Evangelical Church Kleinheppach
The Evangelical Church Kleinheppach is the house of worship in Kleinheppach , a district of Korb in the Rems-Murr district in Baden-Württemberg .
history
Kleinheppach is probably one of Waiblingen's development settlements in the 9th century. At the place of today's church there was a chapel and therefore the original cemetery of the place. The mayor and the Waiblingen community founded a chaplaincy in Kleinheppach in 1355 . The Kaplaneihaus at Eichbrunnen belonged to the chaplaincy, who received income from Klein- and Großheppach , Beutelsbach , Beinstein , Endersbach , Korb and Steinreinach . In the stock book of 1400 it is mentioned that the chaplain’s house was in ruins, probably as a result of the previously long war of the alliance of cities against the territorial lords. The chaplain’s house was certainly rebuilt, because it was not finally lost until the Thirty Years War .
Kleinheppach was cared for ecclesiastically from Steinreinach from 1355 to 1461, after 1461 from the brother house in Gundelsbach , which also received the chaplaincy. Probably one of the brothers moved into the chaplain's house. The connection between the Kleinheppach chaplain and the monastery in Gundelsbach lives on in the folk tale, according to which there is supposedly an underground passage between the places.
The nave and choir in their current form date back to 1480, according to a bar inscription; their tower was built in 1955. The church had its own chaplaincy until the Reformation and has been a branch of Großheppach ever since .
As patronage both called Maria and the St.. Anastasius, as well as St. Aegidius and St. Bernhard mentioned.
With the Reformation in Württemberg, the place was evangelical in 1535 and parish to Großheppach in 1570. The church service no longer took place regularly in Kleinheppach, the church was often empty, and the walk to the church service in Großheppach remained. In 1539 the chaplain’s house was sold, the cemetery around the old church abandoned and the burials moved to Großheppach. In 1597 the chaplaincy's property consisting of fields, meadows and vineyards was sold, but the goods and other interest goods continued to be subject to interest from the chaplain. The chaplains received additional income from the hay tithes and small tithes .
In 1615 the Kleinheppach church was renovated. There are no documents about the fate of the Thirty Years War . The place was almost depopulated and the Großheppach pastoral office was vacant for a few years.
The church had only one roof turret on the eastern side of the roof, which is referred to as the tower in the documents . After deficiencies in 1672, the dilapidated “church tower” had got into a lopsided position and was in danger of collapsing, it was demolished and only partially rebuilt for lack of money. Duke Eberhard III. allowed a collection in the offices of Maulbronn and Vaihingen to complete the construction. In Andreas Kieser's local view from 1686, the church is shown with a roof turret of impressive size.
In 1718, attempts were made from Kleinheppach to re-establish their own parish. The income from the chaplain property still in existence would have been sufficient to provide for his own pastor. In Großheppach the plans were rejected and Kleinheppach remained a branch of Großheppach. Nevertheless, there were very few church services on site at that time. In 1724 there weren't any, in 1731 there was at least an annual church service for the consecration of the church, and Pastor Thill, who was in office in Großheppach from 1731, preached four times a year in Kleinheppach.
After storm damage in 1756, the “tower” and church roof were thoroughly renewed. In 1760 the church received a new portal, presumably today's south portal. In 1783 extensive repairs were made to the masonry and roof. An organ is mentioned for the first time in 1792. A wooden staircase led to the organ gallery.
In 1832 Kleinheppach received its own cemetery again. From 1846 there were weekly services again in the church.
In 1858 it is said that the “tower” of the church has been inclined towards the west since time immemorial . The building measures documented after 1672 do not seem to have taken effect or to have been as extensive as the formulations and collection efforts suggest. Thanks to a foundation from the Großheppach lord of the castle Armand von Abel , the "tower" was finally able to be thoroughly renovated in 1861. Repairs were not necessary again until 1925.
In 1955 the dilapidated roof was completely renewed. Instead of a ridge turret, a massive new church tower was built on the west side of the church. The old outer staircase was removed and the interior of the church rearranged. In 1960 the church received a new organ.
description
architecture
The church is a single nave nave with a polygonal choir facing east and a three-story tower in the west. A sacristy is added to the north . The core of the nave and choir date from 1480. The tower was added in 1955.
Furnishing
The most important art treasure of the church is a wooden crucifix from the school of Tilman Riemenschneider .
Bells
There are four bells in the tower of the church. The smallest and oldest is from 1845. It was donated by Schultheiß Michael Reinhard and cast at Kurtz in Stuttgart . It weighs 97 kg and has the strike tone f ". The two largest bells were purchased from a testamentary foundation by Marie Ilg in 1958 and also cast at Kurtz. The large prayer bell weighs 580 kg and the strike tone is g sharp, the cross bell weighs 325 kg and has the strike note h '.
|
No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Foundry, casting location |
Diameter (mm) |
Weight (kg) |
Chime |
inscription |
| 1 | Prayer bell | 1958 | Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart |
970 | 560 | g sharp 1 |
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (donated by Marie Ilg, 1884–1958) |
| 2 | Cross bell | 1958 | Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart |
810 | 325 | h 1 |
Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory (donated by Marie Ilg, 1884–1958) |
| 3 | Baptismal bell | 1950 | NN, Bremen |
230 | c sharp 2 | Our Heavenly Father | |
| 4th | Little bell | 1845 | Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart |
97 | f 2 | donated by mayor Michael Reinhard |
Individual evidence
literature
- Albert Ritter u. a .: Church and community. In: ders .: History of the wine village of Kleinheppach. Ludwigsburg 1967, pp. 167-194.
Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 45.2 " N , 9 ° 22 ′ 28.3" E