Zaußwitz Church

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church Zaußwitz in the church district Leisnig - Oschatz in northern Saxony is located in Zaußwitz (since 1997 the Liebschützberg municipality ) in the rural area between Oschatz, Riesa and Strehla .

history

Until 1800

A manor Heinricus de Zuzitc is mentioned in a document around 1287. The masonry of the basement of the tower suggests a church building from the 11th century . During this time, the first German fortified farmers settled the country. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that it could be a fortified church on a small hill. Around 1500 a parish church (Archidiakonat Dompropstei, sedes Oschatz / Mn) is listed. In the years 1595 to 1596 several repairs were carried out under the master builder Nicolaus Wagner. A new altar was also purchased around 1596.

In 1796 some changes were made again. The entrance portal was moved from the south side to the tower side. The church stalls were also renewed. The organ was also revised . The ring consisted of three bronze bells. The large bell dates from 1516 while the two smaller ones were acquired a little later.

From 1800

In 1869 the church was restored and the Gothic style choir was extended. The four-sided, three-sided choir on the east side is reinforced by four buttresses decorated with relief stones. The interior of the nave with a flat-roofed gallery hall has three high arched windows on both sides. It is kept simple and unadorned in white and light gray tones, while the fixtures are set off in light blue tones. The church has a one-story gallery on both sides, including the organ gallery. The small organ is from 1869 and was made by Gottlob Heinrich Nagel from Großenhain . In 1894, the two side altar windows in the chancel were given colored lead-glazed windows. These windows, made in the Art Nouveau style, each show a medallion with portraits of Moses and Jesus Christ . The altarpiece depicts the temptation of Christ before his capture . It was moved to the north wall of the choir in 1970. During renovation work it was found that there is a painted wooden ceiling from the Renaissance period under the plastered ceiling . In the 1980s, with the help of the community and the entire village, the church was renewed as needed. Around 1985 the exterior plaster was renewed. After 1990 a winter church was set up in the church under the organ gallery. The Terpitz Church has been part of the Borna Evangelical-Lutheran parish since 2011 .

Peal

The current chime consists of two hard-cast iron bells from the Schilling and Lattermann bell foundry from Apolda and a bronze bell. The bell cage consists of a wooden structure and the bell yokes are made of steel. The following is a data overview:

No. Casting date Caster material diameter Dimensions Chime
1 1955 Bell foundry Schilling and Lattermann Chilled iron bell 1200 mm 620 kg H
2 1933 Schilling bell foundry Bronze bell 750 mm 250 kg dis´´
3 1955 Bell foundry Schilling and Lattermann Chilled iron bell 800 mm 200 kg fis´´

  • South view

  • East view

  • detail

  • Tomb

  • Tomb

literature

  • Building and Art Monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony Issue 28, Amtshauptmannschaft Oschatz , edited by Cornelius Curlitt, Verlag Meinhold und Söhne 1910, p. 338.
  • Strong, Johann Gottlieb; Fehre, Karl Friedrich: Sachsens Kirchen-Galerie, The Inspection Oschatz, Verlag von Hermann Schmidt, 1840, Volume 3, p. 59
  • Donath, Matthias and Blobelt, Jörg : Evangelical churches in the church district Leisnig-Oschatz; Printing printing house Dober, Mügeln; 2011; P. 164
  • Church council Borna-Canitz, pastor Jochen Kinder: Community letter, edition 3/2007, p. 2
  • 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. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 ,

Web links

Commons : Zaußwitz Church  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Zaußwitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
  2. ^ Building and Art Monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony, Issue 28, Amtshauptmannschaft Oschatz, edited by Cornelius Curlitt, Verlag Meinhold und Söhne 1910, p. 338
  3. ↑ a b c Starke, Johann Gottlieb; Fehre, Karl Friedrich: Sachsens Kirchen-Galerie, The Inspection Oschatz, Verlag von Hermann Schmidt, 1840, Volume 3, p. 59.
  4. ^ Building and Art Monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony, Issue 28, Amtshauptmannschaft Oschatz, edited by Cornelius Curlitt, Verlag Meinhold und Söhne 1910, p. 338
  5. ↑ a b Dr. Donath, Matthias and Dr. Blobelt, Jörg: Protestant churches in the church district Leisnig-Oschatz; Printing printing house Dober, Mügeln; 2011; P. 164
  6. ^ Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony; Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig: ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 : p. 372
  7. ^ Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony; Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig: ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 : p. 372

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ′ 19.3 "  N , 13 ° 11 ′ 31.9"  E