Jakobus Church (Bargau)

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Jakobus Church in Bargau, to the right of it the old school house

The Jakobuskirche (also parish church of St. Jakobus the Elder ) is a Catholic parish church in the Schwäbisch Gmünder district of Bargau . The neo-Romanesque church is dedicated to St. James the Elder .

history

Previous construction

In 1455 a chapel dedicated to Saints James, Bernhard and the Three Kings in Bargau is mentioned for the first time . It probably stood in place of today's old schoolhouse. This was raised to a parish church in 1471/1472 and placed under the church patronage of the imperial city of Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1554 . In 1638 the church was set on fire by imperial troops , and in 1729 it was extensively renovated. The hall church had a choir closing on three sides and a presumably oversized choir tower .

After discussions about the future of the church in the middle of the 19th century, it was decided to demolish it in 1910.

Today's parish church

The plans for a new parish church in 1905 took on more concrete features. There were of Ulrich Pohlhammer submitted plans for a neo-Romanesque parish church. A report commissioned by Rottenburg Bishop Paul Wilhelm von Keppler, among others, confirmed that the plans had a Rhineland character, so that they did not fit into the area, but a church based on the model of the Basel Pauluskirche from the architectural community Curjel and Moser seemed more appropriate.

The Bargauer prevailed and construction began with the laying of the foundation stone on April 17, 1911. The church consecration took place on October 23rd of the same year . In 1929 the church was partially painted by a Capuchin . 1964-65 the interior was under Otto Habel remodeled extensively, and also as a further development of the ideas of Theodor Quick set summed equipment was lost in parts. This had attracted interest in 1911 at the exhibition Kirchliche Kunst Schwaben in 1911 in Stuttgart and came from the studio of Johann Kaiser from Iggingen .

Furnishing

The neo-Romanesque, three-aisled pillar basilica has a brick look on the outside and bare, white plastered walls on the inside. The nave divided into four bays with two swollen granite columns , which Sandsteinwürfelkapitelle have. The choir yoke and the main apse are each raised by three levels. The glass painting comes mainly from Ostermann and Hartwein from Munich from 1911, the windows in the apse from Habel.

In the sacristy there is a sacrament house from the early 16th century, which was taken over from the previous church. The altars are from the redesign in 1965, the figures mainly from the construction period. Some figures were taken over from the previous church, such as a figure of James from the 18th century by Jakob Metterich from Schwäbisch Gmünd. In addition to an image of St. James from the 18th century, there is a 14-part Way of the Cross , oil on canvas, by Johann Georg Strobel , which is similar in design to that in the Gmünd Franciscan Church. The church treasures include a chalice and a monstrance from the 17th century.

organ

Until 1984 there was an organ in the church from 1911, built by the organ builder Späth . This instrument had 17  stops on two manuals and a pedal . Today's organ was built in 1984 by the Stehle organ builder (Haigerloch-Bittelbronn). The slider chest instrument has 33  registers (2254 pipes) on three manual works and a pedal . In 2013 the instrument was expanded to include electrical couplings.

I Rückpositiv C – f 3
1. Metal covered 8th'
2. Praestant 4 ′
3. Schwiegel 2 ′
4th third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
5. Larigot 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Zimbel III 2 ⁄ 3 ′
7th Cromorne 8th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – f 3
8th. Bourdon 16 ′
9. Principal 8th'
10. Cane-covered 8th'
11. octave 4 ′
12. Pointed flute 4 ′
13. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
14th Forest flute 2 ′
15th Mixture IV-V 2 ′
16. Chip. Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C – f 3
17th Wood-covered 8th'
18th Salicional 8th'
19th Far principal 4 ′
20th Reed flute 4 ′
21st Sesquialter 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
22nd octave 2 ′
23. Scharff III 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
24. Dulcian 16 ′
25th Clarine 8th'
Tremulant
Pedals C – d 1
26th Principal bass 16 ′
27. Sub bass 16 ′
28. Octave bass 8th'
29 Gemshorn 8th'
30th Choral bass 4 ′
31. Back set IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
32. trombone 16 ′
33. Trumpet 8th'

Peal

The first ring comprised bells from the previous church, such as a bell from 1721 by Christian Ginther, as well as two bells from Anton Weingarthen from Lauingen from 1782. The second ring comprised four bells (tones es, f, g, b) and was after the first World War I cast by the Bachert brothers in Kochendorf ( Bad Friedrichshall ) from 1911 to 1930.

The current bell was made between 1947 and 1953. The bells were designed by Alfons Feuerle, the inscriptions by Kaplan Kees, both from Schwäbisch Gmünd.

No. Surname diameter Casting year volume foundry
1 James Bell 1360 mm 1953 it Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart
2 Konrad bell 1096 mm 1947 G' Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart
3 Theresienglocke 920 mm 1947 b ′ Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart
3 Barbara's Bell 823 mm 1947 c ″ Heinrich Kurtz, Stuttgart

literature

  • Landesdenkmalamt Baden-Württemberg (ed.), Richard Strobel: The art monuments of the city of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Volume 4: Churches and secular buildings outside the old town, districts. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-422-06381-1 , pp. 270-277.

Web links

Commons : Saint James the Greater Church (Bargau)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ

Coordinates: 48 ° 47 '12.8 "  N , 9 ° 53' 15.8"  E