Neuenegg Church

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Neuenegg Church
Rectory and church, outline etching, colored 1829

The Reformed Church of Neuenegg belongs to the Reformed parish of Neuenegg and is located on the soil of the political community of Neuenegg .

Building history

The Neuenegg church was first mentioned in a document in 1228. The first church building, a small Romanesque chapel, dates back to the 11th century. Later, probably in the 13th century, a new nave was built on the foundation walls of the chapel, which essentially corresponds to the current nave, but still had a square choir . The choir in its current octagonal shape was built between 1442 and 1453. Around 1512, construction of the current tower began. After the 15th century, the shape of the church hardly changed, until in 1958 the nave was lengthened by three meters as part of a general renovation.

window

Parts of the three choir windows of the Neuenegg church are signed with the year 1516. This year should correspond to the completion of the expansion work from 1512, during which the tower was built. The glass paintings on the windows are partly attributed to the Bernese artist Niklaus Manuel .

The four windows of the nave, on the other hand, are more recent. They were designed in 1995 by Willi Müller from Nidau ​​and realized by the glass art company Engeler from Andwil / Gossau.

organ

To date there have been three organs in the Neuenegg church.

The first organ was installed in 1778, supposedly to improve the poor church chant, which pastors had complained about since the early 18th century. This first organ was built by the Freiburg organ builder Joseph Anton Moser. In 1914 the second organ was ordered from Goll in Lucerne. It was an exhibition instrument that was previously shown at the Swiss National Exhibition in 1914 .

Since the sound and functionality of the second organ were never really convincing, the Neueneggers decided in 1946 to buy a new one instead of an expensive restoration. At the end of 1964 the new organ from Orgelbau Kuhn (Männedorf) was put into operation. The case and the visible pipe front are still those of the first Moser organ from 1778. The two new organs were each built into the old case.

tower

Although it doesn't look like that to the viewer, the tower is the newest building in the Neuenegg Church. It was not built until 1512, a good 60 years after the new choir building. Remnants of the foundations show that there was already a tower to the west of the first chapel. So far, however, it has not been possible to determine when exactly it was there and whether it had anything to do with the church at all.

A clock was built into the tower during the 18th century. The exact time is not known. There is only written evidence of the first general overhaul in 1794. Today's clockwork with four dials, the minute hand and a quarter-hour strike was created in the first year of the 20th century.

Bells

The three bells that are installed in the tower today are all from 1861 and from the Rüetschi bell foundry ( Aarau ). Before that, the Neuenegg church only had two bells. The big bell, tuned in F, bears the inscription "Come, everything is ready" (Luke 24:29). On the middle one, tuned in A, it says "Peace be upon you." (Luke 24:36) and on the smallest, tuned in C, is "Stay with us, because evening will come and the day has come to an end." written. During a renovation in 1958, the bells were electrified. This not only makes the work of the Sigrist easier, but also saves the frequently recurring expenses for new ropes.

Sacrament house

In 1453, the Neuenegg Church was inspected by two envoys from the Bishop of Lausanne . In addition to various other complaints, the Neueneggers were instructed to let a sacrament house to the left of the altar in the choir wall to store the host. The tabernacle has not been used since the Reformation in 1528. Nevertheless, it has survived to this day and was restored and re-gilded on the occasion of the church renovation in 1958.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Article by Hans A. Michel in Achetringeler , 1958 (No. 33) pp. 668–675.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f essay by Hans A. Michel in Achetringeler , 1961 (No. 36) pp. 748–757.
  3. ↑ a b c Historical information on the website of the parish of Neuenegg
  4. ↑ Article by Hanspeter Stoll in Achetringeler , 1996 (No. 71) pp. 2003–2004
  5. ↑ a b Article by Therese Schweizer from June 23, 2006 from the archives of the parish of Neuenegg
  6. ↑ Article by Hans A. Michel in Achetringeler, 1961 (No. 36) pp. 763–764.
  7. ^ Article by Hans Beyeler in Achetringeler , 1959 (No. 34) pp. 715–716.

Coordinates: 46 ° 53 '49.6 "  N , 7 ° 17' 54.8"  E ; CH1903:  589 325  /  one hundred and ninety-four thousand and ten