Helbigsdorf Church

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Helbigsdorf Church from the south
Interior facing east

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Helbigsdorf in the Saxon community of Mulda in the district of Central Saxony was built as a late Gothic hall church. In 1727, after an extension, it was given the shape it is today. It is known for its originally preserved organ by Gottfried Silbermann , which was completed in 1728.

history

In the 14th or 15th century, a chapel was built in Helbigsdorf , which was a branch of Großhartmannsdorf . With the introduction of the Reformation , the parish changed to the evangelical confession in 1539. Since then she has been part of the Freiberg superintendent . The church books have been preserved since 1546. In 1576 the church was extended by six cubits in an easterly direction. In 1652 a bell was pealed by the Leipzig bell founder Peter Stengel.

The gentlemen von Schönberg exercised the right of patronage . Mining captain Caspar von Schönberg raised the Helbigsdorf church to an independent parish in 1666. Together with the parish, he took over the cost of 800 guilders for the parish . Gabriel Clausnitzer was the first pastor from 1666 to 1693. Randeck and Obermüdisdorf also belong to the parish. According to a design by the architect Elias Lindner, the church was extended by seven cubits in the eastern part in 1726/1727, creating a new choir room. In the course of this, the church received a new interior.

In 1824 the roof turret was renewed, in 1863 and 1869 the church roof was slated. In 1865 the church received a lightning rod. When the big bell rang in 1876, the community bought a new three-ring bell from the Dresden foundry JW Große for 1857.50 marks. In 1909 and from 1988 to 1991 the church was completely restored.

architecture

Church from the southwest

The east-facing , elongated church building made of white plastered quarry stone masonry is located in the middle of a walled cemetery. The hall church has an east 3/8 choir closure in the width of the nave. On the south side there are two transverse structures with a gable roof , the roof ridges of which end with the eaves of the nave. In the gable triangle of the gable, an ox eye is embedded. The annex on the north side, which serves as the sacristy , has a low roof and small rectangular windows. A roof turret and dormers are attached to the hipped roof of the nave. The cuboid shaft of the roof ridge has a dividing cornice and is crowned by a two-storey, curved hood with a lantern . A cross with the cardinal points and a gilded tower knob are attached under the gilded weathercock. The church is accessed through a round arched portal in the western south extension. Five high arched windows on the south side, three on the north side and three in the east choir illuminate the interior. There is also a small rectangular window on the western north side.

Furnishing

Interior to the west
Evangelical confessional from 1728

The interior decoration goes back to the baroque. The interior is closed in the west by a ceiling painted with ornaments and in the choir by a wooden barrel, which was painted in 1748. It shows Christ in a cloud between angels with a heavenly crown, chalice and a host . The blanket was donated by Johann Friedrich Claussnitzer, a descendant of the Helbisdorf pastor Gabriel Claussnitzer, and his wife. Claußnitzer also donated the baroque altar from 1736. It consists of the stone altar hall and the wooden altar structure, which is decorated with rocailles and shows the resurrection of Christ between two pilasters above the predella . A white, blasted gable forms the end , the two parts of which are connected by a high arch with a blue ribbon. There is a wooden crucifix on the cafeteria . Behind the altar is the sandstone gravestone with gilding in the Rococo style for the court owner Johann Friedrich Clausnitzer from 1747.

A gallery running around three sides is built into the church. The north and south sides are two-storey, the west gallery serves as the installation site for the organ. In the choir area, the lower galleries are designed as balustrades . The north gallery rests on square wooden posts and is coffered in the west nave. Various patronage boxes in the choir area are glazed and were previously rented out. On the north side there is a prayer room, which is marked with 1728. One painting shows Pastor Bartholomäus Hübler, who worked in Helbigsdorf from 1567 to 1602.

The polygonal wooden pulpit from the 17th century is richly decorated with carvings and colored. The lower part with gilded acanthus leaves rests on a column. Gilded garlands divide the pulpit fields, in which the wooden figures of the four evangelists stand on consoles, in the middle field Christ as Good Shepherd . Winged cherub heads are attached above the figures. Instead of a sound cover, an angel hangs above the pulpit. The eight-sided, cup-shaped baptism made of sandstone was also made in the 17th century, but is more simple. The wooden lectern probably dates back to the 18th century.

The tower clock dates from 1580. In 1895 a repair is documented in which the dial and the hands were replaced. Until 2008, the watch was wound daily by hand.

The Vasa sacra includes a silver-gilt chalice 18 cm high from the end of the 15th century. The foot forms a six-pass . The red of the pommel bear the inscription “ave maria” and underneath “easter” in Gothic minuscule . A second goblet with a height of 23.5 cm dates from 1700. A baptismal bowl and jug were donated in 1893. The two chandeliers date from 1868 and 1889.

In front of the south portal, an old stone cross ("murder cross"), which is marked with the year 1569, is placed. It was originally located on Müdisdorfer Weg until, at an unknown point in time, it was walled into the western wall surrounding the churchyard. In 1971 the sandstone cross with the dimensions 0.56 × 0.40 × 0.20 meters found its current location on a flat base. Legend has it that there was a fatal argument on a narrow ravine between two wagoners because nobody wanted to evade.

In the cemetery there is a small crypt for the Linke family, accessible through a sandstone portal from 1755. Two tondi with angel figures are attached above the portal .

organ

Silbermann organ in Helbigsdorf from 1728

The contract with Gottfried Silbermann for a new organ was concluded on May 19, 1726 at a price of 450 thalers. The handover took place on November 18, 1728. When the neighboring hereditary and feudal court burned down in 1750, the church was protected from the fire by a large fire engine. However, the organ suffered damage from the ingress of extinguishing water, which led to leaky wind tunnels and valves. Silbermann examined the damage, which for financial reasons was only repaired in 1802 by the Lichtenwalde organ builder Johann Christian Günther for 197 thalers. In this course, the same temperature was applied. In 1912 it was cleaned by Alfred Schmeisser (Rochlitz), and in 1935 it was cleaned and serviced by Jehmlich Orgelbau Dresden . The same company overhauled and restored the instrument in 1994 in accordance with monument conservation principles. Wilhelm Rühle carried out further work in 1998, who also applied the Silbermann-Sorge temperature .

The Helbigsdorf organ is Silbermann's smallest two-manual instrument and has been preserved almost unchanged. The instrument has 17 registers , which are divided between two manuals and a pedal . The pedal is firmly coupled to the Hauptwerk . The five-axis prospectus has a wide, raised central round tower, which is flanked by two pointed towers on the side. Two low and narrow pipe flat fields mediate between the three towers. A continuous, profiled cornice between the lower case and the equally wide upper part rests on three gold-plated consoles. The pipe towers are closed at the top by richly profiled cornices, which are crowned by gilded acanthus work; the central tower also has a medallion . The prospectus is characterized by an acanthus carving, which begins as a band at the "organ ears" on the side, closes all pipe fields at the top and forms a large, upward-pointing triangle in the three middle fields. The disposition is as follows:

I main work CD – c 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Reed flute 8th'
3. Quintadena 8th'
4th Octave 4 ′
5. Pointed flute 4 ′
6th Fifth 3 ′
7th Octave 2 ′
8th. Mixture IV
II Hinterwerk CD – c 3
9. Dumped 8th'
10. Reed flute 4 ′
11. Nassat 3 ′
12. Octave 2 ′
13. Tertia 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
14th Sufflet 1'
15th Cymbals III
Pedal CD – c 1
16. Sub bass 16 ′
17th Trombone bass 16 ′

literature

  • Barbara Bechter (Red.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Saxony 2: administrative districts of Leipzig and Chemnitz. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-422-03048-4 , pp. 710f.
  • Reinhold Grünberg: Saxon pastors book. Vol. 1. The parishes of the Evangelical Lutheran. Regional Church of Saxony (1539–1939). Mauckisch, Freiberg i. Sat. 1939/1940.
  • The parish of Helbigsdorf. In: G. Buchwald (ed.): New Saxon Church Gallery, Ephorie Freiberg. Strauch Verlag, Leipzig 1901, pp. 239-256. ( Digitized version )
  • Richard Steche : Helbigsdorf. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 3. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Freiberg . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1884, p. 100.

Web links

Commons : Dorfkirche Helbigsdorf (Mulda)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Freiberg church district , seen November 18, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c d Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Saxony 2. 1998, p. 710.
  3. ^ The parish of Helbigsdorf. 1901, p. 247. ( digitized version ).
  4. ↑ Grünberg: Saxon Pastor's Book. 1939/40, p. 263.
  5. ↑ a b c d Ev.-luth. Parishes Großhartmannsdorf: The Helbigsdorf Church. Seen on November 17, 2013.
  6. ^ A b Richard Steche : Helbigsdorf. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 3. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Freiberg . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1884, p. 100.
  7. ^ The parish of Helbigsdorf. 1901, p. 248 ( digitized version ).
  8. ^ Atonement crosses Helbigsdorf , seen November 18, 2013.
  9. ^ Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Sachsen 2. 1998, p. 711.
  10. ^ The Silbermann organ in the village church of Helbigsdorf , as seen on November 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Organ in Helbigsdorf on the website of the Gottfried Silbermann Society, accessed on March 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ Jehmlich organ building: Evangelical Lutheran Church Helbigsdorf , seen November 17, 2013.

Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 41.4 "  N , 13 ° 21 ′ 56"  E