Bernhausen church district
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Stuttgart |
| Area : | 102.6 km² |
| Structure: | 16 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 45,468 (December 31, 2016) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Talstrasse 21 70794 Filderstadt |
| Dean : | Rainer Kiess |
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The Evangelical Church District Bernhausen is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the dean's office in Bernhausen.
geography
The church district of Bernhausen is roughly in the middle of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the Filder region south of Stuttgart.
Neighboring church districts
The church district of Bernhausen borders on the following church districts (starting clockwise in the north): Church district Stuttgart (former church district Degerloch ) and Nürtingen (both Prelature Stuttgart) as well as Tübingen and Böblingen (both Prelature Reutlingen ).
history
In contrast to most of the deaneries of the Württemberg regional church, which were established soon after the Reformation, the Bernhausen church district was newly founded in the 1980s. As a result of the increase in population in the Stuttgart area, new church districts were founded, including the Bernhausen church district. It was created on January 1, 1981 from the southern areas of the Degerloch church district (then 12 parishes ), three parishes in the Esslingen church district (Nellingen, Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gemeinde Nellingen-Parksiedlung and Scharnhausen, with Scharnhausen being part of the Degerloch church district until May 31, 1965) belonged) and a parish of the church district Nürtingen (Neuhausen auf den Fildern). Today it comprises 18 parishes because the parish of Bernhausen has now been divided into three parishes, which, however, form the entire parish of Bernhausen.
Head of the church district
The church district is managed by the district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean . The current dean has been Rainer Kiess since 2002, who is also one of the pastors at the Jakobuskirche in Filderstadt- Bernhausen.
Deans of the parish of Bernhausen
- 1981–1990: Karl Daiber (* 1926)
- 1990–2002: Hansgeorg Kraft (* 1936)
- since 2002: Rainer Kiess (* 1953)
Parishes
There are a total of 16 parishes in the church district of Bernhausen. The two parishes of Echterdingen and Stetten adF have merged to form the entire parish of Echterdingen, but remain independent. Until 2006 there was also the general parish of Bernhausen, which consisted of three parishes, until they merged on January 1, 2007 to form one parish. All parishes belong to the political cities and communities of Filderstadt , Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Neuhausen auf den Fildern and Ostfildern in the Esslingen district . The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to the year 2005 and have been rounded.
Bernhausen parish
The parish of Bernhausen (approx. 5,700) comprises the Bernhausen district of the city of Filderstadt. A church originally dedicated to St. Gall was first mentioned in 1275. In 1535, the Reformation was introduced in Bernhausen - as in all communities in Old Württemberg. The church is a west tower complex with an early Gothic tower and a characteristic octagonal structure from 1680. The nave and the ribbed choir are from 1475. For many centuries the former Gallus Church was the only church in Bernhausen.
As Bernhausen grew rapidly in the 20th century, another church, the Johanneskirche, was built in 1965. The previous church was then named Jakobuskirche. The altar wall, glass windows and concrete glass windows at the entrance to the Johanneskirche were designed by Wolf-Dieter Kohler. With effect from December 4, 1983, the hitherto sole parish of Bernhausen was divided into the two independent parishes of Johanneskirchengemeinde Bernhausen and Jakobuskirchengemeinde Bernhausen. From then on, both formed the also newly founded general parish of Bernhausen. By order of the Ministry of Culture of February 22nd, 1989, the Petruskirchengemeinde Bernhausen was recognized as the third parish within the entire parish of Bernhausen as a corporation under public law. The Petruskirchengemeinde built its own church building without a tower or bells.
On January 1, 1981, the Bernhausen church district was established and the first pastor of the Jakobuskirche became dean.
With effect from January 1, 2007, the three parishes in Bernhausen, the Jakobuskirchengemeinde, the Johanneskirchengemeinde and the Petruskirchengemeinde were dissolved. Its tasks were taken over by the previous general parish of Bernhausen, which was also renamed the parish of Bernhausen. It is also responsible for a two-group kindergarten.
Parish of Bonlanden
The parish of Bonlanden (approx. 3,900) comprises the district of the same name in the city of Filderstadt. The core of the Evangelical Parish Church of St. George is late Gothic. The west tower has a ribbed vault. The ship was redesigned several times, the last time in 1912. The crucifix is high Gothic and dates from 1320/30. Until 1956 Harthausen formed a branch parish of Bonlanden. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 6, 1956, the Harthausen branch parish was separated from the parent parish of Bonlanden and made an independent parish.
General parish of Echterdingen
The entire parish of Echterdingen comprises the districts of Echterdingen and Stetten auf den Fildern in the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. It was formed by the announcement of the upper church council on August 17, 1933, when the independent parish of Stetten auf den Fildern was formed from the suburb of Stetten auf den Fildern, which had previously belonged to the parish of Echterdingen and at the same time this was merged with the parish of Echterdingen in the new overall parish of Echterdingen . The Ministry of Culture recognized the new parish of Stetten and the entire parish of Echterdingen as corporations under public law in a letter dated August 8, 1933.
Echterdingen parish
The parish of Echterdingen (approx. 4,700) includes the district of the same name in the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. A church was first mentioned in 1185. In 1382 it appears as the Church of St. Catherine, consecrated to Our Lady in 1419 . It was the mother church for the entire surrounding area (Weidach, Leinfelden, Oberaichen and Unteraichen as well as Stetten). The neighboring town of Stetten was raised to an independent parish in 1933.
Today's church in Echterdingen was built from 1439 by Master Heinrich in late Gothic style and rebuilt in 1508/10. The tower was given an upper floor in 1880. The parish is responsible for three kindergartens, the Jungle Kindergarten, the Lummerland Kindergarten and the Lichterhaus Kindergarten .
Three regional church communities are represented in Echterdingen, the Liebenzeller community , the old Pietist community and the Michael Hahn community .
Parish of Stetten on the Fildern
The parish of Stetten auf den Fildern (approx. 2,500) includes the district of the same name in the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. There is evidence of a chapel in Stetten as early as 1304, which belonged to Echterdingen as a branch. Later the place was a branch of Bernhausen and from 1819 Stetten belonged again as a subsidiary to the parish of Echterdingen. By the announcement of the upper church council on August 17, 1933, the independent parish of Stetten auf den Fildern was formed from the neighboring village of Stetten auf den Fildern. Since then, this has formed the Echterdingen parish together with the Echterdingen parish.
In 1957, Stetten also established its own parish. In the neighboring hamlet of Weidach, which is no longer separated, there is evidence of a pilgrimage chapel in the late Middle Ages. But it went off later, so that Stetten had no church for a long time. The current church was built in 1935.
The Stetten parish is responsible for the Froebel Kindergarten.
Parish of Harthausen
The parish of Harthausen (approx. 1,800) includes the district of the same name in Filderstadt. For a long time the parish of Harthausen was a branch of Bernhausen, later of Plattenhardt, then of Untersielmingen and finally, from 1838, of Bonlanden. It was not until 1838 that the place received its own church and by the announcement of the upper church council on October 6, 1956, the previous branch parish of Harthausen was separated from the parent parish of Bonlanden and raised to the status of an independent parish. In 1959 a separate parish was established in Harthausen. The parish hall was named after the song writer Paul Gerhardt .
Kemnat parish
The Kemnat parish includes the district of the same name in the city of Ostfildern. With around 2,100 parishioners, it is one of the medium-sized parishes in the Fildern. After the war, Kemnat has grown very strongly to almost four times the previous population.
For a long time, the center of the parish was the old Bartholomäuskirche , which was first mentioned in 1236. The late Gothic church became too small, however, and it had also become dilapidated due to the effects of the war, so that it was replaced by a new hall church in 1962/63. The crucifix from 1674 on the altar wall, the sandstone portal at the tower entrance and the Christ Lamb from the 12th century on the tower wall are still preserved as contemporary witnesses of the previous building. The baptismal font of the old church has found its place again within the church after being in the parish garden for 45 years. He is now under the gallery by the Jerusalem window. The congregation gathers for a service in today's church on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The parish hall, consecrated in 1988, is directly adjacent to the church . Together with the church and the rectory from the 16th century, it forms a semicircle around the rectory, where community festivals are celebrated and theatrical performances take place.
The rectory is the oldest fully preserved and inhabited building in Kemnat. Construction of the house began in 1569. From around 1571 until today 40 pastors and their families lived in this house. In the middle of the 20th century, the main entrance was moved from the east to the south side, in the western living area a large living room was created by boning a wall, in which the exposed half-timbered works like an open room divider. In 1995 the sanitary facilities and heating were brought up to the state of the art and two rooms in the attic were expanded. The parish office is also located in the rectory.
The youth rooms of the parish are located in the municipal building at Pfarrstrasse 2, which includes a meeting room with a kitchen, group rooms and the office for the deacon.
The Kemnat parish runs three kindergarten groups in its own house with a garden. Around 150 volunteers work in the Kemnat parish. There are mother-child groups, youth groups, home groups, women’s groups and prayer groups, as well as a visiting service that takes care of newcomers as well as sick and lonely people.
Parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen
The parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen (approx. 3,900) comprises the districts of Leinfelden and Unteraichen of the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Ecclesiastically, both places belonged to Echterdingen and from 1563 to Musberg. In 1894, on the outskirts of Leinfelden, a brick-built church, the Peter and Paul Church, was built, and a separate branch parish in Leinfelden was established. In the Second World War in 1944, the Peter and Paul Church was partially destroyed, but it was restored in 1947. In 1948 a sacristy was added to the tower. In 1991 the Peter and Paul Church received a new large organ. In 1957 the parish had its own pastoral office and in 1958 a parsonage was built. For the growing congregation, a parish hall was built on Lilienstraße in Unteraichen in 1962, after regular church services had already been celebrated in the kindergarten. Two years later, Unteraichen was also given its own pastorate.
By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 15, 1965, the parish of Leinfelden was converted into the parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen and this merged with the newly formed parish of Oberaichen to form the whole parish of Leinfelden. In a letter dated March 29, 1965, the Ministry of Culture recognized the entire parish of Leinfelden and the newly formed parish of Oberaichen as corporations under public law. In 1974, a separate church, the Church of the Resurrection, was built in Unteraichen. The architect was Robert Ackermann from Warmbronn . Since then, the parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen has had two places of worship where services are regularly celebrated. In 1994 the parish hall was built, which was named after the resistance fighter Dietrich Bonhoeffer . The parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen is responsible for the butterfly kindergarten . By the announcement of the upper church council on February 7, 1983, the whole parish of Leinfelden was dissolved again.
Parish of Musberg
The parish of Musberg (approx. 2,400) includes the district of the same name in the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Ecclesiastically, the place belonged first to Möhringen, then to Vaihingen and in 1563 became its own parish, which was also responsible for Rohr, Leinfelden, Ober- and Unteraichen. Rohr received its own pastor in 1848. Leinfelden-Unteraichen was separated as its own parish in 1894, but only received its own pastor in 1957. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 15, 1965, the Protestant residents of Oberaichen were also separated from the Musberg parish and the independent parish of Oberaichen was established for them, which was merged with the parish of Leinfelden-Unteraichen (up until then the parish of Leinfelden) to form the new overall parish of Leinfelden.
The Trinity Church in Musberg was built in 1563. It has a rib vaulted choir and a medieval east tower. After 1682 it was structurally changed.
Parish of Nellingen
The parish of Nellingen (approx. 4,000) comprises the Nellingen district of the same name in the city of Ostfildern. The St. Blasien monastery founded a provost office in Nellingen. The St. Blasius Church goes back to the Romanesque provost church, which was only exchanged by Württemberg in 1649 and then elevated to a Protestant parish church, although the place itself had been Protestant since 1537. The church received a new nave in 1777, which was transformed into a transverse church in 1926 . The church was badly damaged during World War II and then rebuilt. In the 1950s, a new district emerged in Nellingen, the Park Settlement, which also had its own church (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church) and in 1963 an independent parish Nellingen Park Settlement, which initially formed the Nellingen parish with the Nellingen parish, but then through Announcement of the upper church council of September 2, 1986 was dissolved again.
Parish Neuhausen on the Fildern
The parish Neuhausen auf den Fildern (approx. 3,200) includes the parish of the same name Neuhausen auf den Fildern . No Reformation was introduced by the local authorities in Neuhausen. Therefore there is no old Protestant church there either. For the evangelical population, which has been growing since the 19th century, a separate church was built in 1902. The Protestant residents initially belonged to the neighboring parish of Wolfschlugen, until a branch parish of Wolfschlugen was formed in Neuhausen auf den Fildern. This was resolved by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on October 7, 1954, by the Wolfschlugen mother parish and raised to the status of an independent parish.
Today's church in Neuhausen, the Christ Church, was only built between 1966 and 1967. The 26 m high bell tower was fitted with 4 bells in 1991, one of which comes from the former Protestant church in Wilhelmstrasse.
The Evangelical Church Community of Neuhausen is the provider of the day care center on Hirtenweg.
Parish of Oberaichen
The parish of Oberaichen (approx. 1,400) comprises the district of the same name in the city of Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Just like the main town of Leinfelden (with Unteraichen), to which Oberaichen always belonged, Oberaichen also initially belonged to Echterdingen and probably from 1563 to Musberg. But there was a chapel in Oberaichen that was mentioned in 1489. It was canceled in the 18th century. By notice of High Church Council of 15 July 1965, the Protestant inhabitants were separated from Oberaichen of the parish Musberg and established the independent parish Oberaichen for them, with the parish Leinfelden-Unteraichen (until then parish Leinfelden was merged referred) to the new Church of the City Leinfelden . In a letter dated March 29, 1965, the Ministry of Education recognized the newly formed Oberaichen parish and the entire parish of Leinfelden as corporations under public law. The construction of a church (Friedenskirche) and a community center in Oberaichen had already started in 1962 and was inaugurated in 1964. In 1966 a kindergarten and a rectory were added.
By the announcement of the upper church council on February 7, 1983, the whole parish of Leinfelden was dissolved again.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish Ostfildern
The Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish of Ostfildern (approx. 2,500) comprises the districts Parksiedlung and Scharnhauser Park of the city of Ostfildern. The park settlement in Nellingen was built in the 1950s, but has only been a separate district since 2006. In 1959, a parish of its own was established there, and by the announcement of the Upper Church Council on July 19, 1963, the independent branch parish Nellingen-Parkiedlung was established as a subsidiary of Nellingen. Together with the parish of Nellingen, it formed the entire parish of Nellingen, which, however, was dissolved again by an announcement by the Upper Church Council on September 2, 1986. In a letter dated February 15, 1963, the Ministry of Education recognized the Nellingen-Parksiedlung branch parish and the entire Nellingen parish as corporations under public law. In 1968 the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church was built.
After the new Scharnhauser Park district was relocated in the 1990s, it was assigned to the Nellingen-Parkiedlung parish. By order of the upper church council of February 20, 2002, the parish Nellingen-Parksiedlung was then renamed Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirchengemeinde Ostfildern. The Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish in Ostfildern is the sponsor of a children's home.
Plattenhardt parish
The parish of Plattenhardt (approx. 3,600) includes the district of the same name in Filderstadt. Ecclesiastically, the place initially belonged to Bernhausen. However, a chapel dedicated to St. Mary, Luke, Markus and Antonius is mentioned as early as 1394. In 1404 Plattenhardt became an independent parish. The Antholianuskirche , which became Protestant after the Reformation , was redesigned several times. During renovations in 1964/65, remains of the previous churches from the 11th and 12th centuries were found. Furthermore, a crucifix from 1510/20, chalices and a wooden figure of a saint from the 14th century, which were in a bricked-up sacrament house.
Ruit parish
The parish of Ruit (approx. 3,500) includes the district of the same name in the city of Ostfildern. A church dedicated to St. Ulrich was first mentioned in 1173. It belonged to the monastery of St. Blasien (Propstei Nellingen). The parish church, built in the Gothic style, was demolished in 1963 and a new church was built in the immediate vicinity in 1962/63, which was named the Church of the Resurrection.
The Ruit parish is responsible for two kindergartens, Brünnelesberg and Weiherhag.
In Ruit there is a regional church community of the Württemberg Christ League .
Parish of Scharnhausen
The parish of Scharnhausen (approx. 1,950) comprises the district of the same name in the city of Ostfildern. In terms of church, Scharnhausen was probably a branch of Nellingen. A chapel dedicated to St. Ottilia, Lucia and Cyriacus can be traced back to 1347. After the Reformation was introduced, it was a Protestant parish church. The late Gothic church in the walled cemetery was demolished in 1952. The present church was built elsewhere. The Renaissance pulpit by Michel Knell, the crucifixion group (around 1510) and a votive picture by Lienhard Mayer with Christ and the apostles from the old church were taken over into it.
The parish is responsible for the Evangelical Friedrich-Oberlin Kindergarten.
Sielmingen parish
The parish of Sielmingen (approx. 3,300) includes the district of the same name in Filderstadt. A church dedicated to St. Martin was first mentioned in Untersielmingen in 1275. The current parish church was built in 1489 in the late Gothic style. The choir leads into an octagon at the top and has a vaulted vestibule.
The parish is responsible for the Sonnenstrahl kindergarten and the Dandelion kindergarten.
literature
- The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - official description according to districts and municipalities (in eight volumes); Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archives Department; Volume III: Stuttgart District - Middle Neckar Regional Association, Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 .