Evangelical parish church Tannenkirch

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Evangelical parish church

The Evangelical Parish Church Tannenkirch is the village church of the southern Baden Tannenkirch , a district of Kandern . The parish church, which was consecrated to Saint Matthias , is a building consisting of a medieval choir tower and a modern nave, which is unique in the Markgräflerland . There is a historically valuable fresco cycle in the choir . The church is in the center of the village opposite the town hall.

history

The church and its congregation are closely related to one another. The first documented mention of the village Tannenkirche in 1179 in a papal bull also mentions the church. This link can still be found today in the local coat of arms of Tannenkirch, where the church is depicted.

The right of patronage exercised by the Cluniac priory of St. Ulrich in 1184 allows the assumption that the church goes back to its foundation; however, this is not certain. It is possible that as early as the 8th or 9th century missionary monks built a church in the middle of the forest. In 1223 the Tannenkircher church was mentioned in writing as a parish church . In the 14th century the place belonged to the deanery of Neuchâtel . Today's church building also dates back to this time. The still-preserved church tower was probably built around 1300. 1423 made the Margrave Rudolf III. and his wife Anna a foundation of 10 guilders , half of which was paid out one year after the death of the margrave for the building of the church and half for the pastor.

In 1528, Bishop Philipp von Gundelsheim from Basel confirmed the tithe to the margrave for the last time , since with the introduction of the Reformation in 1556, the margrave became the supreme lord of the church. The increasing population of the community means that on September 23, 1738 the pastor and bailiff of Tannenkirch turned to the margrave to enlarge the church. The request for expansion was granted. In 1740 the renovation work was completed.

In a description from 1741, Landvogt Ernst Friedrich von Leutrum considers the church to be one of the best in the upper rulership:

“This receives princely rule. [...] The church tower is kept by the community. [...] All Episcopal Collatur patronage rights including church and church sentence and all spiritual slopes belong solely to the ducal house of Baden Durlach. "

Historical view of Tannenkirch and its church

Since the place was profitable for the Princely House of Baden-Durlach in the 18th century, the following petition was sent to the Princely House on October 4th of the same year for 34 oaks, which are needed for the roof structure of the church:

"It is difficult to buy such [oaks] because we have very little common income."

The community therefore asked to be assigned the oaks from the Princely Forestry Office

"As high princely serenities almost from the germ of the Oberland town draw such beautiful revenuas as from Tannenkirch"

The parish church with the old nave (1961)

But even the help of the principality could not stop the church from decaying , so that as early as 1769 a column from the gallery rotted and broke out. The economical use of new building materials made the church increasingly in need of repair. In the 1860s, the Grand Ducal Building Department believed the badly dilapidated church would only last 35 years. As a result, maintenance work was carried out that raised the nave. Due to the poor building structure, it had to be completely demolished in 1972.

A stork's nest was installed on the church tower in 1983 and has been populated by storks ever since . The chancel, which was originally oriented to the south, was relocated to the east in 1986 so that it is in front of the choir with the restored baptismal font .

description

Building

The fortified medieval tower is by cornices into three floors divided and has a gable roof covered. The construction of the compact tower - this architectural style is very common in the Markgräflerland - is dated around the year 1300 and derived from the wall technology. The corner cuboids are covered by plastering and there are Gothic tracery windows on the lowest floor , which were only broken out after the tower was completed. The tower hall opens through a triumphal arch made of a jointed sandstone cuboid .

View from the nave towards the tower hall

The old nave , demolished in 1972, was redesigned by the architect Günter Mall and curved in with the choir tower. The nave consists of two staggered structures made of light-colored plaster and a dark saddle roof made of fiber cement . The tower hall serves as a side chapel for weddings, baptisms or private devotions. The nave is primarily used for worship and houses the altar ; but can be used in many ways due to its subdivision. Its outer contours are closed and appear restrained so as not to impair the village surroundings. The construction elements reinforced concrete, wood and brick masonry are only visible inside. On the occasion of the 1973 harvest festival , on September 30th, the church was consecrated by the regional bishop Hans Heidland .

Murals

In the medieval north wall of the tower there are frescoes from the second half of the 15th century. They are assigned to the Avignon-Burgundian art circle. The paintings were damaged by the galleries, but remnants of them could be uncovered before demolition and saved over to the new church. The wall paintings can be divided into two rows. The lower row shows images of the Twelve Apostles , the upper row contains images from the life of Mary .

Bells and organ

Until 1677, the church of Tannenkirch had three bells that were used in the Dutch War , the largest of which had to be pawned to Basel. Nothing is known about the whereabouts of this or the other two. In 1714 Weitenauer cast a large a 'bell, followed by a c' and an e '' bell in 1736. During the First World War , these were spared because of their artistic design. During the Second World War , the two larger ones had to be given up in 1942.

Since 1949, the ringing has consisted of the following three hard iron bells, which come from the JF Weule foundry :

No. Surname Nominal Casting year use inscription
1 Big bell G' 1949 Prayer bell Hold on to prayer
2 Medium bell a ′ 1949 Be patient in tribulation
3 Little bell d ′ ′ 1949 Be happy in hope

The organ from 1897 was made by August Merklin from Freiburg and was rebuilt in 1954 by the organ builder Walcker . It has two manuals , a pedal and twelve registers .

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelische Pfarrkirche Tannenkirch  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heimann-Schwarzweber: Evang. Parish Church Tannenkirch , page 3
  2. ^ Heimann-Schwarzweber: Evang. Parish Church Tannenkirch , page 5
  3. ^ Heimann-Schwarzweber: Evang. Parish Church Tannenkirch , page 7
  4. ^ Heimann-Schwarzweber: Evang. Parish church Tannenkirch , page 6
  5. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 153
  6. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 154

Coordinates: 47 ° 42 ′ 42.8 "  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 26"  E