian Philipp Vogler (1850–1873)
  • Karl Eigenbrodt (1875-1883)
  • Heinrich Brüning (1884–1903)
  • Johannes Biegler (1904–1908)
  • Parish Vicar Ludwig Klingelhöffer (1908–1909)
  • Karl Bolitsch (1909–1938)
  • Rev. Praetorius (1938–1940) (drafted in 1940 and fallen in 1942)
  • Karl Bolitsch (already retired) (1940–1945)
  • Fritz Andres (1945–1950)
  • Berthold Lahl (1950–1967)
  • Rudolf Schwedes (1967–1969)
  • Horst Seibert (1969–1973)
  • Volker Brecht (1974–1979)
  • Irmela Hage (1979-2001)
  • Horst Seyberth (2002-2017)
  • Julia Fricke (from 2018)

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelische Kirche Hähnlein (Alsbach-Hähnlein)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evangelical Church Community Haehnlein: Evangelical Church Community Haehnlein: Chaplains, pastors and pastors. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .

Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ 11.9 "  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 34.4"  E