Georgenkirche (Rötha)

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Georgenkirche Rötha

The Georgenkirche is the town church of Rötha . Because it was built in the 12th century and later supplementary buildings, it has Romanesque , Gothic and Baroque elements. Therefore it applies and its Silbermann organ next to the St. Mary's Church of the place as one of the most important cultural monuments in the area south of Leipzig and is under monument protection . It belongs to the parish in the Leipziger Neuseenland in the church district Leipziger Land of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony .

Building history

The church was built around 1140. From the original structure as a Romanesque pillar basilica , parts of the outer walls, the pillars of the nave and the west building planned on two towers have been preserved. Of the two towers, only the northern one was built. In 1510 the dilapidated Romanesque choir was torn down and replaced by a three-bay late Gothic choir, which is about three times the size of the previous one. The three bronze bells from 1516, 1518 and 1592 have been preserved over two world wars.

Around 1620 the patron saint Carl Freiherr von Friesen donated the altar . The pulpit dates from the same year . In 1682 the nave was converted into a flat-roofed hall. The nave windows were created in a "Gothic style" and thus created completely different lighting conditions. The square, Romanesque tower was supplemented with an octagonal baroque tower tower and the portals were designed in baroque style. The square tower and the west gable are reminiscent of the Romanesque period .

In 1721 Gottfried Silbermann built the organ on the west gallery that had just been built. In 1896/1897 a renovation took place under the architect Theodor Quentin , during which the choir extensions were renewed, the paneled flat ceiling was drawn in and the seating was replaced. During the interior renovation in 1970, the original painting in the choir was exposed again. In 2004 the roof was re-covered and in 2017 the facade was restored. In 2013, a triumphal cross with a 2.20 m body, made in 1510 and abandoned on the church attic, was restored and hung in the church.

description

Look at the choir

On the west gable in ashlar and brick masonry with the main portal, Romanesque decorative elements feature wide corner pilasters , a three-part arched window with spiral columns and arched friezes . The Romanesque part of the tower shows double arcades with set columns, also arched friezes and a German ribbon . The octagonal baroque tower tower has a finely curved dome with a lantern and an onion .

The roofs of the nave and choir are covered in black with two red decorative edges. The nave shows a bent hipped roof to the west . At the eastern end of the roof ridge of the choir sits a square roof turret, which ends in an octagonal point that almost reaches the height of the main tower.

In the two-bay nave, the aisles are separated by wide pointed arches. There are galleries on the north and west sides. The choir in the width of the central nave has a five-eighth end and has a star vault building on heraldic consoles .

Epitaph of Christian August von Friesen

The altar with wooden column architecture and a series of coats of arms is crowned by the equestrian figure of Saint George. In the upper area of ​​the altar the resurrection of Christ , the Last Judgment and the Ascension are depicted, in the predella the scene of the Lord's Supper. The main work, depicting the crucified Christ and the family of Carl von Friesen at his feet, is attributed to the Dutch painter Johann de Perre. The altar is also the epitaph for Carl von Friesen (1551–1599) and his wife Rahel († 1619). In the choir there are grave monuments of the von Friesen family from the 16th to 18th centuries. The pulpit is richly decorated for Central German terms.

To the right of the triumphal arch there is a portrait of Martin Luther , including the grave slab of the first evangelical “Röth'schen” pastor Georg Ebert from 1546 with idiosyncratic writing. To the left behind the triumphal arch you can see the baroque epitaph of Christian August von Friesen, chamberlain and general in the service of the Saxon crown.

The late Gothic font made of Rochlitz porphyry tuff and the corresponding baptismal bowl from the 19th century come from the Kreudnitz church , which fell victim to open- cast lignite mining , and the grave slabs of the von Breitenbuch family from the also demolished church in Cröbern .

Silbermann organ

The greatest attraction in the church is the Silbermann organ, which has largely been preserved in its original state. In addition to the Silbermann organ from 1722 in St. Mary's Church in Rötha, it is one of the few well-preserved Silbermann organs in Saxony. The church patron Christian August Freiherr von Friesen gave the building contract in 1716. After its completion in 1721, the instrument was examined by the Thomaskantor Johann Kuhnau and the Altenburg court organist Gottfried Ernst Bestel. The pedal coupling was added in 1796 by Johann Gottlieb Ehregott Stephani from Leipzig. In 1935 and 1979/1980 the Eule company from Bautzen restored the organ.

The instrument has 23 registers on two manuals and a pedal . (Voice pitch: Chorton , 464.9 Hz / a 1 , Stimmungsart: equally- (since 1832).)

  • The Silbermann organ of the Georgenkirche

  • Postage stamp with the organ from St. Georgenkirche
    (GDR, 1976)

I main work CD – c 3
Drone 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Octava 4 ′
Pointed flute 4 ′
Quinta 3 ′
Octava 2 ′
Cornet III (from c 1 )
Mixture III
Cÿmbeln II
II Oberwerk CD – c 3
Dumped 8th'
Quintadena 8th'
Principal 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Nasat 3 ′
Octava 2 ′
Tertia 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Quinta 1 1 ⁄ 2  ′
Sifflet 1'
Mixture III
Pedal CD – c 1
Principal bass 16 ′
trombone 16 ′
Trumpeted 8th'
  • Coupling : sliding coupler II / I, pedal coupler I / P
  • Secondary register: tremulant

literature

  • Richard Steche : Roetha. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 15. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1891, p. 100.

Web links

Commons : Georgenkirche (Rötha)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of cultural monuments in Rötha , ID number 09259087
  2. ↑ Website of the church district .
  3. ↑ As in 1870: The restoration of the Georgenkirche in Rötha is completed. In: Leipziger Volkszeitung , June 20, 2017. Accessed March 30, 2019 .
  4. ↑ The triumphal cross of St. George's Church in Rötha. In: Website of the Dresden University of Fine Arts . Retrieved March 30, 2019 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 47.7 "  N , 12 ° 24 ′ 33.4"  E