Evangelical Paulus Church (Heidenheim)

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Pauluskirche in Heidenheim an der Brenz
Tower of the Pauluskirche

The Protestant Pauluskirche in Heidenheim an der Brenz is a listed sacred building in the neo-Gothic style . The city church is built of red brick and named after the biblical apostle Paulus von Tarsus .

description

The church with a cruciform floor plan and carved parts of the house was built by Felix von Berner in the years 1895–1898. The tympanum relief on the main portal was created by Hermann Lang, the statue of the Apostle Paul by Karl Federlin . The church is not geosted , but aligned with the Brenztal and Brenz from north to south, which led to discussions during the construction period.

The Pauluskirche is owned by the Evangelical General Church Community of Heidenheim and is used regularly for church services and concerts.

Church music

The Pauluskirche is considered a place with a rich ecclesiastical life. As church music directors and district cantors there were among others:

organ

The Pauluskirche has had a new organ with 40 stops on 3 manuals and pedal from the company Rieger from Schwarzach (Austria) since 1995 in the historical case from 1898 . This new instrument is predestined for French symphonic organ music .

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Bourdon 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Bourdon 8th'
4th Flûte harmonique 8th'
5. Octav 4 ′
6th Night horn 4 ′
7th Super octave 2 ′
8th. Cornet V 8th'
9. Mixture V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Trumpet 8th'
11. Clairon 4 ′
II upper structure C – g 3
12. Wooden dacked 8th'
13. Salicional 8th'
14th Reed flute 4 ′
15th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
16. Duplicate 2 ′
17th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
18th Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Scharff IV 1'
20th Cromorne 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C – g 3
21st Bourdon 16 ′
22nd Flute 8th'
23. Viol 8th'
24. Voix céleste 8th'
25th Principal 4 ′
26th Flûte octaviante 4 ′
27. Octavine 2 ′
28. Plein Jeu V-VI 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
29 Basson 16 ′
30th Trumpet harm. 8th'
31. Hautbois 8th'
32. Voix humaine 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
33. Pedestal 32 ′
34. Principal 16 ′
35. Sub-bass 16 ′
36. Octav 8th'
37. Gemshorn 8th'
38. Octav 4 ′
39. Bombard 16 ′
40. Trumpet 8th'

Bells

The original ringing of the Pauluskirche consisted of four bells :

  • Christ bell : diameter 160 cm, weight 2209 kg, striking sound : h 0
  • Paulus bell : diameter 126 cm, weight 1046 kg, strike tone: dis 1
  • Luther bell : diameter 106 cm, weight 638 kg, strike: f sharp 1
  • Royal bell: diameter 89 cm, weight 393 kg, strike tone: a 1

All of these bells were taken down and melted down for armament purposes in both world wars of the 20th century (1917 and 1941).

Since December 10, 1949, the bell has again consisted of four bells, which are larger and therefore deeper than the original bell. The four bells are named after the evangelists :

  • St. John's bell (also Dominica or Sunday bell): diameter 176 cm, weight 3355 kg, strike tone: b 0
  • Matthew bell (also prayer bell ): diameter 135 cm, weight 1632 kg, strike tone: d 1
  • St. Luke's bell (also : bell of arbitration or death bell ): diameter 112 cm, weight 936 kg, strike tone: e 1
  • St. Mark's bell (also baptismal bell ): diameter 100 cm, weight 669 kg, strike tone: f 1

The bells of the Pauluskirche are coordinated with the chimes of the Michaelskirche and are rung together on the eve of high holidays according to the chime order .

Recordings (selection)

  • Max Reger (1873–1916): Organ Works - Fantasy on "How beautifully shines the morning star" op. 40, 1; Fantasy on “Wake up, the voice calls us” op. 52, 2; Fantasy & Fugue op. 135b and other works with Dörte Maria Packeiser on the organ of the Pauluskirche Heidenheim
  • Festive baroque music for trumpet and organ from the Pauluskirche Heidenheim, Edition: “20 Years New Year's Eve Concerts Heidenheim”, with Dörte Maria Packeiser, organ and Hans-Jörg Packeiser , trumpet. (CD)

literature

  • Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Baden-Württemberg I. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1993, p. 333.
  • Christoph Bellot, Gertrud Schädler, Gernot Ziegler: The Pauluskirche in Heidenheim. History and description. (Ed. by the Evangelical Paulus Church Community in Heidenheim) Heidenheim 1990.
  • Thomas Haller : The Rieger organ (1994/95) of the Pauluskirche Heidenheim, Brenz. (published by the Evangelical Paulus Church Community in Heidenheim) Heidenheim 1995.
  • Dörte Maria Packeiser: Singing and making music in the church district of Heidenheim. In: Music in our Church. Handbook of church music in the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Strube-Verlag (Edition 9058), Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-89912-102-5 , p. 99 f.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Evangelical Paulus Church. Rieger Orgelbau, accessed on November 12, 2014 .

Web links

Commons : Pauluskirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 33.6 ″  N , 10 ° 9 ′ 16.2 ″  E