Peace Church in Radebeul

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The Friedenskirche zu Radebeul , formerly the Church of Kötzschenbroda , is an Evangelical Lutheran church on the Anger von Altkötzschenbroda in Radebeul- West in Saxony . On August 27, 1645, under the host Pastor Augustin Prescher, the armistice of Kötzschenbroda between the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I and the Swedish General Lennart Torstensson was concluded in the associated parsonage, which ended the Thirty Years War for Saxony. In 2012, the Saxon State Center for Political Education , together with the Großenhainer Karl Preusker Library, recognized the church as Political Places in Saxony .

Peace Church Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda in the back light
The tower of the Peace Church in Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda

description

The church consists of a wide nave with a recessed tower and a choir with a polygonal finish.

The lower part of the tower dates from the time of the late Gothic new building; it is dated in the tower with the year "1477". In the choir there are further late Gothic remains of pointed arched windows with corresponding tracery as well as buttresses with grooved covers, plus a Gothic ribbed vault and a wide pointed arched triumphal arch as a transition to the nave.

All other features go back to the neo-Gothic renovation and new building in 1884. Instead of the baroque dome, the tower received the neo-Gothic pointed helmet on the octagonal tower top .

The nave shows narrow, wide pointed arch windows with simple tracery, numerous cornice branches and dormer windows with pointed helmets . The lower aisles protrude laterally from the main nave. Inside, the nave is closed off by a flat wooden ceiling with wide fields with panels. The central nave has an upper aisle over the cornice and pointed arch arcades to the side aisles, in which there are two rows of wooden galleries . The lower one stands with its parapet in front of the row of pillars.

In the church there is also a pulpit by Andreas Schirmer from 1642 as well as glass windows in the choir based on designs by Christian Rietschel from 1964. In the entrance there is a grave slab of Augustin Prescher , the long-time pastor of the church.

Organ disposition

organ

The organ of the company Jehmlich goes back in the basic components to the year 1885, when they are 26 registers decreed on two manuals and pedal were distributed. In 1927/1928 an expansion followed, in which the instrument received pneumatic action and a third manual. The builder company restored the organ in 2000.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Pommer 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Concert flute 8th'
4th Viol 8th'
5. Reed flute 8th'
6th Gemshorn 8th'
7th octave 4 ′
8th. Pointed flute 4 ′
9. Fugara 4 ′
10. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
11. octave 2 ′
12. Cornett III-IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Mixture III-IV 2 ′
14th Cymbel II
15th Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – g 3
16. Dulciana 16 ′
17th Violin principal 8th'
18th Wooden flute 8th'
19th Sing. Dacked 8th'
20th Hover Flute 8th'
21st violin 8th'
22nd Vox Celeste 8th'
23. Flauto traverso 4 ′
24. Salicet 4 ′
25th Cane fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
26th Flat flute 2 ′
27. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
28. Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
29 Sif flute 1'
30th Clarinet 8th'
III Oberwerk C – g 3
31. Principal 8th'
32. Dumped 8th'
33. Quintatön 8th'
34. octave 4 ′
35. Reed flute 4 ′
36. Nassat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
37. octave 2 ′
38. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
39. Mixture III 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
40. oboe 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
41. Principal bass 16 ′
42. Sub bass 16 ′
43. Violon bass 16 ′
44. Echo bass 16 ′
45. Octave bass 8th'
46. Dacked bass 8th'
47. Salicetbass 8th'
48. Choral bass 4 ′
49. Pedal mixture IV
50. Trombone bass 16 ′

history

Kötzschenbroda Church, sepia drawing from the end of the 18th century
Kötzschenbroda church with enclosure, the Oberschänke on the left, lithograph around 1800
Chancel in the early 20th century, on a console on the left of the decorated triumphal arch the bust of the reformer donated by Hundiker
The chancel today with the Rietschel glass pictures
Elbe flood 2013 : The lane between the church (left) and Lutherhaus (right) is flooded almost to the foot of the church

The Friedenskirche is the oldest church building in Lößnitz ; The first documentary mention comes from the year 1273, at the time of the foundation of the archdeaconate Nisan . One of his vicars known by name in the 14th century was Heinrich Buling, a member of the Dresden city councilors Buling . Heinrich Buling, whose payment was incumbent on the Meissen archdeacon Hermann von Wolftitz, declared his resignation in 1354 for financial reasons and asked for his retirement.

After the destruction of the previous building in 1429 by the Hussites , to which the entire place fell victim, a late Gothic new building, begun in 1477 and consecrated in 1510, followed. This was financed , among other things, by a letter of indulgence dated May 16, 1475 . In 1532 an organ building was mentioned and in 1536 the first church school (Altkötzschenbroda 38). In 1539, after the death of Duke George the Bearded, the Reformation was introduced; in this context, Veit Hammer became the first Protestant pastor of the Kötzschenbroda church and Egidius Lessing became a schoolmaster and probably also a cantor.

After severe damage in the village fire in 1598, it took until 1627 for the church to be rebuilt. Ten years later, in 1637, the church and the village were destroyed by Swedish troops in the Thirty Years' War , only three houses were spared. In the same year, the reconstruction in the Renaissance style began by the master builder Ezechiel Eckhardt , generously supported by the Elector Johann Georg I , who belonged to the Kötzschenbrodaer community during his stays on the Hoflößnitz , as the Hoflößnitz was parish there. In 1642 today's pulpit was installed in the church, followed by the installation of an organ by Tobias Weller in 1651 .

On August 27, 1645, under the host Pastor Augustin Prescher, the armistice of Kötzschenbroda between the Saxon Elector Johann Georg I and the Swedish General Lennart Torstensson was concluded in the associated parsonage, which ended the Thirty Years War for Saxony.

In 1686 the Kötzschenbrodaer pastor Johann Georg Lucius noted that he laid the "so-called Fisch-Gregor [...] because of his dissolute way of life from a lowly Orth outside the church , without sound and singing", that is to say that the Banishment condemned so-called miracle doctor later probably returned home in the Bettelgrund of Zitzschewig and was finally buried in unconsecrated earth.

When major tower repairs were carried out in 1746, the tower was probably converted to a baroque tower dome. The on wine Arts peace based independent scholar Benjamin Gottfried type of wine donated in 1800 the church which still exists in the fundus oil painting of the body of Christ .

In 1812 Johann Samuel Gottlob Flemming , the local pastor, prevented the sacking of Kötzschenbroda by Napoleonic troops.

In 1861, a new organ was consecrated by Wilhelm Leberecht Herbrig , but it was defective and was moved to Lohma near Schmölln in Thuringia in 1884 .

The church got its current appearance from a partially new building in the neo-Gothic style from 1884/1885 by Karl Weißbach , who had the existing nave largely demolished and widened on both sides. The demolition work as well as the subsequent set-up and carpentry work was carried out by the Ziller brothers .

With the inauguration in 1885, the church again received a new organ. It was built by the Dresden court organ builder Jehmlich , who pneumatized the instrument in the years 1927–1928, expanded it to include the swell and rearranged it. What is striking about this instrument is the modern free pipe prospectus.

The name Friedenskirche has been used since 1935, referring to the 1645 armistice of Kötzschenbroda .

Monument to Chronos and the mourners in the churchyard of the Friedenskirche

In 1949 the new bells were consecrated after the Second World War. A fundamental interior renovation took place in 1961/1962. On this occasion, the 35 colored glass pictures designed by Christian Rietschel were placed in the windows of the chancel. In 1999/2000 the organ was restored and the interior of the church was renovated again. The flood of 2002 spared the church building, the water only reached the area behind the church.

Today the church is classified as a cultural monument, but was already described as an art monument by Gurlitt in his fundamental inventory in 1904 .

One of the most important monuments in Radebeul is in the churchyard of the Friedenskirche, the sandstone sculpture Chronos and the mourning woman, restored in 2005, or Chronos and the lamenting woman . It probably dates from the 18th century.

On the Kirchhof of lies, among other things, the art historian and founder Saxon Inventarisationswerks Franz Richard Steche buried.

From 2004, the international Radebeul Courage Prize was awarded at this location every two years .

Historical pastors

Say "The strange foundation to Kötzschenbroda."

Augustin Prescher's grave slab
Johann Georg I with dog, portrait by Frans Luycx, 1652

“During the Thirty Years War, Elector Johann Georg I spent his time on the Churfürstl. Hoflößnitz vineyards; During his stay there, he loved to drink a lot of wine. This was offensive to his wife, but she did not dare to introduce him to it. So one day she asked Pastor M. Augustin Prescher, who was employed in Kötzschenbroda, to send a warning to the most gracious gentleman from the pulpit. Although he found this very questionable, he finally allowed himself to be persuaded and spoke one Sunday “about the sad consequences of indulgence and drunkenness” and concluded with the words: “Our most gracious Lord drinks too, but he has it and it is good for him! Amen. “After the church the pastor becomes elector. Board loaded; he, as well as his wife feared, because of the consequences of his admonition. The elector only says at the end of the table: “Mr. Pastor, today he burned one on my fur too.” “Oh,” replied the pastor, “I should be sorry if it had only hit the fur and not the heart. ”In this open language the elector replied:“ Mr. Pastor! He is an honest man, if all the clergy in my country were like that; Please give me a favor. ”When the pastor had concerns about asking something, the elector said:“ He wanted his successors to receive 49¾ cans of wine from his cellar every year, 50 cans would be too many. ” This deputation was given to the pastor zu Kötzschenbroda as a foundation and will probably only have been replaced recently, because Pastor Trautschold received it at the time of his departure. "

- Johann Georg Theodor Grasse : based on an oral tradition

Johann Gottlob Trautschold (* 1777 in Pößneck; † 1862 in Dresden) became a deacon in Dresden-Friedrichstadt in 1808, pastor in Gröbern in 1814 and pastor at the church in Kötzschenbroda in 1824. He retired in 1852. In addition to his sermons, Trautschold also wrote sacred songs and educational pamphlets.

literature

  • Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments , Vol. 1, Central Germany. Wasmuth, Berlin 1905, p. 167. ( Kötschenbroda. Parish Church. ).
  • Eberhard Gehre: The choir of the Peace Church Kötzschenbroda in Radebeul for the 375th anniversary: ​​May 10, 1998 . Radebeul 1998.
  • Cornelius Gurlitt : The art monuments of Dresden's surroundings, part 2: Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Neustadt. In: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony , Volume 26, CC Meinhold, Dresden 1904. ( Digitized Kötzschenbroda. Die Kirche. Sheet 47 ff. )
  • Cornelius Gurlitt : The art monuments of Dresden's surroundings, part 2: Amtshauptmannschaft Dresden-Neustadt. In: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. Volume 26, CC Meinhold, Dresden 1904. ( Kötzschenbroda . The Church . Monument to Caspar Christian Kober and two women. Sheet 55 / Sheet 56 )
  • Thilo Hansel: The late Gothic church in Kötzschenbroda . In: Radebeuler monthly books e. V. (Ed.): Preview & Review; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area . Radebeul February 2009 (with reconstructions of the elevation and floor plan).
  • Volker Helas (arrangement): City of Radebeul . Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Saxony, Large District Town Radebeul (=  Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Saxony ). SAX-Verlag, Beucha 2007, ISBN 978-3-86729-004-3 .
  • Heinrich Magirius : Churches in Radebeul . Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2003, ISBN 3-7954-5630-4 .

Web links

Commons : Friedenskirche zu Radebeul  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gottfried Thiele: A miracle doctor in the 17th century. (PDF; 123 kB) Part 14. In: Kötzschenbrodaer stories. Retrieved June 2, 2012 .
  2. ^ Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
  3. ↑ Markus Hansel; Thilo Hansel; Thomas Gerlach (epilogue): In the footsteps of the Ziller brothers in Radebeul . Architectural considerations. 1st edition. Notschriften Verlag, Radebeul 2008, ISBN 978-3-940200-22-8 , p. 7 .
  4. ↑ Ev. Peace Church in Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda. Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden GmbH, accessed on February 26, 2009 .
  5. ^ Large district town of Radebeul (ed.): Directory of the cultural monuments of the town of Radebeul . Radebeul May 24, 2012, p. 2 (Last list of monuments published by the city of Radebeul. The Lower Monument Protection Authority, which has been located in the Meißen district since 2012, has not yet published a list of monuments for Radebeul).
  6. ^ Johann Georg Theodor Grasse: The treasure trove of the Kingdom of Saxony. Volume 1, Dresden 1874, pp. 76-77.
  7. ↑ GND 117406643
  8. ↑ Trautschold . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 17 . Altenburg 1863, p. 773 ( zeno.org ).

Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 14 "  N , 13 ° 38 ′ 2.3"  E