Heidenheim church district
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Ulm |
| Area : | 627.12 km² |
| Structure: | 27 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx.48,316 (2015) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Bahnhofstrasse 33
89518 Heidenheim |
| Dean : | Karl-Heinz Schlaudraff |
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The Evangelical Church District Heidenheim 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 Heidenheim.
geography
The church district of Heidenheim is located in the east of the Württemberg regional church. Its area mainly covers the east of the Swabian Alb . Its parishes belong to the political towns and cities of Gerstetten , Giengen an der Brenz , Heidenheim an der Brenz , Herbrechtingen , Hermaringen , Königsbronn , Nattheim , Niederstotzingen , Steinheim am Albuch and Sontheim an der Brenz in the Heidenheim district .
Neighboring church districts
The church district of Heidenheim borders in the east on the Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church in Bavaria , in the south on the church district Ulm , in the west on the church district Geislingen an der Steige , in the north-west on the church district Schwäbisch Gmünd and in the north on the church district Aalen (all on the prelature Ulm belonging).
history
The area around Heidenheim belongs to the old heartland of Württemberg, where the Reformation was introduced from 1534. Heidenheim therefore became the seat of a senior office very early on and soon became the seat of a dean. The Reformation was introduced by the imperial city of Ulm. Heidenheim did not belong to Württemberg again until 1536. Initially, it was not the pastor in Heidenheim who was appointed dean, but various pastors from the surrounding area. First the pastor in Heubach, from 1576 the pastor in Gerstetten and from 1599 the respective abbots of the Königsbronn monastery took care of the dean's business. It was not until 1631 that the seat of the deanery was finally established in Heidenheim. At first the Michaelskirche was the seat of the dean. With the construction of the Pauluskirche, the seat of the dean changed to the Pauluskirche in 1897. The Dean's office in Heidenheim initially belonged to the Denkendorf Generalate, from 1810 to the Ulm Generalate and from 1823 to the Schwäbisch Hall Generalate . After its dissolution in 1913, it returned to the Ulm Generalate, from which today's Ulm Prelature emerged.
As a result of the dissolution of some districts or higher offices in Württemberg in 1939, the church administrative districts were also partially restructured. With effect from April 1, 1939, the parishes of Bissingen ob Lontal and Niederstotzingen were reclassified from the Ulm parish to the Heidenheim parish.
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 Karl-Heinz Schlaudraff since 2003, who is also one of the pastors at the Pauluskirche in Heidenheim an der Brenz .
Deans of the church district of Heidenheim since 1805
- 1805–1813 Johann Eberhard Heinrich Scholl
- 1814–1820 Gottlieb Friedrich Jäger
- 1820–1838 Johann Christoph Friedrich Reuchlin
- 1838–1845 Heinrich Christlieb
- 1845–1850 Christian Faber
- 1850–1858 Gottlob Christian Wurm
- 1858–1865 Ferdinand Friedrich Dörtenbach
- 1866–1885 Friedrich Wilhelm Barth
- 1885–1887 Jakob Christian Löffler
- 1888–1901 Albert Julius Landenberger
- 1902–1917 Hermann Eytel
- 1917–1948 Ottmar Schönhuth
- 1948–1962 Johannes Josenhans
- 1963–1970 Walter Tlach (1913–2004)
- 1971–1983 Hans Lempp (1917–1993)
- 1983–1992 Traugott Scheytt (* 1927)
- 1992–2002 Richard Reininghaus (* 1939)
- since 2003 Karl-Heinz Schlaudraff (* 1954)
Parishes
There are currently a total of 27 parishes in the church district of Heidenheim. Four of these parishes have merged to form the overall parish of Heidenheim and on January 1, 2007 three other parishes have merged to form the overall parish of Härtsfeld Süd (founded as the overall parish of Oggenhausen-Nattheim-Fleinheim-Dischingen). With effect from January 1, 2008, the entire parish of Giengen an der Brenz was rewritten with four parishes. However, all local parishes remain independent bodies under public law. In addition, the Heidenheim Evangelical Bridge Church has existed in the Heidenheim church district since 2000, a newly founded community in the Württemberg regional church. The area of the church district of Heidenheim belonged to Württemberg early on, which introduced the Reformation. The area is therefore predominantly evangelical, and there is a mostly old evangelical church and parish in almost every village. The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to the year 2015 and have been rounded.
Bissingen-Hausen parish
The parish of Bissingen-Hausen (approx. 350 parishioners) comprises the districts of Bissingen ob Lontal and Hausen ob Lontal of the city of Herbrechtingen. It was formed with effect from November 11, 2007 through the unification of the previously independent parishes of Bissingen and Hausen. The ministry for culture, youth and sport has recognized the parish of Bissingen-Hausen as a corporation under public law. The parish of Bissingen-Hausen thus has two churches.
In Bissingen ob Lontal, a church was first mentioned in 1347. The church, consecrated to St. George and Martin, came to the Königsbronn monastery through the Lords of Rammingen, to which the church was incorporated in 1383. After the Reformation, the place was denominationally divided. The Württemberg part of the village, which belonged to the Herbrechtingen and Königsbronn monasteries, became Protestant, while the part of the Riedheim rulership remained Catholic. The church, built as a fortified church at the beginning of the 13th century, was then used simultaneously. This was regulated by Duke Ulrich von Württemberg in 1569. In 1841 the place received a Catholic parish in addition to the Protestant one. The Simultaneum was ended in 1968 with the construction of the Catholic Church of the Holy Cross. Since then, the old church has only served the Protestant parish. It was renovated in the 1970s. Frescoes (around 1400) were uncovered and restored in the nave. A Bornefeld organ was installed as early as 1963. Next to the church is the listed parish barn. It was converted into a parish hall in 1990.
Before the merger in 2007, the parish of Bissingen ob Lontal also looked after the neighboring parish of Hausen ob Lontal. Both parishes had a common trumpet choir even before the merger.
In Hausen ob Lontal, a church was first mentioned in 1356. From 1479 she was called St. Margarete. The patronage was the Anhausen Monastery . After the Thirty Years War , the parish was partially merged with Dettingen. The church is late baroque. In 1835 the tower of the church was renewed. Inside the church there was once an altar shrine belonging to an Ulm master. Today it can be seen in the State Museum.
Until 1939 the parish of Bissingen ob Lontal belonged to the Ulm church district. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Heidenheim.
Parish Bolheim
The parish Bolheim (approx. 1370 parishioners) comprises the Bolheim district of the city of Herbrechtingen. A church in Bolheim was first mentioned in 1320. But it has a structure that dates back to the 11th century. The patronage came from the Lorch monastery to the Anhausen monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1406. The church received its present appearance essentially in 1780. During the renovation at that time, the late Gothic choir tower was preserved. The ship was added in the 17th century. The stucco decoration dates from the 18th century. The pulpit was built in plait style. The wooden crucifix is late Gothic.
Brenz-Bergenweiler parish
The parish of Brenz-Bergenweiler (approx. 850 parishioners) comprises the districts of Brenz and Bergenweiler of the parish of Sontheim an der Brenz.
The church in Brenz came to the monastery of St. Gallen as early as the 9th century. But as early as 680/90 there was a wooden church in Brenz. It is one of the oldest churches in the whole country. Around 740 the wooden church was replaced by a stone building. From 1494 the church is known as the Gallus Church . The right of patronage came through the casts to the bishopric of Augsburg, then to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation in 1616. The current building is Romanesque and dates from around 1170/90. Around 1235 the church was converted into a three-aisled pillar basilica. There were several changes in the Gothic period. From 1893 to 1896 it was heavily modified as part of restorations, but from 1964 to 1966 the original condition was almost restored.
Bergenweiler originally belonged to the church of Brenz. After the Reformation by Heinrich von Stein in the year, the place had its own parish. The community gathered in the castle chapel, whose patronage rights were held by the local authority. But there was also a church in the village, which was mentioned as a chapel in 1442. She was standing in the churchyard on the mountain. Remains of this church were still there in 1859. In 1952 the congregation built a new church on the site of the old church in the cemetery, which became the parish church instead of the castle chapel. The palace chapel was then demolished in 1967.
The parish was created in its current form when the parishes of Brenz and Bergenweiler were dissolved on January 16, 2008 and at the same time the previous Brenz parish, which was formed by the two, took over its tasks. At the same time it was renamed the parish Brenz-Bergenweiler.
The parish is responsible for two kindergartens.
Parish of Dettingen am Albuch
The parish of Dettingen am Albuch (approx. 1150 parishioners) includes the district of Dettingen am Albuch of the Gerstetten community. A church of St. Peter was first mentioned in Dettingen am Albuch in 1125. The patronage was held by the Swabian Count Palatine, who handed it over to Messrs. Öttingen and these in 1311 to Anhausen Monastery. In the 15th century, Dettingen was the seat of a country chapter. After the Reformation the church became a Protestant parish church. The present church was rebuilt in 1769 by Joseph Dossenberger . It is an aisle church in the Rococo style with classical elements. The tower with a bell-shaped dome was rebuilt in 1835 after the previous tower had collapsed. The nave was also completely rebuilt. Inside there is a high Gothic font and grave monuments from the 18th century.
Parish of Gerstetten
The parish of Gerstetten (approx. 3,160 parishioners) comprises the main town and the districts of Heuchstetten and Sontbergen as well as other associated hamlets of the parish of Gerstetten. A church in Gerstetten was first mentioned in 1225. The church in the so-called Oberdorf, known as St. Michaelskirche from 1404, belonged to the Elchingen monastery and the Helfensteiners from 1140. Later the patronage of the church changed between the monastery of Elchingen and Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation in 1536 against the resistance of the monastery. After the Thirty Years' War Gerstetten was temporarily supplied from Heldenfingen. In 1774, the Michaelskirche was rebuilt as a flat-roofed hall building.
In addition to the Michaelskirche, there is also the so-called Lower Church. It was first mentioned in 1396 as the St. Nicholas Chapel when Countess Anna von Helfenstein donated an early mass there. The high Gothic chapel was then changed several times. It still has Romanesque remains. In 1585 the choir tower church was enlarged, changed to Baroque style from 1698 to 1725 and renovated in 1875/76. To this day, services are celebrated alternately in both churches.
The parish of Gerstetten runs a kindergarten. It also has a trombone and a church choir.
Until 1974 Sontbergen belonged to the municipality of Bräunisheim in the Alb-Donau district. A church in Sontbergen was first mentioned in 1356. Sontbergen was a separate parish until the Reformation. The church dedicated to St. Jacob in Sontbergen has windows by Sieger Köder.
General parish of Giengen an der Brenz
The entire parish of Giengen an der Brenz in its current form came into being with effect from January 1, 2008, when the parishes of Giengen and Hürben were incorporated into what was then the Evangelical Parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen. The newly created corporation was renamed at the same time as “Evangelical General Church Community Giengen an der Brenz”.
Giengen an der Brenz parish
The parish of Giengen an der Brenz (approx. 4,310 parishioners) comprises the core town of Giengen an der Brenz and the Gerschweiler and Hohweiher residential areas belonging to the Hermaringen parish. A church was first mentioned in Giengen in 1216. From 1303 it is called St. Peter. It was in the old village of Giengen. Their patronage belonged to the Hohenstaufen, then to the Reich. Today's town church gives back to a chapel. In its place, the town church was rebuilt in 1374 and elevated to the parish church of Giengens. It is essentially Romanesque; it was expanded in the High Gothic. After the city fire in 1634, it was rebuilt from 1650 to 1655. The upper wall was provided with early baroque pilasters. The northern facade tower dates back to 1579, the southern one was built in 1710. Inside there is an altar from 1677, a pulpit from 1654 and a high altar from 1659. The epitaphs date from the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 1528 the first Protestant sermon was held in the town church. At the request of the citizens, the first evangelical preacher was employed in 1531. However, Catholic services continued. In 1537 the Württemberg church order was introduced and in 1556 the Reformation was finally sealed. As a free imperial city, Giengen was able to regulate church affairs itself. After the transition to Württemberg, the parish of Giengen was assigned to the Dean's office in Heidenheim. In addition to the town church, there is also the essentially early Gothic hospital church, which was rebuilt from 1634 to 1701, but has served as a place of worship for the Greek Orthodox community since 1967. There were also several chapels, but almost all of them were demolished.
Within the parish of Giengen an der Brenz, the "OASE parish in the Evangelical parish of Giengen" also works.
The Gerschweiler and Hohweiher residential areas belonging to the municipality of Hermaringen were only reclassified from the parish of Hermaringen to the parish of Giengen an der Brenz by an announcement by the upper church council on August 28, 1984.
With effect from January 1, 2008, the parish of Giengen an der Brenz was incorporated together with the parish of Hürben into the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen, which was also renamed "Giengen an der Brenz overall parish".
Parish Hohenmemmingen
The parish Hohenmemmingen (approx. 650 parishioners) comprises the Hohenmemmingen district of the city of Giengen an der Brenz. A church is first mentioned in Hohenmemmingen in 1353. The church, known as Martinskirche from 1463, still has a Romanesque church tower from around 1100. The nave was extended in the Gothic and Baroque periods. Major parts of the furnishings come from the Baroque period and from the renovation carried out by Heinrich Dolmetsch in 1895. Originally it belonged to the Helfensteiners and the Lords of Riedheim, and finally to the Herbrechtingen Monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1412. Württemberg introduced the Reformation. From 1649 to 1660 Hohenmemmingen was supplied from Hermaringen. Originally the church was surrounded by a churchyard wall and a gate tower. Both were canceled in 1905.
In addition to the church, the parish uses the parish rooms in the old town hall on Hauptstraße. She is also the sponsor of a kindergarten on the Käppelesberg. The funeral hall at the cemetery in Hohenmemmingen has colored glass windows from Sieger Köder . They show birth and creation - life and work - dying and death - resurrection and eternal life.
The Hohenmemmingen parish also looks after the Sachsenhausen parish. Both parishes formed the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen until 2007. With effect from January 1, 2008, the parishes of Giengen an der Brenz and Hürben were incorporated into the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen, which was also renamed "Giengen an der Brenz overall parish".
Parish of Hürben
The parish of Hürben (approx. 850 parishioners) comprises the districts of Hürben and Burgberg in the city of Giengen an der Brenz and the districts of Lontal and Reuendorf in the city of Niederstotzingen. A church was mentioned in Hürben in 1226, when the church set of the church came to the Herbrechtingen monastery. After that the parish was abolished and Hürben von Herbrechtingen was looked after by the parish. In 1463 the church was called St. Michael. It was not until 1827 that Hürben became the seat of its own parish again. The former castle chapel served as the village church until 1738, when it burned down due to a lightning strike. The present church was built not far from the old church by the architect Christoph Friedrich Weyhing. It is a late baroque hall building with a tower over the west wall. Inside you can see an oil painting and a crucifix, which was probably made around 1713 and was taken over from the old church. The Hürben parish runs a kindergarten. It also has a trombone choir and a church choir. With effect from January 1, 2008, the parish of Hürben was incorporated together with the parish of Giengen an der Brenz into the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen, which was also renamed "Giengen an der Brenz overall parish".
Burgberg as well as Lontal and Reuendorf remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the Protestant residents who moved there after the Second World War were, in the case of Burgberg, initially assigned to the parish of Hermaringen. With effect from August 29, 1997, Burgberg was assigned to the parish of Hürben, to which the places Lontal and Reuendorf belonged before. In Burgberg today Protestant services are held in the Catholic parish hall every 14 days.
Sachsenhausen parish
The Sachsenhausen parish (approx. 150 parishioners) comprises the Sachsenhausen district of the city of Giengen an der Brenz. A parish was first mentioned in Sachsenhausen in 1339. In 1412 it was named as a branch of Hohenmemmingen. The parish is still looked after by the local parish office to this day. Both parishes formed the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen until 2007. With effect from January 1, 2008, the parishes of Giengen an der Brenz and Hürben were incorporated into the overall parish of Hohenmemmingen-Sachsenhausen, which was also renamed "Giengen an der Brenz overall parish".
Church services are celebrated in Sachsenhausen on the second and fourth Sunday of the month as well as on church holidays. Today's Sachsenhausen village church was built in 1681 after the previous building burned down in 1634. The most important pieces of equipment are the baroque pulpit from 1682 and the altar crucifix from 1741. In addition to the church, the parish and local associations use the rooms in the old school as community rooms.
Parish of Gussenstadt
The parish of Gussenstadt (approx. 900 parishioners) comprises the Gussenstadt district of the Gerstetten parish. In 1326 the Count of Helfenstein donated the patronage of the church in Gussenstadt to the Anhausen Monastery, to which it was incorporated in 1421. The core of the church is still Romanesque; in 1446 it was rebuilt and extended, and in 1691 it was redesigned in Baroque style. From 1774 the church, known as St. Michaelskirche since 1597, was restored. Inside there are panel and wall paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries.
Total parish of Heidenheim
The entire parish of Heidenheim (approx. 9,420 parishioners) includes the core city including all residential areas such as Mittelrain of the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz. It was formed through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 25, 1958. At that time, the only Protestant parish of Heidenheim was initially divided into three parishes, namely Pauluskirchengemeinde Heidenheim, Christuskirchengemeinde Heidenheim and Waldkirchengemeinde Heidenheim and these were merged into the newly formed overall parish of Heidenheim. In a letter dated January 27, 1958, the Ministry of Culture recognized the entire parish and its parishes as corporations under public law. Through the announcement of the upper church council of December 6, 1963, the Johanneskirche community Heidenheim was added as the fourth for the residential area Zanger Berg, in 1968 the reconciliation church community Heidenheim was added as the fifth and in 1995 for the Heidenheimer Oststadt the Oststadt church community Heidenheim (today Zinzendorf church community) was added as the sixth parish. In November 2007, the Christ parish in Heidenheim and the Johannes parish in Heidenheim merged to form the new Heidenheim resurrection parish. The Pauluskirchengemeinde and the Waldkirchengemeinde merged in December 2013 to form the Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde. Since then, the total parish of Heidenheim has only consisted of four parishes. In the Heidenheim districts of Schnaitheim, Mergelstetten and Oggenhausen there are independent parishes that do not belong to the general parish of Heidenheim.
The Heidenheim parish as a whole is responsible for several kindergartens (Pauluskindergarten, Christkindergarten, Johanneskindergarten, Grünewaldkindergarten). She runs a leisure home in Fleinheim.
Resurrection parish in Heidenheim
The Heidenheim Resurrection Church (approx. 3320 parishioners) covers the west of the city of Heidenheim. It was formed on November 11, 2007 through the union of the Christ Church in Heidenheim and the Johannes Church in Heidenheim.
As a result of the strong growth of the city of Heidenheim, especially after the Second World War, more churches and parishes emerged. In 1956/57 the Christ Church with kindergarten was built. The associated Christ parish was formed through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on July 25, 1958, when the previously sole parish of Heidenheim was divided into three parishes at that time. It last had around 1470 parishioners. In the area of the Christ Church was also the Hochbergkindergarten, which was handed over to the sponsorship of the city of Heidenheim in 2005.
In 1963, the Johanneskirche was built for the so-called "bungalow settlement" near the forest cemetery and the residential area "Zanger Berg" and the independent Johanneskirche community Heidenheim was formed as a further parish within the overall Heidenheim parish through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on December 6, 1963. In a letter dated June 24, 1963, the Ministry of Education recognized the Johanneskirche community in Heidenheim as a public corporation. The community center with church hall, which has a wall relief by Franklin Pühn and a Bornefeld organ, has various community rooms and a kindergarten, but no bell tower. The associated Johanneskirche parish last had around 1850 parishioners.
Both parishes merged in 2007 to form today's Church of the Resurrection in Heidenheim.
Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde Heidenheim
The Pauluskirchengemeinde and the Waldkirchengemeinde form the Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde (approx. 3050 parishioners) since December 2013.
The area of the former Paulus parish Heidenheim includes the historic core town of Heidenheim an der Brenz between Brenz and Schlossberg, as well as Galgenberg and Brunnenmühle. The focal point is the Pauluskirche , today's main Protestant church in the city and seat of the deanery. This church is also the seat of the district cantor . Dörte Maria Packeiser holds the position.
As early as 1524, the Reformation penetrated the city through Ulm. Since the city was then part of Württemberg, the Reformation was continued by Duke Ulrich from 1535, so that Heidenheim was a predominantly Protestant city for centuries. At that time the city became the seat of a deanery. The first parish church in Heidenheim was the Peterskirche on the Totenberg, an originally Romanesque church that was rebuilt several times and now serves as a cemetery church. In the 16th century, Michaelskirche became the town's parish church. This church was built around 1200, refurbished in 1578 and an extension was added in 1621. The tower was renewed in 1687 and the extension was enlarged again in 1767. Nevertheless, St. Michael's Church soon became too small. So in 1897 the Pauluskirche was built in neo-Gothic style. It became the seat of the dean. The Michaelskirche remained the preaching place of the Paulus community. Church services are held here every fortnight. In the 20th century, the number of Heidenheim's population increased, so that more communities were founded. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 25, 1958, today's Pauluskirche community in Heidenheim was formed when the previously sole parish of Heidenheim was divided into three parishes, which form the new overall parish of Heidenheim.
The former forest parish of Heidenheim encompasses the southeast of the city of Heidenheim with the Voith settlement. As a result of the strong growth of the Heidenheim parish, a small wooden church was built in 1926 as an offshoot of the Paulus parish on Hölderlinstrasse. The church was consecrated on October 17, 1926. In the 1950s an extension was built, but the church was soon too small again and it was so badly damaged by flood damage in 1968 that it was decided to build a new and larger forest church. The Stuttgart-based architecture firm Kugel-Maier-Yöndel created a modern, multifunctional community center with a sacristan's apartment in the immediate vicinity of the old church from 1973 to 1975, which was then demolished. The independent forest parish of Heidenheim had already been formed through the announcement of the upper church council on July 25, 1958, when the sole parish of Heidenheim was divided into three parishes at that time. In 2013 it merged with the Pauluskirche congregation to form the Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde.
On the 1st of Advent 2015 the forest church was deedicated. From the end of 2015 it was used as an emergency shelter for refugees, and from September 2016 as a migration and volunteer meeting center.
The Paulusgemeindehaus is located on Bahnhofstrasse. This was converted into the house of the Evangelical Church in 2012 and now houses various facilities (Dean's Office, Diakonisches Werk, Jugendwerk, administrative center and other smaller facilities). In the area of the Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde there is also the Pauluskindergarten. The Hans-Hannemann-Kindergarten was handed over to the sponsorship of the city of Heidenheim in 2005.
The Paulus-Wald-Kirchengemeinde today has two parish offices, the parish office of Paulus-Wald-Kirche and the parish office of Pauluskirche, with the parish office of Pauluskirche being provided by the dean.
Heidenheim Reconciliation Church
The Reconciliation Parish of Heidenheim (approx. 1150 parishioners) comprises the Mittelrain district in the north of the city of Heidenheim. For the district of Mittelrain, through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on May 13, 1968, the independent Reconciliation Parish was established as the fifth parish within the overall parish of Heidenheim. Before that, the Protestant residents of Mittelrain belonged to the Schnaitheim parish. In a letter dated March 26, 1968, the Ministry of Education recognized the new Church of Reconciliation as a corporation under public law. The Reconciliation Congregation, together with the Roman Catholic congregation for the Holy Trinity, has the ecumenical community center in Mittelrain in Hans-Thoma-Strasse.
Zinzendorf parish of Heidenheim
The Zinzendorf parish of Heidenheim (approx. 1890 parishioners) covers the east of the city of Heidenheim. For this area, which stretches from Nördlinger Straße to the new building areas Nattheimer Steige and Osterholz, the Oststadt parish of Heidenheim was formed with effect from November 1, 1995 as the sixth and last of the parishes of the overall parish of Heidenheim. Before that, the congregation members belonged to the Paulus church congregation. With effect from November 2, 1995 the Oststadtkirche community Heidenheim was renamed Zinzendorfkirchengemeinde Heidenheim. The new church service room of the Zinzendorf parish was built in 2003. However, the old building will continue to be used as an event location for various community groups. The Zinzendorf kindergarten was handed over to the sponsorship of the city of Heidenheim in 2005.
Bridge community Heidenheim
The Evangelical Bridge Church in Heidenheim was founded in 2000 in the Evangelical Church in Württemberg. It sees itself as a congregation for people who have little or no church socialization and are still looking. The Evangelical Bridge Church wants to offer a spiritual home and invite people to believe in Jesus Christ together. The Sunday services of this congregation are creative and designed with modern music. This community is financed exclusively from donations.
Parish of Herbrechtingen
The parish of Herbrechtingen (approx. 3220 parishioners) includes the core town of Herbrechtingen. Church life begins with the monastery founded in 774 by Abbot Fulrad of St. Denis. It was dedicated to St. Veranus and Dionysius. In 866 it was confirmed by King Ludwig. In 1046 a collegiate monastery was established, which was converted into an Augustinian canons monastery in 1171. There was a village around the monastery that was almost entirely owned by the monastery. Württemberg introduced the Reformation in 1536. The pen was dissolved and a prelate was installed. The possessions were administered by a monastery staff office. The collegiate church of St. Dionysius became a Protestant parish church. Only the choir from the late Gothic period comes from her. The ship was rebuilt in 1835. In 1958 the church was redesigned. The late Romanesque tower of the monastery buildings is still preserved, as well as the convent building from the 16th and 17th centuries. Century and 1785 renewed Propstei.
A rectory was built in the Hohe Wart residential area in 1988 and a community center with a church service room and a youth area in 1995. In addition to the collegiate church in Herbrechtingen, services are regularly held here. The parish consists of two parishes, the parish I looks after the area south of the railway line, the parish II the area north of the railway line. The Albrecht Bengel parish hall is also located in District I. The parish of Herbrechtingen also has a trombone choir and a church choir. It is responsible for the day care centers Bindsteinweg and Wartberg, the children's home at Stockbrunnen and the after-school care center at the Wartberg school.
Parish Hermaringen
The parish of Hermaringen (approx. 990 parishioners) comprises the parish of Hermaringen, excluding the Gerschweiler and Hohweiher residential areas, which were reclassified to the parish of Giengen an der Brenz due to their proximity to Giengen by the notice of the upper church council on August 28, 1984. A church in Hermaringen was mentioned as early as 1216. From 1415 she is called St. Maria. Until 1357 she was in the Helmutstein family and then came to the Kaisheim Monastery via the Lords of Riedheim . Württemberg introduced the Reformation. The current church was built in 1712/14 and expanded in 1790. In 1825 the tower was renewed. Inside there is a high baroque pulpit and various oil paintings depicting the evangelists. The parish of Hermaringen runs a kindergarten. It maintains a partnership with the Saxon parish of Claußnitz.
Until 1997, the Protestant residents from Burgberg also belonged to the Hermaringen parish. However, these were assigned to the Hürben parish with effect from August 29, 1997.
Parish of Heuchlingen-Heldenfingen
The parishes of Heuchlingen and Heldenfingen (approx. 1180 parishioners) were merged in December 2013 to form the parish of Heuchlingen-Heldenfingen.
The former parish of Heuchlingen includes the Heuchlingen district of the Gerstetten community. Heuchlingen initially belonged to Dettingen, then in 1850 it became a parish administration and in 1856 a parish. A church (St. Stephan) first mentioned in 1311 was replaced by the current building in 1792. The cross-hall church was built in plait style. In addition to the church, the parish also has meeting rooms in the local parish hall. The parish office is in Heuchlingen.
The former parish of Heldenfingen includes the district of Heldenfingen in the Gerstetten community. A church in Heldenfingen was first mentioned in 1231. From 1474 it was called the Holy Cross Church. It belonged to the Anhausen monastery. The basically old church has been changed several times. The nave is early classical, the tower with a tent roof was renewed in 1828.
The divine services of both congregations are celebrated alternately at 9:00 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. The parish also runs a kindergarten in Heuchlingen.
Parish of Königsbronn
The parish of Königsbronn (approx. 2320 parishioners) includes the parish of Königsbronn with its districts of Itzelberg and Ochsenberg. The district of Zang forms its own parish. Church life began in 1303 with the establishment of the Cistercian monastery in Königsbronn in Springen (Urspring) by the abbot of Salem. It was equipped with the place Springen and some neighboring places. Later church clauses came from Reutlingen, Pfullingen and the like. a. added. In 1504 it was under the patronage of Württemberg. In 1519 it came under Bavarian, then Ulm patronage. In 1553 it was stormed by Brandenburg-Ansbach. Duke Christoph von Württemberg then had the abbot replaced by a Protestant preacher and established a Protestant monastery school in 1559, which was closed in 1595. From 1630 to 1648 there were again Cistercians in Königsbronn. The village of Springen had a church that belonged to the Königsbronn monastery. The Gothic monastery church was demolished in 1552. Remnants are still preserved. The other monastery buildings were built later. The current parish church of Königsbronn is the former lay church. It was built in 1565, rebuilt in 1710 and restored in 1955. It is a flat-roofed hall building with a high baroque altarpiece. The stalls are from 1713. Inside there are numerous cast-iron tombstones from the 17th and 18th centuries. Part of the parish of Königsbronn is now looked after by the Zang-Königsbronn II parish.
Itzelberg initially belonged to Schnaitheim and came to Königsbronn after the Reformation in 1536. Ochsenberg and Zang were always branches of Königsbronn. In 1963 a Protestant church was built in Ochsenberg. Zang was a permanent parish administration from 1831 and a separate parish was founded there.
Parish of Mergelstetten
The parish of Mergelstetten (approx. 2270 parishioners) comprises the Mergelstetten district of the city of Heidenheim an der Brenz. A church in Mergelstetten was mentioned in 1252 when the church set came from the Dillinger counts to the Herbrechtingen monastery. In 1474 the church is called St. Ulrich. After the Reformation by Württemberg, Mergelstetten was a branch of Bolheim. In 1700 a separate parish was established again. The old church burned down in 1841. The present church was built in its place in 1843.
In addition to the church, the parish of Mergelstetten has two parish halls, the Reutenen Ecumenical House in Böblinger Strasse and the parish hall in Carl-Schwenk-Strasse. Today there are two parish offices in the parish of Mergelstetten, I and II, whereby the parish office II is responsible for the Reutenen residential area. The parish is responsible for two kindergartens in Carl-Schwenk-Straße and Waiblinger Weg.
Parish Niederstotzingen
The parish Niederstotzingen (approx. 1520) includes the town of Niederstotzingen with its associated districts Oberstotzingen and Stetten ob Lontal with the exception of Lontal and Reuendorf, which belong to the parish of Hürben. Niederstotzingen may have belonged to Oberstotzingen. A separate church was first mentioned in Niederstotzingen in 1219. From 1352 it is called St. Peter. The right of patronage belonged to the Counts of Dillingen, from 1258 the Hochstift Augsburg and the Counts of Truhendingen, who lent it to the Knights of Stotzingen . They sold it in 1329 to the Herbrechtingen monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1330/47. Through the Reformation it fell to Württemberg. The Lords of Stotzingen had donated an early mass on the Katharinen Altar in 1335. In the 16th century Niederstotzingen belonged to the von Stein family. These divided the place up in 1550. One line resided in the castle, the other in the newly built stone house. The latter was sold to the Kaisheim monastery in 1661. The castle line was divided in 1628. The Freihaus line emerged as the third rule in Niederstotzingen. She resided in the former care yard of the Königsbronn monastery. Of the two lines of the 16th century, the castle and castle line introduced the Reformation under Heinrich von Stein. The stone house line remained Catholic. Therefore, the church in Niederstotzingen was used simultaneously. In 1845/47 the 13th century church, which later received a choir extension, was replaced by today's new building. Some epitaphs from the 16th century were taken over into the new church. The evangelical parish Niederstotzingen then built its own church in 1963. The old church was taken over by the Roman Catholic Church and redesigned in 1968/69. In addition to the church, there was also a St. Andreas chapel in the churchyard in Niederstotzingen since 1219. After the Reformation it served as a cemetery chapel and was demolished in 1809. The Niederstotzingen parish is responsible for a kindergarten.
Until 1939 the parish Niederstotzingen belonged to the church district Ulm. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Heidenheim.
Oberstotzingen and Stetten ob Lontal remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the Protestant residents who moved in after the Second World War were assigned to the Niederstotzingen parish.
Total parish of Härtsfeld Süd
The overall parish of Härtsfeld Süd (founded as the overall parish of Oggenhausen-Nattheim-Fleinheim / Dischingen) (approx. 3600 parishioners) includes the Oggenhausen district of the city of Heidenheim and the communities of Nattheim and Fleinheim-Dischingen. It was formed on January 1, 2007 from the three parishes of Oggenhausen, Nattheim and Fleinheim. At the same time, the Protestant residents of the community of Dischingen (previously part of the parish of Neresheim) were assigned to the parish of Fleinheim.
Parish of Oggenhausen
The parish of Oggenhausen (approx. 680 parishioners) comprises the district of Oggenhausen of the city of Heidenheim. Oggenhausen initially belonged to Zöschingen and initially remained Catholic. In the 17th century, however, Protestantism prevailed here as well. After that the place was supplied from Nattheim until it got its own parish in 1834. From 1916 to 1969 Oggenhausen was looked after again by Nattheim, then by Fleinheim. In 1984 the pastor's office was moved from Fleinheim to Oggenhausen. The village church was built in 1702 instead of a St. Wendelin chapel and renovated in 1861.
Parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen
The parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen (approx. 790 parishioners) comprises the districts of Auernheim and Fleinheim of the parish of Nattheim and the parish of Dischingen. A church in Fleinheim was first mentioned in 1331. The church, later known as Peterskirche or Petruskirche, was helpfull until 1448. The Reformation was introduced in 1536. In the 16th century the place was supplied by Nattheim, in the 17th century by Schnaitheim. Fleinheim later got its own pastor's position, which was moved to Oggenhausen in 1984. Today's Petruskirche in Fleinheim was built by Dossenberger in 1763 on the remains of the previous building. The high Gothic tower was preserved. The ship has an oval floor plan. The parish of Fleinheim (since 2007 Fleinheim-Dischingen) is today (again) looked after by the Nattheim parish.
The community of Dischingen with its current districts of Ballmertshofen, Demmingen, Dunstelkingen, Eglingen, Frickingen and Trugenhofen as well as the Nattheim district of Auernheim remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the residents of Dischingen, who only moved there after the Second World War, were initially assigned to the parish of Fleinheim. By the announcement of the upper church council on May 31, 1951 Ballmertshofen, Dischingen and Trugenhofen were assigned to the parish of Neresheim (parish of Aalen), while Auernheim remained with the parish of Fleinheim. On January 1, 2007, the community of Dischingen and its districts were (again) assigned to the parish of Fleinheim, which was renamed the Evangelical parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen with effect from April 27, 2007.
Parish of Nattheim
The parish of Nattheim (approx. 2140) comprises the main town and the Steinweiler part of the parish of Nattheim. A church is first mentioned in Nattheim in 1365. The patronage of the church, known as Martinskirche from 1468, was held by Faimingen, then von Scharenstetten and finally Helfenstein and the Herbrechtingen monastery. The imperial city of Ulm introduced the Reformation. The current church was rebuilt in the neo-Romanesque-Moorish style from 1865. Steinweiler, which belongs to the parish of Nattheim, has no church. Politically, Steinweiler belonged to Auernheim, with which it came to the municipality of Nattheim.
Parish of Schnaitheim
The parish of Schnaitheim (approx. 3470 parishioners) comprises the districts of Schnaitheim, Aufhausen, Großkuchen, Kleinkuchen, Rotensohl and Nietheim of the city of Heidenheim. A church in Schnaitheim was first mentioned in 1344. In the 15th century, the church set was divided between different gentlemen (including Helfenstein). The church, known as St. Michael's Church as early as 1427, was built around 1470 and changed around 1665. The tower dates from 1774. The churchyard is surrounded by a wall, used to be a place of refuge and was used as a cemetery until 1879. Some grave slabs are still preserved and attached to the church wall. Inside the church is a crucifix from 1710, the organ from 1712 and the pulpit from 1716. The gallery pictures from 1668 depict people and motifs from the Bible. The font dates from 1828. Four bells hang in the tower, the oldest of which was cast in 1484. There is no church in the associated village of Aufhausen. It always belonged to Schnaitheim.
The Schnaitheim parish has two parish halls, the Oetinger parish hall in Brenzle and the Wichernhaus built in 1950 in Mühlstrasse in the south of Schnaitheim. This was expanded in 1989. Church services are also held here regularly. The parish of Schnaitheim has a church choir, a children's choir, a singing group for women and a trombone choir. It is also responsible for three kindergartens (Wehrenfeld, Wichernhaus and Aufhausen). Since 1997 the Schnaitheim parish has had a partnership with the Anglican parish of St. George's in Littleport near Ely , East Cambridgeshire , England. Today there are two parish offices in Schnaitheim. They are named North and South.
Großkuchen with the associated towns of Kleinkuchen, Rotensohl and Nietheim remained Catholic as a result of being part of the Öttingen rule. The Neresheim monastery had the usufruct of the village church. Most of the Protestant residents who only immigrated to Großkuchen after the Second World War were assigned to the Schnaitheim parish.
Parish of Söhnstetten
The parish of Söhnstetten (approx. 970 parishioners) comprises the district of Söhnstetten in the parish of Steinheim am Albuch. A church in Söhnstetten was first mentioned in 1243. The church set belonged to the Königsbronn monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1423. After the turmoil of the Thirty Years War, the church was rebuilt in 1666. From 1698 it is known as Martinskirche. The current church was rebuilt from 1854 after the previous church had become too small or dilapidated. It was inaugurated on May 28, 1856. Inside there is a late baroque crucifix with a lily cross from the previous church. The parish of Söhnstetten also has a church choir and a trombone choir.
Parish of Sontheim an der Brenz
The parish of Sontheim an der Brenz (approx. 1900 parishioners) includes the main town of Sontheim an der Brenz. Ecclesiastically, Sontheim initially belonged to Brenz. After the Reformation in 1536, the place received its own little church, which was looked after by the parish of Hermaringen. Brenz was still Catholic at the time. In 1564 Sontheim became the seat of its own parish. The current church was built in the baroque style in 1716/22. The choir tower of the previous building was retained. On the ceiling there are three paintings depicting the resurrection, the ascension and the glory of Christ. The parish of Sontheim is the sponsor of the children's home in the Au and is also involved in the “Sozialstation Giengen und Unteres Brenztal gGmbH”.
With effect from January 1, 1998, part of the parish of the parish of Sontheim an der Brenz was separated and incorporated into the neighboring parish of Brenz.
Parish of Steinheim am Albuch
The parish of Steinheim am Albuch (approx. 3080 parishioners) comprises the main town and the districts of Sontheim / Stubental, Gnannenweiler, Neuselhalden, Küpfendorf and Ziegelhütte of the parish of Steinheim am Albuch. The Lords of Albeck founded an Augustinian canon monastery in Steinheim in 1190, which was sold to King Albrecht I in 1302 by the Helfensteiner. He used it to furnish the Königsbronn monastery, so that it was dissolved soon afterwards. A church in Steinheim am Albuch was first mentioned in 1209. From 1508 it is known as St. Peter's Church. The patronage belonged to the Augsburg bishopric, from which it came to the Königsbronn monastery together with the Steinheim monastery. After the Reformation, the Peterskirche was a Protestant parish church, where Philipp Friedrich Hiller was pastor from 1748 to 1769. In 1778 today's church was built, in which Hiller's grave slab can still be seen. The classicistic hall church has stucco-decorated galleries and a simple stucco ceiling. The octagonal tower has a French dome. In addition to St. Peter's Church, formerly known as the "lower parish church", there was probably an "upper parish church". This was mentioned in 1238 as the Nikolauskirche, but nothing more has come down to us. Of the former monastery buildings, only the monastery courtyard remains, which was used as a manorial dairy after the monastery was closed.
The Steinheim parish also has a parish hall, which also houses the kindergarten. The Steinheim am Albuch parish also has a trombone choir and a church choir. Today there are two parish offices in Steinheim am Albuch, the parish office south and the parish office north.
Zang parish
The parish of Zang (approx. 660 parishioners) comprises the district of Zang of the municipality of Königsbronn. Zang initially belonged to Königsbronn in the church. From 1831 Zang was a permanent parish administration and a separate parish was founded. The place had a wooden church since 1568, which was destroyed in the Thirty Years War. In 1781 today's church was rebuilt. The Zang parish also has a parish hall and runs a kindergarten. Today the parish of Zang is looked after by the parish office of Zang-Königsbronn, which is also responsible for some parishioners of the parish of Königsbronn.
literature
- The Evangelical Württemberg - Its church offices and clergy from the Reformation to the present, collected and edited by Christian Sigel, pastor in Gebersheim, 1910
- The state of Baden-Wuerttemberg - official description according to districts and municipalities (in eight volumes); Edited by the Baden-Württemberg State Archives Department; Volume IV: Stuttgart District - Regional Associations Franconia and East Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, 1980, ISBN 3-17-005708-1
Sources and further information
- ↑ Internet presence of the Bolheim parish ( memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Internet presence of the entire parish of Heidenheim
- ↑ Internet presence of the bridge community Heidenheim
- ↑ Internet presence of the parish Hermaringen
- ↑ Website of the parish Niederstotzingen
- ↑ Internet presence of the parish of Fleinheim-Dischingen ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Internet presence of the parish of Schnaitheim
- ↑ Internet presence of the parish of Söhnstetten ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
