Johanneskirche (Weil am Rhein)

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Johanneskirche

The Johanneskirche in Weil am Rhein in southern Baden is a parish church in the central district of Leopoldshöhe . The modern church was built in the mid-1950s.

history

On April 1, 1937, due to the growing population and with it the increasing number of Protestant parishioners, a second Protestant parish was founded, which, in addition to Friedlingen, also included the Leopoldshöhe district and was named West Parish. The plans for the Johanneskirche go back to 1938. However, the first design by the architect Bartning was not implemented because of the outbreak of the Second World War . In 1957, as a result of further growth in the community, the western parish was separated into the Johannis parish for Leopoldshöhe and the independent parish in Friedlingen. The plans for the church were created by the government building officer Martin Hasselbacher from Freiburg, so that the church could be built between 1955 and 1956 and consecrated on July 1, 1956 by the regional bishop Julius Bender .

description

Church building

The Johanneskirche consists of three structures : the rectangular main building, an intermediate building to the southeast and the free-standing campanile . The main building and tower are spanned by a flat gable roof . The bell tower has large sound arcades on all four sides; its roof is crowned by a tower ball and a cross. The parish hall and the sacristy are attached to the nave .

Furnishing

The simple hall church stands out with its bright and colorful color scheme. The hall is hung with a wooden ceiling. The colored glass windows by the Heidelberg artist Harry MacLean - designed as a skylight on one side - depict the Lord's Supper and a cross surrounded by planetary orbits. A cross hangs above the altar. In 1972, the hamlet sculptress Emilie Clauss created a limestone fountain depicting the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the connecting building between the church and parish hall .

The four-part bronze bell was made by Bachert in Karlsruhe in 1956 and 1966 . The originally three-part peal was also given the ces ′ ′ bell in 1966, and the a ′ bell was re-cast with the same tone.

No. Chime Casting year
1 as ′ 1966
2 it'' 1956
3 f ′ ′ 1956
4th ces ′ ′ 1966

The organ set up on the gallery above the main entrance was made in 1957 by Steinmeyer from Upper Bavaria. The instrument with an electric pocket drawer comprises two manuals , a pedal and 13 stops .

literature

  • Johannes Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , Müllheim / Baden 1989, ISBN 3-921709-16-4 , p. 423.
  • Manfred Ulbrich: Because on the Rhine. Church Alt-Weil - Johanneskirche - Friedenskirche , Verlag Schnell and Steiner 1982, (Art Guide No. 1332), ISBN 978-3-7954-5039-7 , pp. 10-13.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulbrich: Because on the Rhine. Church Alt-Weil - Johanneskirche - Friedenskirche , Verlag Schnell und Steiner, p. 10
  2. ↑ a b c Helm: Churches and chapels in Markgräflerland , p. 423

Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 37 "  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 53.8"  E