Evangelical Church Wintersweiler

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Evangelical Church in Wintersweiler from the southeast

The Evangelical Church of Wintersweiler is located in the Wintersweiler district of the southern Baden community of Efringen-Kirchen . The medieval bell tower of the church dates from the 13th or 14th century, the nave is a new building built in 1765. Their first documentary mention can be traced back to the year 1402.

history

A church consecrated to Saint Oswald appears for the first time in a document in 1402 ("kilche ze sant Oswalt ze Winterweiler"). In the years 1360 to 1370 a branch church of Mappach is mentioned; possibly the church in Wintersweiler was meant. The oldest part that has been preserved is the west-facing three- story bell tower from the 13th or 14th century.

The medieval church was rebuilt in 1765 in the style of that time, with the exception of the basic structure of the tower. The spire was replaced in 1806. In the years 1946 to 1954, after severe damage from the Second World War, extensive repair work took place, during which Jürgen Brodwolf exposed the whitewashed murals. During further restoration work from 1975 to 1977, the lost Bible verses under the murals were replaced.

description

Nave with a view of the choir

The densely built church in the center of the village of Wintersweiler consists of a three-storey bell tower with corner blocks and a rectangular hall, which is closed to the east by a polygonal choir . The gabled roof is above the chancel hipped . The church tower has a round arched sound arcade on each side on the top floor . The clock face of the tower clock is attached to it in the upper part. The tower is closed by a pyramid roof, which in turn has a tower ball and a cross at its top. In addition to the entrance via the tower, the church has a side entrance on the north facade.

The interior of the hall church is drawn in with a flat wooden ceiling. The wall paintings come from the Liestal artist Johann Jakob Stutz. The frescoes in the choir depict Christ surrounded by his eleven apostles, on the south wall of the nave the crucifixion scene is decorated with Rococo ornamentation. An L-shaped gallery is set up to the west and north , which not only houses benches but also the organ .

Bells and organ

organ

The three-part cast steel bell is composed as follows:

No. Chime Casting year Caster
1 f sharp ′ 1949 Bochum Association
2 a ′ 1949 Bochum Association
3 cis ′ ′ 1949 Bochum Association

The organ by EF Walcker was built in 1954 and works with a sliding chest and mechanical action . The instrument has two manuals , a pedal and seven registers .

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Church (Wintersweiler)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A. Krieger: Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden , 2nd edition, 2nd volume, 1905, Sp. 1476
  2. ↑ A. Krieger: Topographical Dictionary of the Grand Duchy of Baden , 2nd edition, 2nd volume, 1905, column 141
  3. ^ A. Heimann-Schwarzweber: Topography of the historical sights . In: W. Bechtold (Ed.): Der Kreis Lörrach , 1971, pp. 408–409
  4. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 91 (22.2)
  5. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 90 (22.2)
  6. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 91 (22.3)

Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 27.9 "  N , 7 ° 34 ′ 5.3"  E