Evangelical town church (St. Wendel)

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The Protestant town church in St. Wendel

The Protestant town church is the parish church of the Evangelical congregation of Saarland district town of St. Wendel . The parish is assigned to the Saar Ost parish of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.

history

Financed by a "gift of grace" from the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV , construction of the church began in August 1843 and was inaugurated on October 31, 1845 after two years of construction. Due to the ingress of moisture and poor foundation of the tower , the church had to undergo extensive renovation measures in 1863/64 . A new tower was built
according to plans by the architect Mathias Mußweiler , who led the renovation work.

The church got its current appearance in the 1950s when the entrance portal between the nave and the tower, which was still open until then, was closed. In 1987/88 the church was renovated for the last time so far.

Furnishing

View inside the church

The church's furnishings include a ceramic cross by the artist Elfi Pazen ( Tholey ), which was installed in the choir room in 1993 . There is also an ambo and a candlestick in the choir room , as well as ten large-format pictures by Isabelle Federkeil ( Freisen ), which were acquired through donations and have a connection between Gothic and industrial architecture .

The interior of the church is painted in warm yellow tones.

organ

Organ prospectus

The organ of the church was built in 1988 by the company Peter Vier Orgelbau ( Friesenheim ), who restored the instrument to its original state and built it into the parapet of the gallery . The abrasive loading -instrument has 20 registers , on two manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I main work C – f 3
1. Bourdon (from G sharp) 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Flauttravers 8th'
4th Bourdon 8th'
5. Octave 4 ′
6th flute 4 ′
7th Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Octave 2 ′
9. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Trumpet 8th'
II Schwell-Oberwerk C – f 3
11. Dumped 8th'
12. Gamba 8th'
13. Pointed Octave 4 ′
14th Flageolet 2 ′
15th Sifflet 1'
16. Sesquialtera II (from b 0 )
17th oboe 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C – d 1
18th Sub-bass 16 ′
19th Octave bass 8th'
20th trombone 8th'

literature

Web links

Commons : Evangelische Stadtkirche (St. Wendel)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Church districts of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland at: www.ekir.de, accessed on April 9, 2014
  2. ↑ Kirchenkreis Saar-Ost at: www.evangelisch-im-saarland.de, accessed on April 9, 2014
  3. ↑ a b List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list of the district of St. Wendel ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF), accessed April 9, 2014  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.saarland.de
  4. ↑ a b c d e history on: www.evangelisch-in-wnd.de, accessed on April 9, 2014
  5. ↑ The organ of the Evangelical City Church St. Wendel at: www.organindex.de, accessed on April 9, 2014

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 0.1 ″  N , 7 ° 10 ′ 12.6 ″  E