Roda Church (Ilmenau)

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Roda Church

The Evangelical Lutheran village church Church Roda is in Roda , a district of the city of Ilmenau in the Ilm district ( Thuringia ). The parish Ilmenau-Roda belongs to the parish area Ilmenau in the church district Arnstadt-Ilmenau the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

description

The hall church , which is covered with a gable roof , has a retracted rectangular choir , which is also covered with a gable roof. In the north is the church tower . Construction began in 1573 and was completed around 1630. The eight - sided slate - covered top of the tower, which has a hood with a lantern sitting on it, was built after 1696, as were the windows and the portal on the north tower, which has an arch with diamond blocks . The church was renovated in 1894. Support pillars were added to the west and the church furnishings were renewed. The interior of the church has two-storey galleries and is covered with a wooden barrel vault. The pulpit from the 18th century is located in the gallery above the altar .

organ

Eifert organ in the church of Ilmenau-Roda
Manuals and stops on the console of the Eifert organ

The organ is opposite the altar and was built by Adam Eifert in 1887 . It has ten registers , divided into two manuals and pedal , and mechanical cone chests. The last renovation was in 1993/1994, and the organ was restored in 1999.

The disposition is since 1887 according to the register names at the game table :

I main work C – f 3
Drone 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Hollow flute 8th'
Viola di gamba 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Mixture III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
II Oberwerk C – f 3
Darling Dumped 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Pedal C – d 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Octave bass 8th'

literature

Web links

Commons : Church Roda (Ilmenau)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roda Church on EKMD
  2. ↑ Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, Volume 8, No. 16, Leipzig 1888 : “The one from the Grand Duke. Organ builder Ad. Eifert organ built in Stadtilm at the end of last year (according to the cone store system) has the following disposition: I: Main work: 1st drone 16 ′, 2nd principal 8 ′, 3rd gamba 8 ′, 4th hollow flute 8 ′, 5th octave 4 ′, 6th mixture 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 3-fold. II. Oberwerk: 7. Salicional 8 ′, 8. Lieblichgedackt 8 ′. III. Pedal: 9th subbass 16 ′, 10th octave bass 8 ′. Manual and pedal coupler. The revision found the small work excellent and inexpensive in every respect. "
  3. ↑ Viewing in May 2020 - plaque of the builder on the console: “Adolf Eifert - Hoforgelbauer - Stadtilm i. Th. 1887. "
  4. ↑ Information about the organ on www.orgbase.nl
  5. ↑ Measurement in May 2020.

Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 48.1 ″  N , 10 ° 53 ′ 29.9 ″  E