Sacred Heart Church (Elversberg)
The Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Elversberg district of the Spiesen-Elversberg community , Neunkirchen district . She bears the patronage of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus . In the list of monuments of the Saarland the church building is a single monument listed.
history
The first plans for building the church were presented in 1888 by the architect Ernst Brand ( Trier ). In 1898 there was a second version of these plans. The church building was finally built in 1900–01. In 1928 the church was expanded by adding a sacristy according to plans by the architect Josef Wilhelm Stockhausen (Neunkirchen). A first restoration of the interior of the church took place in 1935, a second in 1976 by architect Richard Malter (Spiesen-Elversberg), during which the frescoes from 1935, which had been covered in the meantime, were exposed and restored. A third restoration by architect Ralf Bock in 1999 affected the roof of the church tower . The tower received a new tower cross and a new holder for the weathercock . In 2003, plans for the reconstruction of the chancel were submitted, which required extensive restoration.
In March 2015, the church had to be closed for safety reasons because the ceiling parts fell down. An assessment of the ceiling damage revealed a large number of cracks in the vault . In 2015 it will no longer be possible to renovate the ceiling, so the church will remain closed for an indefinite period.
Building description
architecture
The church was built in the neo-Gothic style. The basic architectural form of the church building is a stepped hall or pseudo basilica with a cross-shaped floor plan . The building is divided into a three-aisled nave , which is divided into a central nave and two slightly lower aisles , a transept and a five-sided polygonal choir . The ceilings of the naves are formed by ribbed vaults. The church tower is placed on the south side of the central nave and has a pointed helmet , which is surrounded by four smaller pointed helmets on the corners of the tower . Another, lower tower with an octagonal Spitzheim is located on the north side of the central nave and forms part of the entrance facade with the actual church tower.
The exterior of the church
The rose window above the main entrance portal and the large tracery windows on the front of the tower are remarkable in the exterior of the church . In 1999 the tower received a new tower cross. At the same time, the weathercock sitting on the tower cross was restored and given a new bracket. The work for this was carried out by the locksmith's shop in Klein (Elversberg).
The inside of the church
Inside the church there is sacred art by the church painter Alfred Gottwald ( Bonn ), who made frescoes in the choir in 1935, which take up the motto of the church "Jesus has a heart for people". These frescoes were whitewashed for a time, but were uncovered and restored in 1976. The Gothic- style high altar comes from the Altar Building Workshop in Port ( Münstermaifeld ), the windows were made by the Binsfeld (Trier) glass workshop. Furthermore, there is a Joseph altar in the church, which reminds of the builder of the church, Pastor Wilhelm Albertz, and an altar of Mary .
organ
The organ of the church was built in 1938 by the company Gebr. Späth Orgelbau ( Mengen ). The instrument, which is set up on a gallery , has 26 registers , divided into 3 manuals and pedal . The organ also has a free-standing console and electro-pneumatic action .
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Pairing :
- Normal coupling: I / II, II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Sub-octave coupling: II / I
- Playing aids : two free combinations , two automatic pedal combinations, tutti, crescendo
Remarks
- ↑ Octave excerpt from Principal 16 ′
- ↑ a b c octave excerpt from subbass 16 ′
- ↑ a b Transmission / octave excerpt from the main work
Bells
All five bells from 1923 were cast by the Saarburg bell foundry Mabilon for the Catholic community in Elversberg. In 1942, when the bells were removed during World War II, the bell was completely protected. Four of the five bells, with the exception of the big bell, were delivered to Hamburg, but came back completely unexpectedly after the war. This is the only completely preserved large bell in the Saarland from the interwar period. Today the five bronze bells are under monument protection.
| No. | volume | Casting year | Foundry, casting location |
Weight (kg) |
Diameter (cm) |
| 1 | d 1 | 1923 | Mabilon , Saarburg | 1452 | 135 |
| 2 | f sharp 1 | 673 | 107 | ||
| 3 | a 1 | 403 | 90 | ||
| 4th | h 1 | 296 | 80 | ||
| 5 | d 2 | 178 | 67 |
literature
- Kristine Marschall: Sacred buildings of classicism and historicism in Saarland . Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2002, ISBN 3-923877-40-4 .
- Literature on Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Elversberg) in the Saarland bibliography
Web links
- Internet presence of the parish St. Ludwig - Herz Jesu Spiesen-Elversberg
- Spiesen-Elversberg - parish church Herz Jesu - tower recording of the plenary (video with sound)
- Spiesen-Elversberg - Parish Church of the Heart of Jesus - Tower recording of the pre-ringing (video with sound)
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list district Neunkirchen (PDF; 1.3 MB), accessed on July 4, 2012
- ↑ Information on the parish church Herz Jesu on: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on July 4, 2012
- ↑ Oliver Spettel: Sacred Heart is tight for the time being . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , March 17, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ red: Heart of Jesus remains closed for an indefinite period . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ↑ Information on the exterior of the Herz Jesu parish church at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on July 4, 2012
- ↑ Information on the interior of the parish church Herz Jesu on: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on July 4, 2012
- ↑ Organ of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Catholic) ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2015 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. Info page of the Orgeln im Saarland website , accessed on July 4, 2012
Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '50.3 " N , 7 ° 7' 36.7" E