Schwamendingen Church (Zurich)

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Schwamendingen Church

The Schwamendingen Church (also St. Niklaus Church ) is an Evangelical Reformed church in the city of Zurich . It stands between Stettbachstrasse and Dübendorfstrasse not far from Schwamendingerplatz in the center of the Schwamendingen quarter of the same name .

history

In 1270 a chapel of the Grossmünster in Schwamendingen, consecrated to St. Nicholas of Myra , was mentioned for the first time. Because this had become dilapidated in the 17th century, it was replaced by the current church in 1674. In 1760 the stone porch was built in the west and the roof turret was renovated . In 1885 the church was completely renovated by master builder Kuhn, Oberstrass, and the roof turret was raised by seven meters with new bells. In 1924–1925 the exterior and interior were renovated and the roof turret, which had become too heavy due to the elevation, was strengthened. In 1925 the first organ of the church was installed, it was in the choir of the church. In 1976 the church was renovated again by the architect Heinz Hess. The first organ in the choir was removed and the large, old gallery was replaced by a small one for the new organ. The St. Niklaus Church has been a listed building since 1975. The Schwamendingen district cemetery opposite the church emerged in the 20th century from the churchyard, which was first mentioned in a document in 1246 .

Building description

inside view

The Schwamendingen church is a simple village church , originally built in the Gothic style. With its rectangular nave and polygonal choir, it is related to the other former village churches in the city of Zurich. B. the old church Seebach or the church Unterdorf in Affoltern. In the course of time, the Schwamendingen church underwent some structural changes that set it apart from the other village churches in the region. In particular, the high ridge turret from 1890, which appears oversized compared to the rest of the building, gives the church its characteristic appearance. Together with the parish hall and the Kehlhof , the slightly elevated church, surrounded by a retaining wall, forms an urban ensemble that is reminiscent of the earlier village character of Schwamendingen. The church is east and is surrounded by the former churchyard. Through the stone porch from 1760, the visitor gets inside the church. The nave and the choir are visibly separated from each other by a choir arch. Regularly arranged arched windows give rhythm to the nave, which is closed off by a flat wooden ceiling made of larch wood. Older furnishing elements are the baptismal font from 1602 and the pulpit from 1658. The modern stained glass windows in the choir deal with faith, love and hope . They were designed by Nell Gattiker and executed by Willy Kaufmann. The organ on the gallery, newly built in 1976, rounds off the furnishings of the church.

organ

Ebell organ from 1976

In 1924 the Schwamendingen church received its first organ . It was a pneumatic pocket organ, which was built by Carl Theodor Kuhn , Männedorf. The instrument had 14 sounding registers , six transmissions, four extensions and an extract on two manuals and pedal . When the church was completely renovated in 1976, a new mechanical organ replaced the first instrument. The new organ was built by Peter Ebell, Kappel am Albis. He equipped the organ with 16 registers on two manuals including a pedal.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 / 3 '
Forest flute 2 ′
third 1 3 / 5 '
Mixture V 1 1 / 3 '
Dulcian 8th'
II upper structure C – g 3
Wooden dacked 8th'
recorder 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Fifth 1 1 / 3 '
Dulcian 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Octave 4 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
  • Tremulant affecting all works

See also

literature

  • Building Construction Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006.

Web links

Commons : Reformierte Kirche Schwamendingen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, pp. 176–178.
  2. ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, pp. 176–178.
  3. ↑ Zurich organ directory: St. Niklaus Zurich-Schwamendingen, organ from 1924. Retrieved on February 5, 2016.
  4. ^ Organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein, section Ref. Church St. Niklaus Zurich-Schwamendingen, organ from 1976. Retrieved on July 30, 2015.

Coordinates: 47 ° 24 '13.2 "  N , 8 ° 34' 26.9"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-five thousand seven hundred eleven  /  250935