Evangelical Church Wieslet

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Evangelical Church Wieslet

The Evangelical Church Wieslet in the same village Wieslet in Lörrach district was built in the 18th century. The first church in town has been proven to have existed as early as the 12th century.

history

prehistory

The first church in Wieslet was first mentioned in 1137 together with the church in Demberg in a letter of protection from Pope Innocent II : "Witenowe die cella cum ecclesiis suis Wiselat et Tenniberc". The church consecrated to St. Adolf belonged to the Weitenau monastery until at least 1360-1370 .

The small church stood above the village in the cemetery and was enlarged between 1701 and 1702. Despite this measure, the church remained too small and had to be repaired several times in the following decades. The structural defects particularly affected the church tower. The competent authority, which in 1749 received the plan for a new building and the cost estimate from the state master builder, approved the building project. Since the danger that he posed for the worshipers was too great, the demolition of the old church began before the new one was completed. Some of the material from this church could be reused for the new building.

Today's church

The Wiesleter Church was rebuilt according to plans by the builder Anton Schrotz in the years 1756 to 1775 in the middle of the village opposite the town hall. The church was inaugurated on October 30, 1757. A few years after completion, wall paintings were created and the Liestal master Johann Jakob Stutz made a crucifixion picture on the east wall of the nave, as well as a banner and ornaments that frame the windows.

In the years 1847 to 1848 the roof structure of the nave was renewed and the masonry of the choir and nave were increased. This measure can be recognized today by the elevation of the central arched window. Circular windows were built over the other two windows. At the same time, the ceiling was decorated with strongly profiled stucco cornices to preserve a baroque impression and the choir was supplemented by a gallery . In 1897 a new altar replaced the previous one.

Between 1957 and 1958 the church was renovated and the semicircular windows at the entrance were redesigned by Jürgen Brodwolf . The epitaph by Hans Tscherter, which was buried after the First World War , was originally housed in the old church and found its place in the tower hall in the 1950s.

An extensive repair of the entire church took place between 1979 and 1982. The sacristy was given an extension on the west side covered by a pent roof. The organ was given its new place above the north gallery at the entrance. During the work, a painted crucifixion group and a fragmentary Bible verse were discovered at the side entrance on the east facade. It could be reconstructed and reads: “How holy is this place! Nothing is different here, for God's house and here is the gate of heaven ”(Genesis 28.17). After the restoration, the church was consecrated on September 19, 1982.

description

Church building

View from the tower side

The church in the middle of the village has a rectangular nave , which is closed to the south by a polygonal choir . The buildings are connected by a gable roof covered that above the choir hipped is. On the long sides of the nave there are three window units, some of which consist of a high, arched window and a lower, arched window with a circular one above. The window units in the choir consist of a high, rounded arched window and a circular window above it, the diameter of which corresponds to the width of the lower one.

To the north, a three-storey bell tower is attached to the nave, the roof of which is also a gable roof, which runs parallel to the nave roof. The bell tower has arched sound arcades on all sides on the third floor and has a clock face on each of the two gable sides .

Interior and equipment

The interior of the hall church has a flat ceiling. There is a wooden gallery supported on pillars above the north, west and south walls . Seating takes place in individual seats that are set up in a row on both sides of the central aisle. The chancel is in the chancel, which is on the same level as the rest of the nave. The altar table in the middle is made of light wood. There is a baptismal font to the right and a pulpit to the left . The organ is located on the gallery above the entrance area.

Bells and organ

Today's three-part steel bell is composed as follows:

Surname Chime Casting year Caster
love f ′ 1949 Bochum Association
Faith as ′ 1949 Bochum Association
hope b ′ 1949 Bochum Association

The Wiesleter Church received the first organ in 1784. The instrument, built by Georg Marcus Stein from Durlach, had a pedal and eight stops . It was placed on the gallery in 1848 and technically overhauled. A foundation allowed the acquisition of a new organ, so that between 1927 and 1928 Hess and Binder manufactured an instrument with a pneumatic diaphragm box , a pedal and 15 stops.

Today's third organ in the church was built by Peter Vier in 1982 . He used the old prospectus from 1826. It has a sliding drawer , like the old organ, has a mechanical play and stop action and is equipped with a manual , a pedal and ten stops.

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelische Kirche Wieslet  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A. Feßler: Parishes, churches and schools of the small meadow valley . In: Das Markgräflerland , 6th year, 1935, issue 3, p. 66
  2. ^ A. Feßler: Parishes, churches and schools of the small meadow valley . In: Das Markgräflerland , 6th year, 1935, issue 3, pp. 72–75
  3. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 440 (02.1)
  4. ^ A. Feßler: Parishes, churches and schools of the small meadow valley . In: Das Markgräflerland , 6th year, 1935, issue 3, p. 75
  5. ↑ K. Hodapp: Building history of the Wieslet church . In: Evangelische Pfarrkirche Wieslet , Festschrift 1982, pp. 19–20
  6. ↑ K. Hodapp: Building history of the Wieslet church . In: Evangelische Pfarrkirche Wieslet , Festschrift 1982, p. 24
  7. ↑ F. Schmidt: Buildingreport to repair the Evangelical Church Wieslet . In: Evangelische Kirche Pfarrkirche Wieslet , Festschrift 1982, pp. 40–41
  8. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 442

Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′ 21.9 ″  N , 7 ° 47 ′ 49.6 ″  E