Thossen Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Thossen is located in Thossen , a district of Weischlitz in the Saxon Vogtland district .
The small Romanesque village church with the patron saint holy Saint Martin consists of a squat nave. The choir is divided by a round arch. At the opposite end is the entrance to the tower. The tower with its tent roof is the oldest part of the church. In the 18th century there were efforts by the superintendent to demolish it as an outdated building, which prevented the local population. The nave is entered from the side via an anteroom. The church is surrounded by a wall that originally also enclosed the village cemetery.
The special features of the church include the winged altar , Michael Reinel's baptismal font, the pulpit and early wall paintings uncovered in 1954 . The heavy medieval church door with its fittings is now in Plauen .
Peal
The bell consists of two bronze bells, the bell cage is made of oak. Below is a data overview of the bell:
| No. | Casting date | Caster | diameter | Dimensions | Chime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1488 | Bell foundry Kandellgießer | 730 mm | 240 kg | d ″ |
| 2 | 1622 | Rosenhart bell foundry | 550 mm | 85 kg | f ″ |
literature
- Rudolf Johannes Hartenstein: The Thossener Church. Museum series, issue 24, District Museum, Plauen 1962.
- Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony. Sound between heaven and earth. Edited by the Evangelical Regional Church Office of Saxony . With a foreword by Jochen Bohl and photographs by Klaus-Peter Meißner. 2nd, updated and supplemented edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , p. 366.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Rainer Thümmel : Bells in Saxony: Sound between heaven and earth . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , pp. 3365 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 27 '55 " N , 11 ° 59' 59.9" E