Jakobuskirche (Niederbexbach)
The Jakobuskirche is a Protestant church in Niederbexbach in Saarland , a district of Bexbach in the Saarpfalz district . Together with the district Bexbacher Kleinottweiler forming parish low Bexbach-Kleinottweiler the parish Limbach-Altstadt 2 in Church District ( Dean's Office ) Homburg the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate . The church is listed as an individual monument in the Saarland's list of monuments .
history
The oldest part of the church is the basement of the tower , which dates from the 14th century.
The beginnings of the church, which was originally built in the Romanesque style, go back to the 11th century. Evidence that the church was built on the rubble of a Gallo-Celtic sanctuary has not yet been scientifically proven. Until the introduction of the Reformation in 1558 in the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken , to which Niederbexbach belonged, the place with the church and courtyards was under the Wörschweiler monastery . In the following years it was used by both denominations, and in 1881 it was awarded to the Protestants.
The current church building was built between 1908 and 1909 in neo-Gothic style according to plans by the architect, district builder Johann Caspar Löhmer (Homburg).
Restoration work was carried out on the church in 2003 and 2017/18 .
Since 2010, the church has been part of the shell band of the St. James Pilgrimage , which is also illustrated by the walling of a scallop shell in the pavement in front of the entrance to the church.
Furnishing
The church's furnishings include two large picture windows by J. Roeder ( Kaiserslautern ) in the south wall. In the choir to the east there is a glass window that was made around 1850 and shows the blessing Christ .
organ
The organ of the church was built in 1965 by the Oberlinger company ( Windesheim ). The on a loft established sliderchest -instrument has 19 registers , on two manuals and pedal . The playing and stop action is mechanical. The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
Bells
The church bell consists of five bronze bells (disposition: e '- a' - h '- cis "- e"), which were cast in 1959 by the Paccard company ( Annecy ).
literature
- Bernhard H. Bonkhoff: The churches in the Saar-Palatinate district . Saarbrücken 1987.
Web links
- Protestant parish Limbach-Altstadt
- Niederbexbach [D - Jakobuskirche - full bells] (video with sound)
- Literature on Jakobuskirche (Niederbexbach) in the Saarland bibliography
Individual evidence
- ^ Church district: Prot. Dean's Office Homburg / Saar On: www.evkirchepfalz.de, accessed on April 18, 2014
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list Saarpfalz-Kreis ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2014 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. (PDF), accessed on April 18, 2014
- ↑ a b c Information on the Jakobuskirche Niederbexbach at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on April 18, 2014
- ↑ Jürgen Neumann: Water in the Landmark In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , March 7, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ Jürgen Neumann: The scallop is there ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , April 19, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ^ Organ of the Jakobuskirche Niederbexbach on: www.organindex.de, accessed on April 18, 2014
- ↑ Description of Turbofreak89 on: www.youtube.com, accessed on April 18, 2014
Coordinates: 49 ° 19 ′ 55.5 ″ N , 7 ° 15 ′ 38 ″ E