Church district Reutlingen

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Basic data
Regional Church : Evangelical Church in Württemberg
Prelature : Reutlingen
Structure: 31 parishes
Parishioners: approx. 65,000 (Jan. 2018)
Address of the
Dean's Office :
Lederstr. 81
72764 Reutlingen, Germany
Dean : Marcus Keinath
map
Location of the Reutlingen church district within the Evang.  Regional Church in Württemberg

The Evangelical Church District Reutlingen is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the Reutlingen dean's office .

geography

The Reutlingen church district is located in the south of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the western district of Reutlingen, i.e. the cities and communities Eningen under Achalm , Lichtenstein , Pfullingen , Reutlingen (excluding the districts Mittelstadt and Reicheneck), St. Johann (only district Ohnastetten), Sonnenbühl , Trochtelfingen and Wannweil , as well as the cities and communities Gammertingen , Hettingen , Neufra and Veringenstadt of the district of Sigmaringen and the districts of Hörschwag , Melchingen, Salmendingen and Stetten uH of the city of Burladingen ( Zollernalbkreis ).

Neighboring church districts

The Reutlingen church district borders on the following church districts (starting clockwise in the northeast): Bad Urach-Münsingen (Reutlingen Prelature), Biberach ( Ulm Prelature ) and Balingen and Tübingen (both Reutlingen Prelature).

history

Evangelical Marienkirche Reutlingen

The area of ​​today's dean's office or church district of Reutlingen belongs largely to the area of ​​the former imperial city of Reutlingen and to Württemberg, where the Reformation was introduced from 1534. The area is therefore predominantly evangelical, and there is a mostly old Protestant church in almost every village. The south of the Reutlingen church district was formerly Prussian and belonged to the Hohenzoller Lands . This area remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the Protestant residents moved here only since the 19th century and Protestant parishes were founded.

After the introduction of the Reformation in 1555, the city of Reutlingen established a superintendent for the area of ​​the imperial city. The main preacher position in the city was at the Marienkirche. After the transition to Württemberg in 1802, this was converted into a Württemberg special superintendent or deanery and the pastor at St. Mary's Church was appointed Dean of Württemberg. The deanery initially belonged to the Bebenhausen Generalate and from 1810 to Tübingen. In 1824 Reutlingen became its own generalate, from which today's prelature emerged in 1924, but the general superintendent still had his seat in Stuttgart at that time. It was not until the 20th century that the office of the prelate of Reutlingen was also associated with a local cleric. Since its foundation, the Württemberg dean's office in Reutlingen has included parishes from the former imperial city as well as old Württemberg parishes that previously belonged to the Pfullingen dean's office, which was founded in 1711. In 1817 the dean's office in Pfullingen was dissolved and most of its communities were assigned to the dean's office in Reutlingen, with only Pliezhausen and Sondelfingen initially coming to the dean's office in Urach. While Sondelfingen later also came to the Reutlingen dean's office, Pliezhausen was affiliated with the Tübingen dean's office. In 1842 Eningen was added to the Reutlingen dean's office.

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 Degerschlacht, Sickenhausen, Gönningen, Oferdingen, Altenburg and Rommelsbach were reclassified from the church district of Tübingen, and Ohnastetten and Sondelfingen from the church district of Bad Urach to the church district of Reutlingen. On April 1, 1950, the former Prussian parish of Gammertingen, which until then belonged to the parish of the Hohenzollern Lands, was also attached to the Reutlingen parish. With effect from January 1, 2002, the parishes of Gomaringen and Stockach, which had previously belonged to the parish of Reutlingen (the latter had only been separated from the then dissolved parish of Dusslingen in the parish of Tübingen and assigned to the parish of Reutlingen) at their own request, moved to the parish of Tübingen. Also on January 1, 2002, the Burladingen parish was reclassified from the Reutlingen parish to the Balingen 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 Marcus Keinath since March 29, 2015, who is also the managing pastor of the Reutlingen parish and pastor at the Marienkirche in Reutlingen.

Deans of the Reutlingen parish since 1802

  • 1802–1810: Johann Heinrich Keller; parish priest in Reutlingen since 1789
  • 1810: David Friedrich Cless
  • 1810–1818: Karl Philipp Friedrich Kurrer
  • 1818–1832: Christian Friedrich Eisenlohr
  • 1832–1839: Karl August von Faber
  • 1839–1840: Friedrich Wilhelm Gess
  • 1840–1858: Bernhard Friedrich Baumeister
  • 1858–1873: Karl von Beck (1818–1886)
  • 1873–1887: Karl Ludwig Kalchreuter (1827–1889)
  • 1887–1890: Gustav Adolf Schirm
  • 1891–1896: Theodor Georg Albert Herzog (1840–1896)
  • 1897–1905: Eduard Hermann Ströle
  • 1905–1910: Johannes Kopp (1847–1911)
  • 1910–1913: Wilhelm August von Stahlecker (1851–1931)
  • 1913–1920: Gotthilf Herzog (1858–1923)
  • 1920–1927: Theophil Wurm (1868–1953)
  • 1927–1940: Immanuel Friz
  • 1940–1954: Friedrich Keppler
  • 1954–1968: Reinhard Machholz
  • 1968–1980: Christoph Duncker (1914–1998)
  • 1980–1989: Hartmut Heinrici (* 1921)
  • 1989–1999: Gottfried Dinkelaker (* 1937)
  • 1999–2014: Jürgen Mohr (* 1949)
  • since 2015: Marcus Keinath

Deans of the former church district Pfullingen

  • 1711–1734: Johann Georg Wislicen; from 1706 the 11th pastor in Pfullingen since the introduction of the Reformation
  • 1734–1751: Georg Michael Seeger
  • 1751–1754: Wolfgang Ludwig Ziegler († December 9, 1754)
  • 1755–1762: Philipp Heinrich Lang
  • 1762–1775: Christian Ludwig Neuffer
  • 1775–1793: Gottlob Immanuel Siegfried Mezger († February 9, 1793)
  • 1793–1808: Nathanael Köstlin
  • 1808–1817: Sixt Jakob Kapff

The Pfullingen deanery was merged with the Reutlingen deanery in 1817.

Parishes

In the Reutlingen church district there are a total of 31 parishes, 11 of which have merged to form a total of three parishes, but remain independent corporations under public law. The parish numbers given in brackets after the name of the parish relate to December 2017 and are slightly rounded.

The area of ​​the Reutlingen church district is predominantly Protestant in the north, but predominantly Catholic in the south. Old Protestant churches or parishes therefore only exist in those places that introduced the Reformation early on, i.e. predominantly in the Reichstadt area of ​​Reutlingen and in the old Württemberg part. In the predominantly Catholic places of the Principality of Fürstenberg, which has belonged to Prussia (Hohenzollern Land) since 1806, Protestant residents only moved in since the 19th century or after the Second World War, so that there are mostly younger Protestant parishes there.

Altenburg

The parish Altenburg (820) includes the Altenburg district of the city of Reutlingen. Ecclesiastically Altenburg initially belonged to Oferdingen. A Nikolauskapelle was mentioned as early as 1070. It was not until 1844 that a parish administration was established in Altenburg, and a parish was established in 1896. The church still has Romanesque components, but was converted to Baroque style in 1654 and extended to the east in 1950/51. Until 1939, the Altenburg parish was part of the Tübingen parish. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

Bronnweiler

The parish Bronnweiler (550) includes the Bronnweiler district of the city of Reutlingen. A wooden church in Bronnweiler can already be proven through excavations in the 8th century. It was replaced by a stone building in the 9th century. A church was first mentioned around 1100, when the Lords of Hugenberg built a St. Mary's Church on the Burgstall as a burial place for their family. In 1432 this church is called a pilgrimage church. In 1437, Bronnweiler and the opened hamlet of Hugenberg were acquired by Reutlingen, which introduced the Reformation in 1524. The Romanesque church building from the 12th century is still partially preserved in today's parish church . The choir and the tower were built in 1415 by Reutlingen's Marienkirchenbauhütte. In 1968 the church was completely renovated. The choir stalls date from the 15th century.

Degerschlacht

The parish Degerschlacht (1040) includes the Degerschlacht district of the city of Reutlingen. Degerschlacht was initially a branch of the parish church of St. Peter in the Weiden, after the Reformation of the Katharinenkirche in Reutlingen. In 1679 Württemberg acquired the patronage rights of the church and set up its own parish in Degerschlacht together with the neighboring Sickenhausen. The originally Gothic church of St. Petrus Degerschlacht was changed in 1681 and rebuilt again in the 18th and 19th centuries. Until 1939 the parish Degerschlacht belonged to the church district Tübingen. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified together with Sickenhausen to the Reutlingen church district. The executive rectory of the Sickenhausen parish is also located in Degerschlacht.

Eningen under Achalm

The parish of Eningen unter Achalm (4440) includes the parish of Eningen under Achalm, without the state domain Oberer Lindenhof, which was reclassified from the parish of Eningen under Achalm to the parish of Würtingen (church district Bad Urach) by an announcement of the upper church council on December 11, 1946.

A church of St. Andrew is mentioned in Eningen in the 11th century. The patronage was held by the Counts of Achalm and Urach . Württemberg acquired the rights in the 14th century. In 1477, Count Eberhard transferred the benefice of the parish to the University of Tübingen. In 1534 Württemberg introduced the Reformation. The later church was rebuilt in 1528 in the late Gothic style. It was replaced by the current building in 1930. Parts of the previous building were used. Today there are two parish districts in Eningen under Achalm. The future of the Johanneshaus, built in 1975, is uncertain.

Erpfingen

The parish Erpfingen (870) includes the district Erpfingen of the community Sonnenbühl and the district Stetten unter Holstein of the city of Burladingen. A church of St. Maria was mentioned in Erpfingen as early as 775, but certainly in 1275. Later it is also called St. Nabor. The patronage came to Württemberg in 1418, which introduced the Reformation. The current church was rebuilt in 1967. The parish has been supplied by Willmandingen since 2013.

Stetten under Holstein remained Catholic after the Reformation. Protestant residents also moved in mainly after the Second World War. They were initially assigned to the parish of Gammertingen. With other former Prussian parishes, this was reclassified from the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union to the Württemberg regional church with effect from April 1, 1951. In this context, Stetten unter Holstein was separated from the Gammertingen parish and assigned to the Erpfingen parish.

Gammertingen

The parish of Gammertingen (2100) includes the city of Gammertingen, the city of Hettingen, the municipality of Neufra and the city of Veringenstadt in the district of Sigmaringen. The entire area of ​​these cities and communities belonged to the Principality of Fürstenberg until 1806, which remained Catholic after the Reformation. Since 1806 the area belonged to the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Occasionally Protestant residents also moved in. As early as 1851, an own parish was founded in Gammertingen, which initially belonged to the parish of the Hohenzollern Lands of the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union . In the Protestant parishes in Hohenzollern, the old Prussian form of worship continues to exist at the request of the parishes. All Protestant residents of the surrounding area, most of whom only moved there after the Second World War, were assigned to it, before the independent parish of Burladingen was established for the towns of Burladingen, Gauselfingen, Ringingen and Neufra (since Jan 1 . 2002 belonging to the church district Balingen) was formed. In a letter dated April 25, 1967, the Ministry of Culture recognized the parish of Burladingen as a corporation under public law. On February 13, 1974, Neufra was released from the Burladingen parish and reassigned to the Gammertingen parish. A parish of its own was established in Gammertingen as early as 1891 and a church was also built in 1957.

By contract between the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union and the Evangelical Regional Church in Württemberg, the parish of Gammertingen and four other Prussian Evangelical parishes were reclassified into the Württemberg regional church and assigned to the Reutlingen parish with effect from April 1, 1950. The following places that had previously belonged to the Gammertingen parish were detached from the Gammertingen parish and assigned to neighboring parishes: Harthausen auf der Scheer and Benzingen zu Winterlingen (Balingen church district), Meldingen and Salmendingen to Willmandingen (see below), Steinhilben and Trochtelfingen with Haid zu Mägerkingen (see below), Hörschwag to Hausen an der Lauchert (see below) and Stetten unter Holstein to Erpfingen (see above). Today's Gammerting district of Bronnen was only assigned to the parish of Gammertingen by the Mägerkingen parish on November 16, 1962, when the Upper Church Council announced it. Until 1989, the Hochberg district of the Bingen community also belonged to the Gammertingen parish before it was assigned to the Sigmaringen parish, Balingen parish.

Genkingen

The parish of Genkingen (1500) includes the district of Genkingen of the community of Sonnenbühl. A church and parish was mentioned in Genkingen as early as 806. It is called the Church of Our Lady and St. Michael. The patronage came through the Counts of Zollern to Hirsau Monastery and then to Zwiefalten Monastery. The Reformation was introduced around 1540 and in 1750 Württemberg had the right of patronage. The current church was rebuilt in 1938. The tower from the 8th century was retained.

Gönningen

The parish of Gönningen (1850) includes the Gönningen district of the city of Reutlingen. A church and parish was first mentioned in Gönningen in 1275. The patronage of the Church of St. Peter and Paul had Württemberg from 1300, then various dominions, before it came back to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation. The choir of the church and the tower substructure date from the 15th century. The nave was built in 1842/44.

Until 1939 the parish of Gönningen belonged to the church district of Tübingen. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

Hausen an der Lauchert

The parish of Hausen an der Lauchert (160) includes the Hausen an der Lauchert district of the city of Trochtelfingen and the Hörschwag district of the city of Burladingen. A church and parish was first mentioned in 1275. 1555 the church is called St. Gallus. The patronage was the monastery of St. Gallen. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The essentially Romanesque choir tower was redesigned in Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century and rebuilt in 1790/91. In 1962 the church was renovated. Since 1900 the parish of Hausen an der Lauchert has been run by the Erpfingen parish, today it is looked after by the Mägerkingen parish office.

Hörschwag remained Catholic after the Reformation. Protestant residents also moved in mainly after the Second World War. They were initially assigned to the parish of Gammertingen. With other former Prussian parishes, this was reclassified from the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union to the Württemberg regional church with effect from April 1, 1951. In this context Hörschwag was separated from the Gammertingen parish and assigned to the Hausen an der Lauchert parish.

Holzelfingen

The parish of Holzelfingen comprises the district of Holzelfingen in the municipality of Lichtenstein. A church and parish of St. Blasius was first mentioned in 1275, but is probably older. The church was possibly founded by the diocese of Chur in the 10th century. The patronage of the church came in 1404 from the Counts of Landau to the Reutlinger Bürger Spiegel. The Reformation was introduced through Württemberg. Today's church is a fortified church with a choir from 1494. The nave was renewed in 1889 and the whole church was rebuilt in 1909 in Art Nouveau style. It was the burial place of the gentlemen von Greifenstein.

The Holzelfingen parish also looks after the Ohnastetten parish.

Oferdingen

The parish of Oferdingen (1230) includes the Oferdingen district of the city of Reutlingen. A church and parish was mentioned in Oferdingen in 1089. The patronage was owned by the Counts of Achalm, who handed it over to the Zwiefalten monastery. In 1332 the monastery sold the church set to the Lords of Stein, from where it came to the Johanniterkommende Rohrdorf in 1356 and finally to Württemberg in 1568. The Reformation was introduced as early as 1534. The early Gothic church of St. Clemens from the 13th century burned down partially in 1638 and was rebuilt in its current form in 1655.

Until 1939 the parish of Oferdingen belonged to the church district of Tübingen. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

Ohmenhausen

The church community Ohmenhausen (2170) includes the Ohmenhausen district of the city of Reutlingen. In terms of the church, Ohmenhausen initially belonged to Reutlingen, but had already had it since 14/15. Nicholas had its own church in the 19th century. In 1697 a separate parish was established there. The church was demolished in the 19th century and replaced by the current building by Leins in 1883/85. In 1959 it was renovated.

Ohnastetten

The parish of Ohnastetten comprises the district of Ohnastetten in the parish of St. Johann (Württemberg) . The church was built in 1763. But even before 1430 there was a small chapel on the same site. It was dedicated to St. Mauritius . Around the year 1460 Ohnastetten received its own pastor. The chapel was made a parish church and incorporated by Offenhausen Monastery . Offenhausen Monastery was consecrated to St. Pancras, so both patronages were retained. The name "Pankratiuskirche" was retained even after the introduction of the Reformation in 1534. After the destruction of the church during the Thirty Years' War, a new building took until 1763. In the following years it received additions such as the parish hall in the early 1970s, where the “Franziska Library” with its 384 volumes, which is known far beyond the region, is kept is a gift from the pious Franziska von Hohenheim (1748 - 1811), the second wife of Duke Carl Eugen von Württemberg , for the then poor community . With its religious, ecclesiastical, philosophical and literary content, the valuable collection is a real treasure trove for historians. Paintings of both church patrons adorn the church with the black slate tower. The parish of Ohnastetten is now looked after by the parish of Holzelfingen.

Until 1939 the parish of Ohnastetten belonged to the church district Bad Urach. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

Parish of Pfullingen

The parish of Pfullingen (7850) includes the city of Pfullingen .

The Martinskirche on the market square was mentioned for the first time in 1162, but already had three previous buildings that go back to the 7th century. The patronage came to various rulers through the Achalming Counts and was finally acquired in 1796 by Württemberg from the Nürtingen Hospital. Württemberg had already introduced the Reformation in 1534. The Martinskirche has a late Gothic choir from 1463 and a nave from 1580. In 1962 the Martinskirche was renovated. The choir windows by Hans Gottfried von Stockhausen (1968) and the epitaph of the mayor Johann Mayer from 1611 are worth seeing . The tower is about 46 meters high. Today three parishes or parish districts belong to St. Martin's Church (center, west and east). The rectory in Mitte is located at the Martinskirche. The West Parish Office has existed since 1956. The Pauluskirche was built as a makeshift church for this district in 1964; but it no longer exists today. The rectory east is located on Laiblinsplatz. The Paul-Gerhardt-Haus on the market square opposite the Martinskirche, built in 1982, serves as the parish hall. The CVJM Pfullingen is also based here.

As a result of the strong growth of the parish in Pfullingen, especially after the Second World War, further parishes were established and new churches and parish centers were built, whereby in July 1994 two separate parishes were formed, which were merged with the Martins parish to form the whole parish of Pfullingen :

  • In 1967/68 a Protestant church with a community center with its own parish was built for the Burgweg settlement. In 1994 the independent Burgweg parish of Pfullingen was established. In 2000 the Burgweg Church was completely renovated and modernized. With effect from July 9, 2001, the Burgweg parish of Pfullingen was then renamed the Magdalenenkirchen parish of Pfullingen.
  • In 1991 the south of Pfullingen received the youngest Protestant church with a community center in the city and its own parish. In 1994 this parish was made independent as the St. Thomas parish.

On January 1, 2017, all three individual parishes were dissolved. They went up in the overall parish, which was renamed at the same time in Pfullingen parish.

General parish of Reutlingen

The total parish of Reutlingen (23040) includes the core city and the district of Betzingen of the city of Reutlingen. It was formed by the announcement of the consistory of March 21, 1907 from the two parishes of Reutlingen and Betzingen. Later other parishes were added (e.g. the Katharinen- and Leonhardskirchengemeinde) or further particular parishes emerged within the overall parish through the division of existing parishes. So were z. B. by the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 10, 1958, the Kreuzkirchengemeinde was formed from parts of the Leonhard Church community and the Resurrection Church community from parts of the Katharinenkirchen community in Reutlingen. By further announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on November 8th, 1972 the boundaries of the Marian , Resurrection, Christ , Katharinen, Kreuz and Mauritius parishes within the total parish of Reutlingen were redefined.

The entire Reutlingen parish is responsible for a total of 10 kindergartens.

The community of the southern German community of Reutlingen and the community of Silberburg of the Apis also belong to the overall parish. These are independent communities within the Protestant regional church in Württemberg and the Gnadau community association .

Resurrection parish Reutlingen

The resurrection parish Reutlingen (2490) covers the north of the core city of Reutlingen. Since the 19th century, the number of parishioners in Reutlingen grew strongly, so that the existing Protestant churches were no longer sufficient. Thus, from the second pastoral care district of the Katharinenkirchen congregation, another congregation emerged, which in 1957 built the Resurrection Church as another Protestant church. Through the announcement of the upper church council on April 10, 1958, the independent resurrection church congregation was established simultaneously with the cross parish as a further parish within the total parish of Reutlingen. The Ministry of Education recognized the new parish with a letter of December 14, 1957 as a corporation under public law.

Parish of Reutlingen West - Betzingen

The Mauritius parish in Reutlingen merged with the Christ parish on December 1, 2013. New parish name: Evangelical parish Reutlingen West-Betzingen (4850). It comprises three parish districts in the Betzingen district and in the west of the city of Reutlingen.

The Mauritius Church in Betzingen was first mentioned in 1275. The current church was built around 1500 in the late Gothic style, and was consecrated in 1505. In 1906 she received a neo-Gothic choir. The tower is still Romanesque from the 11th or 12th century.

Through the announcement of the consistory of March 21, 1907, the parish of Betzingen merged with the parish of Reutlingen to form the whole parish of Reutlingen. According to the announcement of the Upper Church Council of April 18, 1972, the Betzingen parish was renamed the Reutlingen parish in Mauritius.

Since the 19th century, the number of parishioners in Reutlingen grew strongly, so that the Marienkirche, the Katharinenkirche and the Leonhardskirche were no longer sufficient. The Christ Church was consecrated as one of the last churches during the National Socialist era on the 1st of Advent 1936 by Regional Bishop Wurm. It was also designed by the architect as a concert church.

Parish of Reutlingen-Hohbuch

The parish of Reutlingen-Hohbuch (2070) comprises the southwest of the core city of Reutlingen, in particular the residential area of ​​the same name and the new Schafstall settlement. It is the youngest Protestant parish. As an independent parish of Reutlingen-Hohbuch, it was established by the Upper Church Council's announcement on February 7, 1983, as a further parish within the total parish of Reutlingen. The Ministry of Education recognized the new parish as a public corporation in a letter dated February 17, 1981.

Jubilee parish Reutlingen

The anniversary parish of Reutlingen (2120) includes the Orschel-Hagen district . Since the 19th century, the number of parishioners in Reutlingen grew strongly, so that the existing Protestant churches were no longer sufficient. Thus, through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on January 4, 1964, the independent parish of Orschel-Hagen was established as a further parish of the total parish of Reutlingen. The Ministry of Culture recognized the new parish with a letter of October 5, 1964 as a corporation under public law. In 1967 the parish of Orschel-Hagen then built the Jubilate Church . The parish of Orschel-Hagen was renamed the Jubilate parish of Reutlingen through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 18, 1972.

Katharinenkirchen parish Reutlingen

The Katharinenkirchen community Reutlingen (1090) includes the northern core city of Reutlingen. A chapel “St. Katharinen an dem Felde ”is mentioned as early as 1338. As the chapel of the infirmary, it replaced the decline of the neighboring parish church “St. Peter in den Weiden ”survived during the Reformation and was always provided with its own pastoral care office by a“ predicant for the special sicknesses ”. The old Katharinenkirche in the cemetery "Unter den Linden" was demolished and today's Katharinenkirche was built from 1887 to 1890 by Heinrich Dolmetsch at the same location. Since 1908 it was a parish church with its own parish district. In the 1950s, the population in the north of Reutlingen increased sharply due to new settlements, so that the resurrection parish of Reutlingen emerged from the northern part of the Katharinenkirchen parish in 1958. The Katharinenkirchen parish had a parish center at Vollen Brunnen in Mittnachtstrasse, which was built in 1968. It is now used as a multi-generation house and is owned by the Voller Brunnen e. V. rented. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 18, 1949, there had been a change in the area of ​​the Katharinenkirchen parish in favor of the neighboring parish of Rommelsbach in the Rappertshofen area.

Kreuzkirchengemeinde Reutlingen

The Kreuzkirchengemeinde Reutlingen (5540) covers the south of the core city of Reutlingen. Since the 19th century, the number of parishioners in Reutlingen grew strongly, so that the existing Protestant churches were no longer sufficient. Thus a second pastoral care district was established within the Leonhard church community in Reutlingen (which has since been incorporated into the New Marienkirche community), which received its own pastor from 1929. A congregation soon developed out of the district and gathered in the "Haus Bethanien" on Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. In the 1930s, this building was given to the parish and there were also parish services for the Leonhard church. In 1956/57, today's Kreuzkirche was built as another Protestant church in Reutlingen and through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 10, 1958, the independent Kreuzkirche community was established simultaneously with the Resurrection parish as a further parish within the overall parish of Reutlingen. The Ministry of Education recognized the new parish with a letter of December 14, 1957 as a corporation under public law. In the 1970s the two community centers “Ringelbach” and “Herderstraße” were built, which have since been sold. The Kreuzkirche became a community center through renovations.

New Marienkirche parish Reutlingen

The new Marienkirchengemeinde Reutlingen (4880) includes the old town and the eastern core of Reutlingen. The original parish church in Reutlingen was the church of St. Peter in den Weiden, in 1248 St. Peter and Paul, in today's cemetery "Unter den Linden", which was probably founded as a separate church in the 8th century. From 1523 the city joined the Reformation. In 1539 the church of St. Peter was demolished and the parish rights were transferred to the Marienkirche. This was built by the citizens of the city as thanks for the end of the siege in 1247. In the city fire of 1726, parts of the interior were lost. It was restored and renewed in the 18th and 19th centuries, for example by Heinrich Dolmetsch from 1893 to 1901. Since the 19th century, the number of parish members increased sharply, so that by 1905 three parishes had already been established at the Marienkirche . The Evangelical Church Community of Reutlingen also owns the Nikolaikirche in the city center on Nikolaiplatz, which is ecumenically used as the "City Church" . Furthermore, more churches and parishes were built until the middle of the 20th century. So in 1894 the Leonhardskirche was built in the east of the old town with its own parish and parish. This was dissolved on June 25, 2004 and merged with the Marienkirche parish, which was named Evangelische Neue Marienkirchengemeinde Reutlingen.

Rommelsbach

The parish of Rommelsbach (2320) includes the Rommelsbach district of the city of Reutlingen. Originally, Rommelsbach was a branch of Oferdingen. In 1401 an early measurement pillar was set up in Rommelsbach. In 1568, the right of presentation came to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation. In 1681 its own parish was established. The old church in Rommelsbach burned down in the Thirty Years War. Today's church was built in 1652 and was rebuilt and enlarged in a classicist style by Friedrich Bernhard Adam Groß from 1827 to 1830 . Today it bears the name Martin Luther Church.

Until 1939 the parish of Rommelsbach belonged to the church district of Tübingen. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 18, 1949, the Rappertshofen area was reclassified from the Katharinenkirchen parish to the Rommelsbach parish.

Sickenhausen

The parish of Sickenhausen (960) includes the Sickenhausen district of the city of Reutlingen. With Degerschlacht, Sickenahausen was initially a branch of the Reutlingen parish church of St. Peter in the Weiden, and after the Reformation of the Katharinenkirche in Reutlingen. In 1679, Württemberg acquired the right of patronage and established its own parish in Degerschlacht together with the neighboring Sickenhausen. Originally there was a Gothic chapel in Sickenhausen, which was expanded into a church. The ship was built in 1676. In 1978 it was replaced by a modern church called "Pauluskirche".

Until 1939 the parish of Sickenhausen belonged to the church district of Tübingen. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

Sondelfingen

The parish of Sondelfingen (2910) includes the district of Sondelfingen and the residential area "Efeu" of the city of Reutlingen, which was reclassified from the Marienkirchengemeinde Reutlingen to the parish of Sondelfingen by an announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 8, 1968. A church and parish St. Stephanus was first mentioned in Sondelfingen in 1275. The old church is in the cemetery. It was built around 1500 and renovated in 1686 and 1763. In 1960, however, today's Johanneskirche was built elsewhere and the old Stephanuskirche was sold to the city of Reutlingen. It is used, among other things, for city weddings. Today there are two parishes in Sondelfingen. They are labeled West and East.

Until 1939 the parish of Sondelfingen belonged to the church district Bad Urach. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Reutlingen church district.

General parish of Trochtelfingen

The total parish of Trochtelfingen (2130) includes the core city and the districts of Mägerkingen and Steinhilben of the city of Trochtelfingen. The district of Hausen an der Lauchert forms its own parish, which, however, is also looked after by the Mägerkingen parish. The district of Wilsingen belongs to the parish of Ödenwaldstetten (parish of Münsingen). The Trochtelfingen Parish was formed with effect from November 11, 2007, when the Mägerkingen parish was divided into the Mägerkingen parish and the Trochtelfingen Christ parish, but at the same time both were merged into the newly formed Parish. The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport has recognized the entire parish of Trochtelfingen and its two parishes, the Christ parish Trochtelfingen and the parish Mägerkingen, as corporations under public law.

Mägerkingen

The parish Mägerkingen (840) includes the Mägerkingen district of the city of Trochtelfingen. A church and parish was first mentioned in Mägerkingen in 1275. The patronage of the church later known as St. Blasius Church was under Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation in 1534. The nave of the church was rebuilt in 1777, the tower is older and received its distinctive onion dome in 1905.

Until 1962, today's Gammertingen district of Bronnen also belonged to the Mägerkingen parish. However, through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on November 16, 1962, it was assigned to the parish of Gammertingen.

Until 2007, the Protestant residents in the core town of Trochtelfingen and in Steinhilben, who mainly moved there after the Second World War, also belonged to the Mägerkingen parish, before the independent Christ parish of Trochtelfingen was formed for the core town of Trochtelfingen with Haid and the Steinhilben district of Trochtelfingen with effect from November 11, 2007 which has since formed the Trochtelfingen parish with the Mägerkingen parish.

The parish of Hausen an der Lauchert is also looked after by the Mägerkingen parish.

Christ parish Trochtelfingen

The Christ parish Trochtelfingen (1290) includes the core town and the Steinhilben district of the city of Trochtelfingen. Both places had belonged to the Principality of Fürstenberg since the 16th century and remained Catholic after the Reformation. After 1806 these places were Hohenzollern. Then Protestant residents also moved in, but mostly only after the Second World War, who were initially assigned to the parish of Gammertingen. With effect from April 1, 1951, the Gammertingen parish was reclassified with other former Prussian parishes from the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union to the Württemberg regional church. In this context, the places Steinhilben and Trochtelfingen were separated from the parish of Gammertingen and assigned to the parish of Mägerkingen. In 1958 a separate church, the Christ Church, was built in Trochtelfingen. With effect from November 11, 2007, the independent Christ Church Trochtelfingen was formed in Trochtelfingen for the core town of Trochtelfingen with Haid and the Steinhilben district, which has since formed the Trochtelfingen parish with the Mägerkingen parish.

Absurdity

The church community Undingen (1440) includes the district Undingen of the community Sonnenbühl. In terms of church, Undingen initially belonged to Genkingen. A chapel was mentioned in 1423. The core of the late Gothic church is from 1487 and has an east choir tower. It was renovated in 1892 and 1959/60. Inside there is a St. Mary and St. Nicholas altar. The Reformation was introduced in 1534, but it was not until 1892 that Undingen became its own parish.

Entire parish of Unterhausen-Honau

The entire parish of Unterhausen-Honau (3310) includes the districts of Unterhausen and Honau of the municipality of Lichtenstein. It was formed on January 1, 2004 from the two parishes of Unterhausen and Honau.

Honau

The parish Honau (510) includes the Honau part of the municipality of Lichtenstein. A church and parish St. Gallus is mentioned for the first time in 1275. After the Reformation (1534) Honau was temporarily looked after from Unterhausen. The church in the walled cemetery is early Gothic, but the tower dates from the 19th century. The Honau parish is also responsible for the Honau kindergarten.

Unterhausen

The parish of Unterhausen (2800) includes the district of Unterhausen and the district of Oberhausen of the municipality of Lichtenstein, which has been absorbed into it. A church and parish of John the Baptist was first mentioned in 1275. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The originally Gothic church in the walled cemetery was later changed, most recently in 1953. The oldest part of the church is the sacristy.

There is also a church in Oberhausen, the Erlöserkirche. Until 1931, Oberhausen was its own parish, which together with the parish of Unterhausen formed the overall parish of Unterhausen. On February 5, 1931, the Oberhausen parish was announced by the Oberkirchenrat, and the parish of Oberhausen was merged with the parish of Unterhausen and the entire parish of Unterhausen was dissolved.

Today there are two parish offices in Unterhausen (with Oberhausen) (north and south), with the parish south also looking after the Honau parish.

Wannweil

The Wannweil ​​parish (2240) includes the Wannweil ​​parish. A church and parish was first mentioned in Wannweil ​​in 1275. The church of St. Johannes Baptista was subordinate to the Lords of Blankenstein and came from them in 1333 to the Reutlingen hospital, to which the church was incorporated in 1476. The Reformation was introduced with Reutlingen in 1530. The core of the church dates back to the 12th century. The choir was built in 1488, the nave was rebuilt in 1890/91. The interior of the church was renovated in 2005/6. On this occasion, an illustrated church leader appeared, who was essentially by the expert for " interpreting " churches, Dr. Ellen Pietrus was written.

Until 1937, the "Bahnhof Kirchentellinsfurt" residential area also belonged to the Wannweil ​​parish. By the announcement of the upper church council of March 19, 1937 this was reclassified to the parish of Kirchentellinsfurt (church district Tübingen).

Willmandingen

The parish of Willmandingen (approx. 1,100) comprises the Willmandingen district of the Sonnenbühl community and the Melchingen and Salmendingen districts of the city of Burladingen. A church of St. Gallus was probably built in 772. One parish has been attested since 1275. The patronage was held by the Counts of Zollern and, from 1468, the Zwiefalten monastery. Württemberg introduced the Reformation in 1534 and from 1750 also had patronage rights. The present church was built in 1903 by Heinrich Dolmetsch . The tower and choir of a predecessor church further north were retained. In 1969, late Romanesque wall paintings from around 1220 were uncovered here.

The places Melchingen and Salmendingen remained Catholic after the Reformation. Protestant residents also moved in mainly after the Second World War. They were initially assigned to the parish of Gammertingen, which belonged to the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union. With effect from April 1, 1951, the parish of Gammertingen was reclassified with other former Prussian parishes in the Württemberg regional church. In this context, the places Melchingen and Salmendingen were separated from the parish of Gammertingen and assigned to the parish of Willmandingen.

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 VII: Tübingen District, Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-17-004807-4

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  4. http://www.gemeinde.willmandingen.elk-wue.de/unsere-kirchengemeinde/
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    Hechingen: A farewell full of sadness . Schwarzwälder Bote , February 13, 2013, accessed on February 18, 2018.
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  8. http://reutlingen.die-apis.de/die-gemeinde.html
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  12. (RUA Vol. 4 No. 1554 1338 VI 24)
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