Johanneskirche (Darmstadt)
The Johanneskirche is a Protestant church in Darmstadt , which was built at the end of the 19th century and was rebuilt after being destroyed in the Second World War .
history
The neo-Gothic church was built according to plans by the Munich architect Heinrich von Schmidt under the direction of the church builder Karl Schwartze for the newly founded Johannesgemeinde and inaugurated in 1894.
Several air raids at the end of the Second World War in 1943/44 largely destroyed the church building and it burned down completely.
In 1952 the Johanneskirche was rebuilt with the financial support of a sister congregation from the USA (the "Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church" in Washington) under the direction of senior building officer Karl Schaefer. However, many of the neo-Gothic details of the structure could not be reconstructed. The interior of the church was given a simple and unpretentious spatial effect. Thieves stole the slate for the roofing during the reconstruction, which is why the roof was covered with simple tiles for a long time. In 2001 the roof was renewed and, true to the original, covered with black slates of different sizes.
Equipment
The "Schwarzbeck figures" by Fritz Schwarzbeck have been in the Johanneskirche since 1957 .
The church has an organ made by the organ builder Georg Friedrich Steinmeyer from Oettingen in Bavaria , which was installed during the reconstruction in 1952. In addition to church services, it is also used for concerts.
Bells
In the 61 meter high bell tower of the Johanneskirche hangs a four-part bell that has been preserved from the year the church was built. These four bronze - bells poured champion Andreas Hamm in Frankenthal in 1894 in light ribs. After the church bells were confiscated as a metal donation by the German people in World War II , they were temporarily stored in Hamburg after being transported . However, they were preserved and could be returned to Darmstadt in 1951.
| No. | Surname | Nominal | Weight in kg | Diameter in cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holiday bell | h 0 | 2125 | 160 |
| 2 | Death knell | cis 1 | 1500 | 140 |
| 3 | Sunday bell | dis 1 | 1050 | 130 |
| 4th | Prayer bell | f sharp 1 | 630 | 105 |
Namesake
The Johanneskirche gave today's Johannesviertel - originally called "Blumenthalviertel" after its builder Heinrich Blumenthal - its name.
In 2010 and 2011 the square , which was called Wilhelmplatz at the beginning of the 20th century, in front of the main entrance of the Johanneskirche was renovated and renamed “Johannesplatz”. The design of the square from the 1970s disappeared.
literature
- Georg Brust: Nine Decades of Johanneskirche , Darmstadt 1984.
Web links
- A New Church Is Born Article, accessed September 13, 2016
- Tower recording with full bells of the Protestant Johanneskirche in Darmstadt
Individual evidence
- ^ Stadtlexikon Darmstadt, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart, 2006, p. 451
- ↑ Detailed history of the Johannesgemeinde on their homepage , accessed on September 7, 2017.
- ↑ Music in the Ev. Johanneskirche; Archive and details of the organ , accessed on September 7, 2017.
- ↑ For the disposition of the organ see disposition
- ^ Magistrate of the City of Darmstadt, Press and Information Office.
Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 42.4 " N , 8 ° 38 ′ 48.3" E