Peace Church (Olten)
The Friedenskirche , which belongs to the Evangelical Reformed parish of Olten, was built in 1928/29 by the architect Fritz von Niederhäusern and is located on the right side of the Aare on Reiserstrasse in Olten .
history
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In 1928 the foundation stone was laid for the Friedenskirche. It replaced a building from 1860. This stood on Sälistrasse, today Von-Roll-Strasse, opposite the chalet of the railway pioneer Niklaus Riggenbach , who had been very committed to the cause of the Reformed, which was also demolished today . The architect of the new church was Fritz von Niederhäusern, who was born in Oberhofen am Thunersee in 1876 and has been active in Olten since 1902, who also built other striking structures in Olten, such as the Usego, the Walter Verlag, the “Schweizerhof” hotel and the historical museum. The Friedenskirche is the largest reformed church in the Olten district and until 1992 owned the largest organ in the city. In the retaining wall in front of the parsonage belonging to the Friedenskirche, the city of Olten built a fountain as a gift that bears the dates 1928 and 1929. Extensive renovation work was completed in spring 2002.
There is space for a total of 760 worshipers in the church.
organ
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The organ was built in 1929 by Th. Kuhn . It has 45 sounding registers , distributed over three manuals and pedal . It has a pneumatic action with a pocket drawer . The instrument is a representative, large work that, apart from minor interventions, has survived largely unchanged over time. So it is considered a monument organ . The organ is also spaciously designed so that access to all components is optimally guaranteed. In 2008 it was restored by the builder company. All of the customary wear parts were replaced. There is also a small organ in the chapel. The disposition of the great organ is:
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Pairing :
- Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P / III / P
- Super octave coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, III / III, III / P
- Sub-octave coupling: II / I, III, I III / II
- Playing aids : two free combinations , five fixed combinations, crescendo roller swell kicks, tutti, storage
Bells and tower
From the viewing platform on the tower (above the bell chamber from the outside above the clock) you have a wide view of the whole city to the Niederamt, the Gäu and the nearby southern foot of the Jura.
The bell in the tower is tuned in a tone sequence that is very popular and frequently chosen in Switzerland. The distances between the individual tones form the motif: "Wake up, the voice calls us (with a doubled keynote)".
On all bells there is the coat of arms of Olten, the year 1928 and above: Friedenskirche Olten.
The founder of the five-part bell ensemble was the Swiss bell foundry H. Rüetschi AG, Aarau.
A very powerful and deep chime can be heard from the approximately 60 meter high tower of the Friedenskirche, which is built directly onto the church and the rectory. The system was also renewed from April 2015 by the company H. Rüetschi AG from Aarau. The entire bell cage was completely renewed, as renovation would have been more expensive. Each bell also got a new custom-made round ball clapper, which replaced the old pear clapper from 1928. The new clapper ensures a softer and more harmonious sound. In addition, the bell got a new bell control and a new striking mechanism for quarter-hour and hour-strikes. The time is struck as follows: Quarter hours: bell 2 and 3, hours bell 1. From 00:15 to 06:00, only the full hours are struck (without quarter hours). The old tower clock, which was only a functionless showpiece in the tower until 2015, was removed from the tower. The old bell yokes were retained and painted black. The two yokes of the two largest bells are eyeless cast steel yokes, a custom-made product that was only manufactured from the early 1920s to the late 1930s. The remaining bells hang on straight iron profile yokes.
The concrete floor also had to be refurbished, as wind and weather caused damage and rust formed everywhere over time.
In August 2016, the bell was put back into operation. Since Switzerland's national holiday (August 1st), the bells have been ringing again from the tower after a long pause in silence.
1st bell: Strike tone As 0 , 5000 kg, Martin Luther: A solid castle is our God
2nd bell strike tone c 1 , 2500 kg, Huldrych Zwingli: But be the perpetrator of the word and not just a listener.
3rd bell: Strike sound it 1 , 1500 kg, Johann Calvin: Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth.
4th bell: Strike f 1 , 1050 kg, Berchtold Haller: Thank the Lord, because he is friendly.
5th bell: Strike as 1 , 650 kg, Johann Oekolampad: I want to bless you and you should be a blessing.
The total weight of the bells is (rounded) 10,700 kg.
Web links
- Page about the church on the website of the Evangelical Reformed parish of Olten
- Bells ring on youtube (after renovation)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirchengemeinde Olten ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 9, 2017
- ↑ Information on the organ , accessed on May 6, 2017.
Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '49.9 " N , 7 ° 54' 52" E ; CH1903: 635954 / two hundred forty-four thousand one hundred forty-eight