Friedrichskirche (Karlskrona)

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Front view of the Friedrichskirche

The Friedrichskirche (Swedish: Fredrikskyrkan ) is a church building in the Swedish city ​​of Karlskrona . It counts with other selected buildings in the city and the naval port for World Heritage of UNESCO .

The building

The construction of the church, which stands on the central square ( Stortorget ) of Karlskrona, began on September 9, 1720. The then head of the provincial government of Blekinge , Salomon von Otter , laid the foundation stone . The foundation walls were finished on August 25 of the following year, but it was not until 1744 that the church could be consecrated. Crown Prince Adolf Friedrich was present at the opening , but the church was named after Friedrich I. The church towers, which were initially supposed to have pointed roofs, were not completed before 1758. The Friedrichskirche is a typical baroque building designed by the architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder. J. was designed. It replaced the town's temporary wooden church, which was named after Queen Hedwig Eleonora of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf . In 1790 the church was damaged in a fire, which was less devastating than the neighboring Holy Trinity Church . In 1805 and 1806 the church was restored by the architect Olof Tempelman .

Further restorations took place in 1913–1915 and 1967–1968 (inside) and 1997–1998 (facade).

Furnishing

Baptismal font, altar, pulpit

The baptismal font is carved from wood and was given to the parish by shipbuilder Gilbert Sheldon for the inauguration of the church. The neoclassical pulpit was built in 1854 according to plans by the architect Johan Adolf Hawerman (1812–1885). The altarpiece is significantly younger, it was created in 1915 as a neo-baroque altar with sculptures by JA Wetterlund.

In the south tower there has been a carillon with 35 bells that were cast in Sigtuna since 1967 . The carillon is played three times a day and was a gift from the lawyer Povel Grönvall. The church silver is kept in a massive safe, which is located under the left grandstand in the front part of the church.

Organs

The organ by Lars Wahlberg

The first organ was taken over from the temporary wooden church. The organ builder Lars Wahlberg was later commissioned to produce an organ with 29 voices , 2 manuals and a pedal . When the organ was finished in 1764, the number had increased to 34 voices, which were operated with 6 large bellows .

I main work C – c 3
1. Qvintadena B / D 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Thought 8th'
4th Octava 4 ′
5. Kortfleut 4 ′
6th Salicenal 4 ′
7th Super Octava 2 ′
8th. Mixture IV
9. Rausqvint II
10. Trumpet B / D 8th'
11. Vox Virginea D 8th'
12. Trumpet B 4 ′
II upper structure C – c 3
13. Closely thought 8th'
14th Qvintadena 8th'
15th Principal 4 ′
16. Rörfleut 4 ′
17th Qvinta 3 ′
18th Octava 2 ′
19th Gemshorn 2 ′
20th Scharff III
21st Bassoon B 8th'
22nd Vox Humana D. 8th'
Trimulant
Pedals C – d 1
23. Sub bass 16 ′
24. Principal 8th'
25th Violoncello 8th'
26th Octava 4 ′
27. Qvinta 3 ′
28. Super Octava 2 ′
29 Scharff II
30th Bassun 16 ′
31. Trumpets 8th'
32. Trumpets 4 ′
33. Corno 2 ′

Wahlberg's organ was replaced in 1905 by a romantic-style organ, but after the reconstruction between 1982 and 1987, Wahlberg's organ was used again. In 1988 the organist Hans Fagius recorded works by JS Bach on the Wahlberg organ. The recordings are available on CD.

gallery

  • The altar

  • The baptismal font

  • the pulpit

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento from August 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 154 kB)

Web links

Commons : Friedrichskirche (Karlskrona)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 56 ° 9 ′ 40 ″  N , 15 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  E