Evangelical town church Ellwangen

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View of the Protestant town church of Ellwangen . Right in the picture the catholic basilica St. Vitus (Ellwangen)
inner space
Rensch organ

The baroque town church of Ellwangen is a Protestant church in the center of Ellwangen that has shaped the townscape of Ellwangen .

Jesuit Church

The foundation stone of the church, originally built as a Jesuit church, was laid in 1724 by Father Bovet. The church was built according to plans by the two Swiss Jesuits Brother Jakob Amrhein and Father Guldimann in the Baroque style . The volute-studded gable shows the two religious saints Franz Xaver and Ignatius .

The elaborate, still preserved ceiling frescoes were created by Christoph Thomas Scheffler , a student of the fresco painter Cosmas Damian Asam , and show the life of Mary. The church “To the Immaculate Conception of Mary” was consecrated on May 18, 1729.

Protestant church

After the arrival of Protestant Christians in the Ellwangen area and the equality of denominations, the church was rededicated in 1806 as the Protestant parish church. As a result, the interior of the church was redesigned, with the baroque main altar and side altars removed. Only the wrought-iron choir grille has survived to this day.

A special feature of the city church is the connecting door to the immediately adjacent Catholic basilica of St. Vitus .

organ

The organ of the town church was built in 1974 by Richard Rensch (Lauffen a. N.) in the historical case of the predecessor organ, which was built between 1879 and 1880 by the organ construction company Gebr. Link (Giengen / Brenz). Of the 17 registers of the Link organ, the registers marked in the following disposition are still available today.

In 1998 the Rensch organ was re-voiced by the organ manufacturer Lutz (Feuchtwangen) and equipped with an electronic composer system. In 1998, a Voix céleste (from c 0 ) 8 ′ in the swell was dropped without replacement ; the third note I-II (from g 0 ) 1 3 ⁄ 5 ′ + 8 ⁄ 9 ′ originally present in the breastwork was converted to the third 1 3 ⁄ 5 ′ (No. 27). The organ currently has 2848 pipes.   

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Bourdon 16 ′ H
2. Principal 8th' H
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th octave 4 ′
5. Gemshorn 4 ′
6th octave 2 ′
7th Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Cimbel III 1 ⁄ 2 ′
9. Cornett V (from g 0 ) 8th'
10. Trumpet 8th' H
II Swell C – g 3
11. Principal (from c 0 ) 8th' L.
12. Wooden flute 8th' H
13. Salicional 8th' H
14th octave 4 ′
15th Wooden traverse flute 4 ′ H
16. Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
17th Hollow flute 2 ′
18th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
19th recorder 1'
20th Mixture V 2 ′
21st Cromorne 16 ′
22nd Hautbois 8th'
Tremulant
III Breastwork C – g 3
23. Covered 8th'
24. Reed flute 4 ′
25th octave 2 ′
26th Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
27. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ L.
28. Mixture III 1'
29 Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
30th double bass 16 ′ H
31. Sub bass 16 ′ H
32. Octave bass 8th' H
33. Covered bass 8th'
34. octave 4 ′
35. Pipe pommer 4 ′
36. Back set IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
37. trombone 16 ′
38. Trumpet 8th'
39. Clairon 4 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
  • Playing aids : 256-fold typesetting system, register sill
  • Mechanical action mechanism, electropneumatic stop action mechanism
  • Remarks:
H = historical register from 1880 from the predecessor organ of the Link brothers
L = register added / modified in 1998 by the Lutz organ manufacturer

Peal

The church bells originally consisted of four bells that were given for armaments purposes during World War II. In 1977/78 five new bells were therefore cast, the smaller four of which hang in the west tower.

Chime Surname Caster Dimensions inscription
d 1 Dominika A. Bachert 1660 kg The word of our God remains forever.
f 1 Prayer bell A. Bachert 0921 kg Your kingdom come.
g 1 Cross bell A. Bachert 0664 kg Graciously grant us peace.
a 1 Arbitration bell A. Bachert 0480 kg My time is in your hands.
c 2 Baptismal bell A. Bachert 0280 kg I have called you by name. You are mine.

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Coordinates: 48 ° 57 '43.88 "  N , 10 ° 7' 52.9"  E