Grossdobritz Church

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Grossdobritz Church
old village church Großdobritz

The Großdobritz village church was built in a neo-Gothic style in 1881/1882 according to plans by the architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel .

history

In 1460 there was the first documentary mention of a church in Großdobritz , “without any further details about its nature, size and appearance. Its designation as a chapel suggests smallness and inconspicuousness. "

In 1637, during the Thirty Years' War , the church, like almost the entire village, was burned down by Swedish troops. It is unclear when the church was rebuilt, but in 1650 "a little bell" was bought by the Kötzschenbroda parish .

The first church building, about which more is known, was built between 1728 and 1730. It was a simple, plastered quarry stone building. In 1770 repairs had to be carried out on the tower roof, which at that time still had a covering of wooden shingles , in 1824 it was then covered with slate.

Today's church

Grossdobritz Church 1904
Grossdobritz Church 1904

The current church was built in 1881/1882 according to plans by the architect Gotthilf Ludwig Möckel in a neo-Gothic style. The size and design are rather unusual for a village with almost 600 inhabitants at that time. From an application by the church council to the “ Evangelical Lutheran State Consistory ” in Dresden , one can read that the old church was in dire need of repair and was no longer seen as representative enough by the church fathers, especially next to the new school building built in the immediate vicinity in 1876. In addition, they had a very large fortune and could therefore afford a new church.

Recovery of the spire after the hurricane
Recovery of the spire after the hurricane

The church is a brick building clad with sandstone . The foundation stone was laid on May 19, 1881, the tower button was put on on October 6, 1881, and the church was consecrated on July 10, 1882. The construction costs amounted to 102,726.30 gold marks , which was completely paid for from the church .

An extensive restoration was carried out from 1978 to 1981. The entire church tower was scaffolded for this purpose. The scaffolding had 22 floors, the top platform was 47 m high. This work was spire simplified by removing the pediment.

During the hurricane Jeanett on October 27, 2002, the 19 m high steeple was broken over, fell lengthways onto the church roof and broke on impact. Then the tower received a flat emergency roof.

Put on the new steeple

Thanks to the great willingness to donate, the new spike previously made in the cemetery could be lifted onto the previously stabilized tower stump on September 1st, 2015. To reduce the wind load and for cost reasons, it was shortened, designed in a modern way and clad with titanium zinc .

A blessing Christ stands above the spacious entrance portal, it is flanked by figures of Peter and Paul. These sculptures were carried out by Julius Schurig from Striesen (then still near Dresden).

The entire choir with altar , pulpit and font was designed by the architect Möckel .

The two wall paintings in the choir were created in 1884 by the history painter Wenzel Schwarz , who also designed the original round window above the altar as a glass painting . However, this was destroyed in World War II and replaced in 1956 by a modern window by Werner Juza .

  • portal

  • Choir room

  • Left altarpiece

  • Right altarpiece

Peal

The bells today consists of three Eisenhartgußglocken . The large and small bells were cast in 1921 by Schilling & Lattermann from Apolda . The middle bell from 1921 was destroyed by bombardment during World War II and was replaced by a newly cast bell in 1950.

The original bell of the church consisted of three bronze bells made by Hermann Große from Dresden, which were consecrated in 1875 and taken over from the previous church. In 1917, however , they were expropriated by the Reich Military Treasury for war purposes; only the small bell could be temporarily exempted. After the church council allowed several deadlines to pass, two bells were forcibly removed in September 1917 by members of a pioneer battalion. The last remaining bronze bell was sold to the church in Gallschütz near Mügeln in 1922.

organ

organ

The organ was made in 1851 by the organ builder Jahn from Dresden, removed from the old church in 1880 and rebuilt in the new church with a new case. The organ has 18 registers , two manuals and a pedal . It has 1039 pipes . During the First World War , the tin organ pipes were also expropriated in 1917 and expanded by the organ builder. He received 56 kg of tin and provided a drawing of the organ prospectus for later restoration.

literature

  • New Saxon Church Gallery, Volume 13, Ephorie Meißen. Arwed Strauch, Leipzig 1902, Großdobritz
  • Discoveries, Protestant churches in the Meißner Land. Ev.-Luth. Church district Meißen / Robert Quentin, 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-025006-4 .
  • Saxony's Church Gallery, Volume One , Inspections Dresden, Meissen and St. Afra. Hermann Schmidt, Dresden 1837, Großdobritz
  • Cornelius Gurlitt (arr.): Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 41. Issue: Administrative Authority Meißen-Land. CC Meinhold, Dresden 1923, Großdobritz

Web links

Commons : Church Großdobritz  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Sächsische Kirchengalerie, Volume 13, Ephorie Meißen. Leipzig 1902, p. 146
  2. ↑ Erich Grütze, Helmut Witschel: Chronicle of the village of Großdobritz. 1998.
  3. ↑ Kötzschenbroda church archive
  4. ^ Church archive Großdobritz, picture and documents from the tower knob from 1881.
  5. ^ Church archive Großdobritz
  6. ^ Church archive Großdobritz, invoices for the new building of the church and the school, archival number 163.
  7. ↑ Martin Schaarschmidt: The wind anchors were in order. In: Saxon newspaper . July 12, 2004, accessed May 10, 2020.
  8. ↑ Lars Müller: Großdobritzer fight for a new steeple. In: Saxon newspaper. July 12, 2004, accessed May 10, 2020.
  9. ↑ Catharina Karlshaus: She is back. In: Saxon newspaper. September 2, 2015, accessed May 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ Official Gazette of the Niederau municipality, September 2015.
  11. ↑ Main State Archives Dresden, inventory 10736, Ministry d. Inside, archive no. 17386, file art fund donation to church Großdobritz
  12. ^ Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, drafts for glass and wall paintings Church Großdobritz
  13. ^ New Sächsische Kirchengalerie, Volume 13, Ephorie Meißen. Leipzig 1902, p. 149
  14. ^ Church archive Großdobritz, files on the bells.
  15. ^ Church archive Großdobritz, invoice 1922
  16. ^ Church archive Großdobritz, files relating to the organ.

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 49.4 "  N , 13 ° 34 ′ 14.8"  E