Church district Tübingen

Basic data
Regional Church :	Evangelical Church in Württemberg
Prelature :	Reutlingen
Area :	km²
Structure:	46 parishes
Parishioners:	approx. 88,800 (2005)
Address of the Dean's Office :	Neckarhalde 27 72070 Tuebingen
Dean :	Elisabeth Hege
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The Evangelical Church District Tübingen is one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the deanery of Tübingen.

geography

The church district of Tübingen is located in the southwest of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes almost the entire district of Tübingen with the exception of the districts of Bierlingen, Felldorf and Wachendorf of the municipality of Starzach , which belong to the parish of Sulz am Neckar , the districts of Altingen, Breitenholz, Entringen and Reusten of the municipality of Ammerbuch and the districts of Baisingen and Hailfingen of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar , all of which belong to the Herrenberg church district . Furthermore, the communities Pliezhausen and Walddorfhäslach in the Reutlingen district and the Rohrdorf and Weitingen districts in the Eutingen im Gäu community ( Freudenstadt district ) belong to the Tübingen church district.

Neighboring church districts

The church district of Tübingen borders the following church districts (starting clockwise in the north): Bernhausen and Nürtingen (both Stuttgart prelature) and Reutlingen , Balingen , Sulz am Neckar , Herrenberg and Böblingen (all Reutlingen prelature).

history

The area of today's deanery or church district of Tübingen belongs largely to the Württemberg heartland, where the Reformation was introduced from 1534. This area is therefore predominantly evangelical. Another part of today's church district of Tübingen also belonged to Upper Austria and thus remained Catholic after the Reformation. Protestant congregations were only founded here from the 19th century and after the Second World War .

Soon after the Reformation, Tübingen became the seat of a special superintendent or dean, probably from 1552, whose administrative district was also known as the diocese. There was the so-called city diocese, to whose dean the pastor at the collegiate church of Tübingen was appointed and to which the clergy in the city of Tübingen, the collegiate repetitions and the teachers of the Latin school were subordinate, and the so-called official diocese, to whose administrative district over 20 places outside Tübingen were subordinate belonged. The official dean was a pastor of a local authority, until 1692 the pastor in Lustnau several times. There was also the so-called "Bebenhausen Diocese" in Lustnau, to which the places Altdorf, Weil, Poltringen, Unterjesingen, Hagelloch, Ofterdingen and Dettenhausen belonged. Both the city diocese of Tübingen and the so-called Bebenhausen diocese were subordinate to the official dean from 1552. In 1692 the Bebenhausen diocese left this association and its own superintendent or dean was installed there. The official dean, who had his seat in Derendingen from 1692 to 1713, then in Walddorf until 1735, was only subordinate to the city diocese of Tübingen in addition to his own administrative district. In 1735 the seat of the official dean was moved to Tübingen and usually connected with the post of evening preacher there. In 1794 the city and official diocese of Tübingen were finally united. From then on, the city pastor at the collegiate church was the sole dean for the city and places of office.

By royal decree of July 30, 1811, the still existing Bebenhausen diocese in Lustnau was finally dissolved and its places divided between the dean's offices in Böblingen, Herrenberg and Tübingen, with Tübingen being given the places Hagelloch, Ofterdingen and Dettenhausen. In the 19th century, the Tübingen deanery gave the places Breitenholz, Entringen and Pfäffingen to the Herrenberg deanery and Gomaringen to the Reutlingen deanery.

The city diocese, the official diocese and the Bebenhausen diocese initially belonged to the Bebenhausen Generalate. From 1810 Tübingen became the seat of the Generalate instead of Bebenhausen. From 1811, the Tübingen Generalate was also subordinate to, among other things, the Tübingen deanery, which from then on was the only one. In 1913, the Tübingen Generalate was abolished and its territory was assigned to the Reutlingen Generalate, from which today's Reutlingen Prelature emerged in 1924 .

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 Schlaitdorf and Altenriet were reclassified to the parish of Nürtingen and Degerschlacht, Sickenhausen, Gönningen, Oferdingen, Altenburg and Rommelsbach to the parish of Reutlingen. In return, the parish of Tübingen received the parishes of Pfäffingen and Unterjesingen from the parish of Herrenberg. In 1983 the parish of Stockach, which until then had belonged to the general parish of Dußlingen as a branch parish, also moved to the Reutlingen parish because it was looked after by the Gomaringen parish from then on. On January 1, 2002, the parishes of Gomaringen and Stockach were reclassified from the Reutlingen parish to the Tübingen parish at their own request.

Head of the church district

The district synod , the church district committee (KBA) and the dean are responsible for managing the church district . The current dean has been Elisabeth Hege since December 2012, who was previously dean in the Ditzingen church district.

Deans of the church district of Tübingen since 1794

1794–1812 Georg Heinrich Müller
1812–1837 Johann Gottlieb Münch
1838–1848 Johann Gottfried Pressel
1848–1851 Albert von Hauber (1806–1883)
1851–1852 Christian David Friedrich von Palmer (1811–1875)
1853–1869 Ludwig von Georgii (1810–1896)
1870–1884 Georg Friedrich Franck
1885–1890 Viktor von Sandberger (1835–1912)
1890–1909 Karl August Elsässer
1909–1911 Christian Friedrich von Römer (1854–1920)
1911–1930 Hermann Friedrich Faber
1930–1946 Dr. Theodor Stockmayer
1946–1951 Theodor Haug
1951–1958 Friedrich Höltzel (1898–1990)
1958–1970 Friedrich Epting (1910–1983)
1970–1986 Reinhard Hermann (1923–2016)
1986–1995 Heinrich Küenzlen (* 1942)
1995–2012 Dr. Marie-Luise Kling-de Lazzer (* 1947)
since 2012 Elisabeth Hege (* 1959)

Deans of the Bebenhausen diocese in Lustnau until their dissolution in 1811:

1767–1784 Magnus Friedrich Roos
1784–1801 Georg Ludwig Weber
1801–1807 Johann Gottfried Mayer
1807–1811 Eberhard Friedrich Cless

Parishes

In the church district of Tübingen there are a total of 45 parishes, of which 14 have merged to form a total of four total or composite parishes, but remain independent bodies under public law.

The area of the church district of Tübingen is predominantly Protestant in the east, but predominantly Catholic in the west. Old Protestant churches or parishes therefore only exist in those places that introduced the Reformation early on, i.e. predominantly in the old Württemberg part. In the predominantly Catholic places in front of Austria , Protestant residents did not move in until after the Second World War, so that there are mostly young Protestant parishes there.

Parish of Bebenhausen

Evang. Monastery church Tübingen-Bebenhausen

View to the monastery of Tübingen-Bebenhausen

The parish of Bebenhausen comprises the Bebenhausen district of the city of Tübingen . Church life in Bebenhausen begins with the founding of the Cistercian monastery in the 12th century. After the Reformation by Württemberg in 1534, the monastery was closed and a Protestant monastery school was set up. Politically, the area of Bebenhausen belonged to the monastery office, from 1779 Oberamt Bebenhausen. It was not until 1823 that a separate political community in Bebenhausen was founded. A Protestant parish was founded for the residents of Bebenhausen, which gathers for worship in the former monastery church . However, Bebenhausen does not have its own parish. The parish of Bebenhausen is still looked after by the Lustnau rectory to this day. The Bebenhausen monastery church was started in 1188. The three-aisled Romanesque pillar basilica was consecrated in 1228. There were changes in the 14th and 15th centuries. After the Reformation, the nave was almost completely demolished and rebuilt. In the 17th century an organ gallery was built into the choir. From 1883 to 1885 it was changed again in a neo-Gothic style. The most valuable interior decoration is the late Gothic panel above the side altar, which depicts the "Bernard's Minnie".

Until 1967 the hamlet of Waldhausen also belonged to the parish of Bebenhausen. By the announcement of the upper church council on April 21, 1967, this hamlet was assigned to the Martinskirchen community of Tübingen.

Belsen parish

Evang. Chapel in Mössingen-Belsen

The parish of Belsen comprises the Belsen district of the city of Mössingen . Politically, Belsen was always part of Mössingen. Ecclesiastically it was also a branch of the Peter and Paul Church in Mössingen. A Belsen chapel was mentioned as early as 1485. In 1525 she was called St. Maximin and Johannes. The Romanesque choir tower church was probably built in the 12th century and changed in the late Gothic. In 1842 its own parish administration was established on it and in 1866 its own parish was established. The Belsener chapel became a parish church. In 1960 the church was renovated. The exterior sculptures on the west gable of the church are well known. The church stands on the foundations of a previous church. A circular light opening in the south-east corner of the church is a so-called "solar calendar system". This can only be viewed from the inside because the roof of the sacristy covers the opening.

Parish of Bodelshausen

The parish of Bodelshausen comprises the communities of Bodelshausen and Hirrlingen as well as the district of Hemmendorf of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. A church and parish was mentioned as early as 1275. In 1565 she was called St. Dionys. The patronage had the Lords of Ow, then Württemberg, who introduced the Reformation in 1534. The present church was built in 1847 by the Reutlingen city architect Johann Georg Rupp in neo-Gothic style. The lower part of the tower dates back to the 13th century. The former nave stood to the east, the current one to the west of the tower. Epitaphs from citizens of Hechingen can be seen in the choir room. The body of the altar cross dates from 1790, the cross itself is of a more recent date. The lead glass windows date from 1930 ( Käte Schaller-Härlin , south window) and 1963 ( Rudolf Yelin the Younger , three choir windows). Today the parish of Bodelshausen has two parishes, which are designated with I and II.

Hirrlingen and Hemmendorf remained Catholic after the Reformation. Mostly only after the Second World War did Protestant residents move to Hirrlingen and Hemmendorf. These were assigned to the parish of Bodelshausen.

From 1951 to 1974 the Protestant residents of the predominantly Catholic places Sickingen and Bechtoldsweiler (both town of Hechingen) belonged to the parish of Bodelshausen. In connection with the regrouping of the Hechingen parish, to which they belonged until then, they were separated from the Evangelical Church of the Old Prussian Union in the Württemberg regional church on April 1, 1951, from the Hechingen parish and assigned to the Bodelshausen parish. This was reversed by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on February 13, 1974, i.e. H. both places were reclassified to the parish of Balingen and reassigned to the parish of Hechingen.

Parish of Derendingen

ev. St. Galluskirche Derendingen

The Derendingen parish includes the Derendingen district of the city of Tübingen. Derendingen was initially a subsidiary of Weilheim. A St. Gallus chapel in Derendingen was mentioned as early as 1189, archaeological excavations suggest a first wooden chapel in the 7th century, a stone chapel has been proven as early as the 8th century. In 1466 a separate parish was established. The current church was built in 1514 and renovated in 1899/1900 and 1979/80. It was badly damaged by bombs in World War II. The modern church windows from 1982 come from Gudrun Müsse-Florin . The church is surrounded by the cemetery.

Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 20, 1941, the Derendingen parish changed its territory in favor of the neighboring parish of Tübingen.

From 1567 to 1586 the reformer of Krain, Primus Truber, worked in Derendingen, where he also died. He is considered to be the founder of Slovenian literature. His portrait is depicted on the one euro circulation coin from Slovenia . The parish hall is named after him.

Parish of Dettenhausen

The parish of Dettenhausen includes the community of Dettenhausen . The place was initially a branch of Weil im Schönbuch. A Johanneskapelle was mentioned in 1513 and reformed by Württemberg in 1534. It was not until 1798 that Dettenhausen became its own parish. The chapel was demolished in the 19th century and replaced in 1832/34 by the court chamber builder Ludwig Friedrich von Gaab with today's church in the classicist "Finanzkammer- oder Kameralamtsstil ". The church was renovated in 1934 by architect Rudolf Behr and the roof turret was raised in 1937. At the end of the 20th century, the interior of the church was redesigned and the three-part monumental fresco from 1934 in the choir (crucifixion scene by Erwin Hetsch ) was hidden behind neutral blinds. Today there are two parish offices in Dettenhausen, which are referred to as parish I and II.

Parish Dörnach

The parish Dörnach comprises the district Dörnach of the municipality Pliezhausen . Dörnach was always a church branch of Pliezhausen. To this day, the parish of Dörnach is looked after by the parish of Pliezhausen-Dörnach II. A chapel was mentioned in Dörnach in 1466. In 1559 she was called St. Agatha. Today's church in Dörnach was built in 1800 using parts of the earlier chapel and renovated in 1959 and equipped with a lead glass window in the chancel by Adolf Valentin Saile and a representation of the resurrection (outer wall) by Wilhelm Pfeiffer . The church used to be surrounded by a cemetery, a wall of which is still preserved. The pointed arch portal still shows the remains of the earlier chapel. The church has a turret tower made of plastered half-timbering with a tent roof. The Hofgut am Dörnacher Weg, which belonged to the parish of Neckartenzlingen until 1991, was reclassified to the parish of Dörnach with effect from October 15, 1991.

Parish of Dusslingen

The parish of Dußlingen includes the parish of Dußlingen . A church and parish was mentioned in Dusslingen as early as 888. In 1320 the church is called St. Peter. The Lords of Herter sold the church's patronage rights to Württemberg in 1447, which introduced the Reformation. Today's church in Dußlingen is a late Gothic building from the years 1501/08. In 1957 the interior was renovated. The tower of the church has a small roof turret. The organ has a rococo case by Hagemann from 1768. The present organ was installed in 1988. The parish hall, built by architect Rudolf Behr in 1937, received a lead glass round window by Walter Kohler . For a long time, the Dusslingen parish also looked after the former Stockach branch parish, with which the Dusslingen parish formed the Dusslingen parish as a whole. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on February 7, 1983, the Stockach branch parish was separated from the Dusslingen general parish, which was dissolved at the same time, and assigned to the Reutlingen parish, where it was looked after by the Gomaringen-Nord parish. With the parish of Gomaringen, the parish of Stockach then moved back to the parish of Tübingen on January 1, 2002.

General parish of Eckenweiler-Ergenzingen

The entire parish of Eckenweiler-Ergenzingen includes the districts of Bieringen, Eckenweiler and Ergenzingen in the city of Rottenburg am Neckar . It was re-formed on January 1, 2004 through the merger of the two following parishes, Eckenweiler and Ergenzingen.

Parish of Eckenweiler

The parish of Eckenweiler comprises the districts of Eckenweiler and Bieringen of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar and the districts of Börstingen and Sulzau of the municipality of Starzach (the other three districts of Starzach belong to the parish of Mühlen, parish of Sulz am Neckar). Eckenweiler was initially a church branch of Wolfenhausen. As a result of its early affiliation with Württemberg, the Reformation was introduced in Eckenweiler in 1534. The place is thus the only predominantly Protestant district of Rottenburg. The place did not have its own church for a long time. The worshipers had to go the arduous way to Wolfenhausen. In 1787/88 an own church could be built and in 1894 an own parish was established. In 1962 the church was renovated and in 1985 the organ was moved to the gallery above the entrance.

The parish of Eckenweiler was later assigned to Bieringen and Ergenzingen (town of Rottenburg am Neckar), Börstingen and Sulzau (town of Starzach) and Rohrdorf and Weitingen (town of Eutingen im Gäu), which remained Catholic after the Reformation, only Sulzau was after the Reformation temporarily Protestant and initially had its own Protestant parish. Protestant residents did not move to these places until after the Second World War. In Ergenzingen 1964-1966, however, a separate church was built and in 1962 a branch parish of Eckenweiler was established. The Eutingen train station, located in the Rohrdorf district, was reclassified to the Sulz am Neckar parish and assigned to the Horb am Neckar parish through an announcement by the Upper Church Council on July 24, 1934.

Parish of Ergenzingen

The Ergenzingen parish includes the Ergenzingen district of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. The Protestant residents of Ergenzingen initially belonged to the Eckenweiler parish. By the announcement of the upper church council on March 12, 1962, a separate branch parish Ergenzingen was formed as a daughter parish of Eckenweiler. Since 2004, this has been part of the Eckenweiler-Ergenzingen parish together with the Eckenweiler parish. 1964–66 a separate Protestant church, the Christ Church, was built in Ergenzingen. The architect was Albrecht Schmidt from Tübingen. A concrete relief from 1966 above the entrance depicts the four evangelists.

Gniebel-Rübgarten parish

Gniebel is a part of the municipality of Pliezhausen . In terms of church, Gniebel initially belonged to Walddorf. A chapel is first mentioned in 1464. It was replaced in 1559 by the Fridolin Chapel in the center of the village. A parish administration was set up on her in 1842 and a parish in 1873. The chapel was probably replaced by a new building between 1466 and 1534, which was then repeatedly rebuilt and changed and finally demolished in 1974. In 1971/72 the wish of the community could be realized and today's church was built by the architectural office Schaber from Reutlingen. The new church was called Dreieinigkeitskirche and contains a pointed arch lead glass window (Descent from the Cross, Resurrection) by Wolf-Dieter Kohler in the concrete back wall .

Rübgarten is a part of the municipality of Pliezhausen. In church terms, Rübgarten was initially a branch of Weil im Schönbuch, and from around 1585 of Walddorf. The parish of Rübgarten has been looked after by the Gniebel rectory since 1872. A chapel is mentioned in Rübgarten in 1464. Instead of the old chapel, a choirless and largely unadorned preaching hall church in the style of the camera office was added to the castle in 1811 . Inside, however, a late Gothic shrine altar by Hans Syrner from 1505/1512 from the previous church has been preserved. The organ was installed in 1844 by organ builder Engelfried. The church has a roof turret with a Welscher hood.

Gomaringen parish

The parish of Gomaringen includes the main town of Gomaringen . A church and parish was mentioned in Gomaringen as early as 1275. The church, originally consecrated to St. Mary, belonged to the respective local authorities in the 14th to 16th centuries. The imperial city of Reutlingen introduced the Reformation. The parish of Gomaringen thus belonged to the Reutlingen parish until 2001. With effect from January 1, 2002, the parish of Gomaringen and with it the parish of Stockach, which has been looked after by the parish of Gomaringen-Nord since 1983 (previously part of the entire parish of Dußlingen), was reclassified to the parish of Tübingen at their own request.

Today's church in Gomaringen was built in 1839/40 by the Reutlingen city master builder Johann Georg Rupp as a classicist rectangular building. The interior of the church was renovated in 1961 and 2013/14. Today there are two parish offices, north and south, with the north parish also taking care of the Stockach parish. The poet Gustav Schwab was one of the most famous pastors in Gomaringen. He worked here from 1837 to 1841.

Hagelloch parish

The Hagelloch parish includes the Hagelloch district of the city of Tübingen. In terms of the church, Hagelloch was initially a branch of Tübingen. A Lady Chapel was mentioned in Hagelloch in 1474. In 1493 a chaplain was founded in Hagelloch. The Reformation was introduced in 1534 and Hagelloch has been its own parish since 1545 at the latest. The current church was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1904/05. The architect was the building officer Theophil Frey from Stuttgart. In 1953 and 1998 the church was renovated. The interior was partly taken over from the old church, such as the supporting columns of the galleries from 1633 and 1732, the crucifix from 1750 and the panel painting "Sermon of Christ on the Sea of Galilee" by Elisabeth Horlacher from the middle of the 19th century and other pictures that Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon show. The three choir windows (birth, crucifixion, resurrection) were designed by Theodor Bauerle and executed in 1904 by the Stuttgart glass painting workshop Waldhausen & Ellenbeck . Friedrich Schäfer built the organ. Above the main portal is a statue of Christ by A. Gäckle from Stuttgart.

Jettenburg parish

The parish Jettenburg includes the district Jettenburg of the municipality Kusterdingen . Ecclesiastically, Jettenburg was initially a branch of Mähringen, with which the Jettenburg branch parish formed the entire parish of Mähringen until 1957. A chapel St. Ulrich and Pankratius was mentioned in 1324. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The church from the 15th century has an east choir tower, but the tower is older. Possibly. it stands on the foundations of a former castle. In 1959/60 the church was renovated and changed. The stained glass windows were created in 1959 by master glass painter Adolf Valentin Saile and a few years later by his daughter Anna-Dorothea Kunz-Saile . By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 5, 1957, the Jettenburg branch parish was separated from the entire parish of Mähringen and assigned to the parish or the parish of Wankheim.

Parish Kilchberg / Bühl

ev. Church in Kilchberg

The parish Kilchberg / Bühl comprises the districts Kilchberg and Bühl of the city of Tübingen. A church and parish was mentioned in Kilchberg as early as 1275. In 1421 she was called St. Martin. The patronage came through the Counts of Hohenberg to the Blankenstein, then to Hans von Herrenberg and finally in 1418 to the St. Moritz Rottenburg-Ehingen Abbey. Nevertheless, the Reformation was introduced in 1559 by Georg von Ehingen. The church has a Romanesque tower basement. Otherwise the church combines several architectural styles. The nave is late Gothic. The windows and the portal are late baroque. The church has Renaissance tombs. Stone knights of the Lords of Ehingen have been preserved in the tower. The crucifix is probably from the early Gothic period. The organ in the choir was installed in 1756. The original painting of the organ from 1770 has been preserved. The oldest bells in the church date from the 15th century. The well-known architect Paul Schmitthenner , who lives in the village, carried out renovations in 1945 and 1954. In 2005 the Martinskirche was completely renovated.

The Reformation was introduced in Bühl in the middle of the 16th century by Georg von Ehingen and David von Stein. From 1609, however, Bühl was re-Catholicized again. Most of the Protestant residents only returned after the Second World War. They were assigned to the parish Kilchberg. In 1998 the Kilchberg parish built a parish hall in Bühl, where Protestant services are now also celebrated. It is named after Anna von Stein , the "mother of the Reformation" in Bühl. The parish hall is integrated into the municipal kindergarten building in Bühl. The clay tile mural was created by parishioners.

Until 1957, the Protestant residents of Hirschau also belonged to the Kilchberg parish. By announcement of the upper church council of July 10, 1957, they were assigned to the collegiate church community of Tübingen. In 1963 Hirschau was assigned to the parish of Weilheim and since 1971 Hirschau formed an independent branch parish.

Until 1994 the parish only had the Kilchberg district in its name. With effect from February 7, 1994, however, it was renamed "Kilchberg / Bühl Parish".

Parish Kirchentellinsfurt

The parish of Kirchentellinsfurt includes the parish of Kirchentellinsfurt , whereby the residential area "Bahnhof Kirchentellinsfurt" still belonged to the parish of Wannweil ( parish of Reutlingen) until 1937 and was reclassified to the parish of Kirchentellinsfurt by an announcement of the upper church council on March 19, 1937.

A church and parish was mentioned in Kirchentellinsfurt as early as 1275. In 1592 she was called St. Martin. The patronage came through the Counts of Aichelberg to the Reutlinger Bächt, in 1316 to the Bebenhausen monastery and in 1479 to the Tübingen monastery. The Reformation was introduced in 1594. The core of the church is late medieval. In 1956 it was rebuilt and expanded. She received a pyramid-shaped spire, above the north entrance a relief of Martin by Ulrich Henn and three lead-glazed choir windows (Trinity) by Adolf Valentin Saile . Altar and pulpit as well as organ were completely renewed. The barrel-vaulted sacristy was also torn down and replaced by a new building. The crucifix is still late Gothic. Its special feature are the movable arms, so that the removal of the cross can be demonstrated annually.

Kusterdingen parish

The parish of Kusterdingen comprises the main town of Kusterdingen. A church and parish was mentioned in Kusterdingen as early as 1275. In 1455 the Church of Our Lady is designated. The church set came from the Pflumen in 1455 to the Tübingen hospital, to which the church was incorporated in 1485. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. Today's St. Mary 's Church was built in 1506/07. It has a ceiling painting from the time it was built. After earthquake damage, the church was renovated in 1954/55 and a north aisle was added (architects Heinz Klatte / design and Manfred Wizgall / execution). The crucifix from 1590 and the baptismal font from 1521 should be highlighted in the interior. The wooden altar crucifix (1953) by Martin Scheible has been in the sacristy since 2001, the entire glazing (1955, antique glass) by Rudolf Yelin the Elder. J. was replaced in 2001 by Bernhard Huber, non-representational, with a restrained color scheme and a line grid using lead glass technology. The architect Ludger Schmidt created the altar cross in 2001 in relation to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 (torn limestone block, held together by an unfinished steel clamp).

Parish of Lustnau

The parish of Lustnau comprises the Lustnau district of the city of Tübingen. A church and parish is mentioned in Lustnau as early as 1100. In the 14th century the church was incorporated into the Bebenhausen monastery. Today's church, called St. Martin, was built at the end of the 15th century using the previous building. From 1692 to 1811 Lustnau was the seat of the special superintendent, until it was moved back to Tübingen. The tower of the church in Lustnau was raised in 1862/85, the half-timbered tower was replaced by a stone spire. Furthermore, the choir was rebuilt in 1888/89 and the three tracery windows were colored lead-glazed. The middle choir apex window, partially covered by the choir organ, with a depiction of the Sermon on the Mount was probably designed by a renowned Franconian artist and executed in a Munich stained glass painting that was emerging at the time. In 1968 the gallery was installed and in 1982 today's choir organ. Since then, the western front has had a small colored round window. Today there are two parish offices in Lustnau, the parish office north and the parish office south, whereby the parish office north also looks after the parish of Bebenhausen.

Parish of Mähringen-Immenhausen

Mähringen is part of the municipality of Kusterdingen. A church and parish was first mentioned in 1275. In 1450 the church of St. Stephan was named. Some neighboring towns also belonged to the parish. The patronage of the church came to the local rulers through the Hohenberger. In 1449 it was sold to the Pfullingen monastery. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The church is essentially Romanesque. It was probably rebuilt and expanded in 1530. The church was renovated or renewed in 1883, 1940/41 (architects Werner Klatte and Richard Weigle ) and 1971/72. A special feature is the external staircase leading to the gallery. Walter Kohler designed the choir window from 1941 . The oldest bell in the church is probably from the 13th century. The Mähringen parish also looks after the Immenhausen parish.

Immenhausen is part of the municipality of Kusterdingen . The place was always church branch of Mähringen. The parish of Immenhausen is still looked after by the local parish office. A chapel is mentioned in Immenhausen in 1508. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The church (from 1562 St. Georg) is essentially late Gothic. It stands in a partly walled former cemetery. In 1687 it was changed in baroque style. The pictures on the gallery parapet were painted in 1880 by the art student H. Kraus under the guidance of his professor Jakob Grünenwald , the four choir windows from 1962 are by Adolf Valentin Saile . In 1963 the interior was renovated. The altar and pulpit date from 1962, the font is still old (1788).

Parish Mössingen

The parish includes the core town of Mössingen. A church and parish was mentioned in Mössingen as early as 789. In 1517 it is called the Peter and Paul Church. The patronage came from the Zollern in 1441 to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation in 1534. Today's Peter and Paul Church, the oldest church in Mössingen, was built between 1517 and 1522. In 1920-22 (architect Gotthilf Schmid, Rottenburg) and 1971/72 (architect Albrecht Schmid, Tübingen) the interior was renovated. In 1923 , colored glass was created by the Ludwig Wilhelm glass workshop in Rottweil (choir center window as "mission window", baptismal window as "emigrant window", ornamental glazing) and in 1972 the side gallery was removed. In 1998 the interior, the tower and the external stairs were renovated. The church has important grisailles from the 16th century on the north side of the choir. A picture of the poet Adam Dann can be seen on the north wall of the ship.

As a result of the city's strong growth, especially after the Second World War, two more churches were built and parishes were established. The Martin Luther Church (architect Heinz Klatte ) was built with its own parish in 1964 , completely renovated in 1990–93 by architect Wilhelm Ehniss and realigned to the east - while the large concrete glass east wall by Rudolf Yelin the Elder was retained . J. (from 1964) and 1974 a new community center with a parish in the residential area of Bästenhardt. For the latter, the Johanneskirche was built between 1982 and 1984 (architect Reinhold Nickles). So today there are a total of three parish offices in Mössingen. The village of Belsen, which always belongs to Mössingen, has its own church and forms its own parish.

There is a chapel in the Bad Sebastiansweiler district of Mössingen. It was used as a prayer room by the operators of the spa facility, Bad Sebastiansweiler GmbH, which is a member of the Diaconal Work of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg, but is currently rented as an artist's studio by Andreas Felger . The shareholders of the GmbH are the Evangelische Heimstiftung eV (since 1997) with 51% and the Basler Mission with 49%. The latter operated the spa on its own from 1924 to 1997.

Parish of Nehren

The parish of Nehren includes the parish of Nehren . Nehren used to be a branch of Ofterdingen. In 1504 the place was assigned to the parish of Hauchlingen, which today is completely part of Nehren. The Lords of First handed over the patronage to the Alpirsbach monastery. In 1403 it came to the Stein am Rhein monastery and in 1543 to Württemberg. The St. Vitus Church is a late Gothic hall building. It has a half-timbered tower. In 1587, after Nehren and Hauchlingen were united, the church was enlarged. Demolition was considered in the 20th century because the church had become too small. For financial reasons, however, this was not implemented. Instead it was renovated inside in 1953 and outside in 1962, the tower in 1998/99. In 1963 she received a lead glass choir window (Encounters with the Risen One ) from Adolf Valentin Saile and in 2018 a south window (From Bethlehem to the Last Supper) from Anna-Dorothea Kunz-Saile . Inside you can see an epitaph from 1616 and the crucifix by Karl Hemmeter from 1972 .

Verbundkirchengemeinde Neustetten

Parish Nellingsheim

The parish Nellingsheim includes the district Nellingsheim of the parish Neustetten . Ecclesiastically, Nellingsheim belonged to Wolfenhausen as a branch. A chapel in Nellingsheim is mentioned as early as 1427. In 1507 it was called the Maria und Heiligkreuz Chapel. After the Reformation, Nellingsheim initially became its own parish. In 1620 the place was reassigned to the parish of Wolfenhausen. The parish of Nellingsheim is still looked after by the Wolfenhausen parish to this day. The old chapel in Nellingsheim was demolished in the 19th century and the current church was built in the style of reduced classicism in 1814/15. It was renovated in the 1960s. Among other things, a new organ was installed. Inside there are twelve pictures from the 18th century on the gallery and a crucifix from the 17th century.

Remmingsheim parish

The parish Remmingsheim comprises the district Remmingsheim of the parish Neustetten and the district Seebronn of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. A church in Remmingsheim is mentioned as early as 1111, a parish in 1275. In 1420 the church of St. Petrus is mentioned. The patronage was the All Saints Monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1350. In 1400 the patronage came to Austria, in 1420 to the St. Moritz Abbey in Rottenburg. Nevertheless, the Reformation was introduced. The church is predominantly late Gothic. The choir dates from 1490, the nave from 1523. In 1685 the church was painted and in 1766 the tower was given an attachment. In the 19th century the gallery was expanded and the church was renovated in 1969/71.

Seebronn remained Catholic after the Reformation. Most of the Protestant residents only moved to Seebronn after the Second World War. These were assigned to the Remmingsheim parish.

Until 1968, the Protestant residents of Wachendorf (today the Starzach parish) also belonged to the Remmingsheim parish. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on October 8, 1968, Wachendorf was reclassified to the Sulz am Neckar parish and assigned to the Mühlen parish.

Parish Wolfenhausen

The parish Wolfenhausen includes the district Wolfenhausen of the community Neustetten. A church is mentioned in Wolfenhausen in 1120/1124, a parish in 1275. In 1525 the church is called St. Nikolaus, in 1665 St. Michael. The patronage was the All Saints Monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1402/1418. The core of the Michaelskirche is probably from the 15th century with Romanesque elements on the tower. There were renovations and alterations in 1665 (new ship), 1767 and 1966/67 as well as 1992 and 1999. Inside there are still remains of wall paintings, a crucifix from 1380 and some epitaphs. The Wolfenhausen parish also looks after the Nellingsheim parish.

Parish of Öschingen

The parish of Öschingen comprises the Öschingen district of the city of Mössingen. A church and parish was first mentioned in 1275. In 1386 it is called St. Martin and Nikolaus. The patronage came from the Lords of Stöffeln in 1404 to the Zollern, in 1415 to Württemberg, who introduced the Reformation. The present church was built in 1813 in the classical style as a hall church in the style of the camera office instead of a previous building. But the tower is older. It is surrounded by a former cemetery that was relocated during the new building. A wooden bridge used to go from the church to the neighboring rectory. But this had to be canceled in 1898 due to dilapidation. In 1932 a new organ was used instead of the one installed in 1815. In 1965 the outside of the church was renovated.

Parish of Ofterdingen

Mauritius Church and Endelberg (cemetery) in Ofterdingen

The parish of Ofterdingen includes the parish of Ofterdingen . A church and parish was mentioned in Ofterdingen in 1266. In 1356 it was called St. Moritz (Mauritius). The patronage had the Zollern, who gave it to the Herter in 1345 as a fief and from 1417 to 1483 to the Bebenhausen monastery, into which the church was incorporated in 1492. This existing church on Ofterdinger Berg was demolished in 1565/67. A chapel in the village probably already existed at the beginning of the 15th century. In 1484 an early measurement pillar was established there and in 1507 the parish rights were established. In 1534 the Reformation was introduced and in this context the pulpit was created in the church. Today's Mauritius church is a late Gothic building from 1522. The tower is older. It is possibly the rest of a former castle. On the pulpit from 1534, the evangelist symbols were designed by Jakob Wilhelm Fehrle in 1936 . The baptismal window from 1987 comes from Anna-Dorothea Kunz-Saile .

Parish Pfäffingen

The parish of Pfäffingen comprises the districts of Pfäffingen and Poltringen of the Ammerbuch community and the Oberndorf district of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar . All other districts of Ammerbuch belong to the Herrenberg church district. A church and parish was mentioned in Pfäffingen as early as 1275. In 1483 she was called St. Michael. The church set came through the Count Palatine to the Blaubeuren Monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1359. From 1378 it was owned by the Lords of Last. After the secularization of the Blaubeuren monastery, Pfäffingen was reformed by Württemberg in 1534. In the 18th century the church on the left side of the Ammer was demolished and in 1711-15 the current church was rebuilt on the right side of the Ammer and in 1721 the Tübingen painter Emmanuel Schleich painted it in a baroque style with life-size images of the apostles. The well-known architect Martin Elsaesser added a sacristy with a domed roof in Art Nouveau style in 1911. The tower framework was exposed again in 1953 and the interior of the church was renovated in 1962. Inside there are tombs of the lords of Validlingen from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1978 the community built a community center.

The Protestant residents in Poltringen and Oberndorf belonged to the Reusten parish in the Herrenberg church district until 1979. With effect from January 1, 1980 it was reclassified to the Tübingen church district and assigned to the Pfäffingen parish. Until 1939 the parish of Pfäffingen also belonged to the Herrenberg church district. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the Tübingen church district.

Parish Pfrondorf

The parish Pfrondorf comprises the Pfrondorf district of the city of Tübingen. In terms of the church, Pfrondorf was a branch of Lustnau for a long time. It was not until 1833 that Pfrondorf became its own parish. In that year a separate church was built according to the plans of Ludwig Friedrich Gaab in the Württemberg camera office style. In 1960 the church was redesigned. The gallery was removed. The altar cross and the west wall picture were created by Fritz Ruoff, an altar picture (moved to the east wall since 1980) by Gerhard Dreher , who created further wall reliefs (first article of faith in 1980, second and third article of faith in 1991). In 1980 the church was renovated again. In 1987 the community built an associated community hall.

Parish of Pliezhausen

The parish of Pliezhausen includes the main town of Pliezhausen. A church and parish was mentioned in Pliezhausen as early as 1149. In 1555 the church is called St. Martin. The patronage was probably All Saints Monastery, to which the church was incorporated in 1402. In 1528 it was sold to the Urach and Nürtingen hospitals. The church emerged from a Romanesque chapel, but is essentially late Gothic and was then changed several times to the current south-facing transverse hall. In 1778 the choir was demolished and the nave was expanded. The tower structure dates from 1875. In 1971/72 the church was renovated and Wilhelm Pfeiffer created the colored glass window above the altar. Inside you can see frescoes from the 16th century. They were only made visible again during the renovation in 1971/72. Today there are two parish offices in Pliezhausen. They are named Pliezhausen and Pliezhausen-Dörnach II, whereby the Parish Office Pliezhausen-Dörnach II also looks after the parish of Dörnach.

Parish of Rottenburg

The parish of Rottenburg includes the core town and the districts of Bad Niedernau, Dettingen, Frommenhausen, Kiebingen, Obernau, Schwalldorf, Weiler, Wendelsheim and Wurmlingen of the city of Rottenburg am Neckar. The districts of Eckenweiler and Ergenzingen form their own parishes, with the Evangelical residents from the Bieringen district also belonging to the parish of Eckenweiler. The district of Hemmendorf belongs to the parish of Bodelshausen and the district of Seebronn to the parish of Remmingsheim. All of these parishes belong to the Tübingen church district. The Baisingen district belongs to the Mötzingen parish, the Hailfingen district to the Bondorf parish and the Oberndorf district to the Reusten parish. All of these parishes belong to the Herrenberg church district.

Rottenburg am Neckar and the entire surrounding area remained Catholic after the Reformation. In the 19th century, the city became the seat of the newly founded Diocese of Rottenburg (today Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart ). Protestants also moved to Rottenburg in the 19th century. In 1818 a separate parish was established for Rottenburg, which was initially run in personal union with the neighboring town of Remmingsheim. In 1831 Rottenburg received its own parish administrator and in 1841 a permanent pastor. In 1855/56 the community with building director Theodor Wilhelm von Landauer was able to build their own church in neo-Gothic style. In 1956 Rudolf Yelin the Elder painted J. the four evangelist symbols on the side wall and Wilhelm Pfeiffer created the colored glazing in the tower rose. In 1979/81 the church was renovated. Mostly after the Second World War, Protestant residents also moved to the small communities in the surrounding area. These were assigned to the Protestant parish of Rottenburg. The congregation soon grew so large that further parish offices were created within the congregation. Today the Rottenburg parish is divided into three parishes, south, east and west. There is also an evangelical prison chaplaincy in the Rottenburg juvenile prison. The worship room in the correctional facility is the only special room of its kind in Baden-Württemberg. The room was built as early as 1894 by the then royal district building authority as the "prayer room of the state prison" in the classical style. In 1959 it was redesigned and initially furnished with a glass painting by Wolf-Dieter Kohler . The 1999 renovation changed and modernized the space.

In addition to the Evangelical Church in Rottenburg, church services in the Rottenburg parish are also celebrated in the parish hall in Wurmlingen and in the Catholic churches of the associated Rottenburg districts.

Stockach parish

The parish Stockach comprises the Stockach part of the parish of Gomaringen. Stockach was initially a branch of Dusslingen. It was from there that the Reformation was introduced. Stockach only got its own church in 1904/05 by the architect Theophil Frey . It was renovated in 1963. Until 1983, Stockach was part of the Dusslingen parish as a branch parish. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on February 7, 1983, the Stockach branch parish was separated from the Dusslingen general parish, which was dissolved at the same time, and assigned to the Reutlingen parish, where it was looked after by the Gomaringen-Nord parish. With the parish of Gomaringen, the parish of Stockach then moved back to the parish of Tübingen on January 1, 2002.

Parish Talheim

The parish of Talheim comprises the Talheim district of the city of Mössingen. A church in Talheim is mentioned as early as 874, a parish in 1275. In 1715 it is called St. Pankraz and Cyriak. The patronage was the Zollern, then it belonged to the manor and from 1618 to Württemberg. The local rulers introduced the Reformation as early as 1534. The current church is a choir tower church from the 14th century. Because of its location, it is sometimes also called "Bergkirche". It was still used as a pilgrimage church by Catholics until the 19th century. The church was badly damaged in the Second World War, but was rebuilt by 1949 and renovated in 1966/68. Inside, wall paintings from the 14th century can be seen, which were not uncovered until 1930, as well as three large Renaissance tombs, a wall chart from the Baroque period in 1969 extensive renovation and change: dismantling of the longitudinal gallery, exposure of the wall painting on the choir arch. The winding columns and carved figures (Christ, evangelists) as well as parapet pictures (18th century) with Christ and twelve disciples have been preserved on the gallery. The former buildings of the Beguine Monastery, which was dissolved in 1610, stood next to the church until the 18th century.

General parish of Tübingen

The entire parish of Tübingen includes the core city of Tübingen. It was formed after the church elections in November 1947, when the until then sole parish of Tübingen was initially divided into three parishes, namely the collegiate parish, the Eberhard parish and the hospital parish (today the Jakobus parish) and these were at the same time merged into the newly formed overall parish of Tübingen. In a letter dated January 17, 1948, the Ministry of Culture recognized three particular parishes in Tübingen as corporations under public law. In 1955 the Martinskirchengemeinde, in 1965 the Stephanuskirchengemeinde, in 1971 the parish Tübingen-Wanne (since 1988 Albert-Schweitzer-Kirchengemeinde) and 1977 the parish Waldhäuser-Ost (since 1985 Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirchengemeinde) were formed as further parishes, so that the whole parish Since then, Tübingen has consisted of a total of seven parishes.

Albert Schweitzer parish in Tübingen

The Albert-Schweitzer parish of Tübingen includes parts of the core city of Tübingen, namely the Tübingen districts 14, 19, 21-25, 29 and 34. It was established with effect from December 5, 1971 as the Evangelical parish of Tübingen-Wanne within the overall parish of Tübingen and named after the Wanne residential area. The Ministry of Education recognized the Wanne parish as a public corporation in a letter dated September 20, 1971. The Wanne parish first celebrated its services in an assembly parish hall.

With effect from December 4, 1977, the districts 0144, 0145 and 0149 were separated from the parish of Tübingen-Wanne and raised to the status of an independent parish of Waldhäuser-Ost.

In 1986 the Albert Schweitzer Church was built for the parish of Tübingen-Wanne in the northern part of Tübingen by architect Dipl.-Ing. Karl Heinz Angst built. The crucifix above the altar was made by a 19th century South Tyrolean artist. Karin Auberlen created the glass windows. By the announcement of the upper church council on February 26th, 1988 the parish of Tübingen-Wanne was renamed to Albert-Schweitzer parish of Tübingen. Today there are two parish offices in the Albert Schweitzer parish, Parish I and Parish II.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish of Tübingen

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church in Tübingen, Waldhäuser Ost

The Dietrich Bonhoeffer parish of Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen, in particular the Waldhäuser Ost district . It was established within the entire parish of Tübingen with effect from December 4, 1977 under the name of "Kirchengemeinde Waldhäuser-Ost" from the districts 0144, 0145 and 0149, which until then belonged to the parish of Tübingen-Wanne. The parishes II and III of the parish Tübingen-Wanne were assigned to the parish of Waldhäuser-Ost and renamed accordingly to Waldhäuser-Ost. The new parish was renamed "Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Kirchengemeinde Tübingen" through the announcement of the upper church council on August 19, 1985.

The Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church was built from 1983 to 1985 according to plans by the architect Peter Danner. The six designed church windows with word signs (Bonhoeffer quotes) and symbols (martyr's rose) were created by the artist Gisela Dreher-Richels . The wall crucifix was created by Franz Bucher. The organ of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church comes from the workshop of Marc Garnier .

The associated parish hall was built in 1991.

Eberhard Church Community of Tübingen

ev. Eberhardskirche Tübingen

The Eberhard Church Community of Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen. New churches were built in the 20th century for the city's rapidly growing Protestant parishioners. In 1911, the Eberhardkirche was built in the suburb of Tübingen as the first new church in Tübingen after the Reformation. The architect was Martin Elsaesser . In 1961, the previous bell cage was replaced by a new tower for a larger bell. During the church renovation in 1967/68 with the addition and conversion by the architect Ulrich Reinhardt, the artist Gisela Dreher-Richels was given the overall ornamental design of the choir and nave, including modern colored concrete glass windows. The altarpiece from 1911 (Crucifixion) by the artist Käte Schaller-Härlin , originally positioned above the semicircular choir arch, was moved to the newly designed chancel on the then bricked-up east wall. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Eberhardskirche received a parish hall and a kindergarten. In 1998 the parish and the Catholic Michaelsgemeinde built an ecumenical center "Kirch 'am Eck" in the French Quarter on Aixer Strasse. A parish of its own was also formed at the Eberhardkirche and, after the church elections in November 1947, a separate parish was formed when the then sole parish of Tübingen was divided into three parishes at the time. The Ministry of Culture recognized the Eberhard Church Community in a letter dated January 17, 1948 as a public corporation. Today it forms the entire parish of Tübingen with six other parishes in the core city of Tübingen. There are two parish offices in the Eberhard church parish, Parish I and Parish II.

Jakobuskirche parish Tübingen

The Jakobuskirche parish Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen. New churches and new parishes were built in the 20th century for the city's rapidly growing evangelical parishioners. In 1910, a separate parish was set up at the Jakobkirche. The Jakobkirche is the second old church in the city, next to the collegiate church. It was mentioned for the first time in 1337, but probably emerged from an original chapel, which was enlarged after 1500 and connected to the hospital after the Reformation. The Romanesque church of St. James was redesigned in the 16th century in the Gothic style.

After the church elections of November 1947, the independent hospital parish of Tübingen was formed at the Jakobuskirche, when the then sole parish of Tübingen was divided into three parishes at the time. In a letter dated January 17, 1948, the Ministry of Culture recognized the hospital parish as a public corporation. Later it was probably renamed the Jakobuskirche parish. Today it forms the total parish of Tübingen with the six other parishes of the Tübingen core city.

Martinskirchengemeinde Tübingen

The Martinskirchengemeinde Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen and the hamlet of Waldhausen. New churches and new parishes were built in the 20th century for the city's rapidly growing evangelical parishioners. 1953–1955, after the Eberhardskirche in 1910, another church, the Martinskirche, was built and an independent parish was formed by separating it from the collegiate parish. Ulrich Reinhardt (1907–1998) was the architect. In 1955 Susanne Müller-Diefenbach created the stone baptismal font as well as the altar cross from bronze in 1959 and the bronze relief on the outside of the entrance door in 1965 (coat division), Johannes Kares created the two-piece bronze ambo in 2005 and Günther Uecker created an embossed print (Star of David) as a mural. Today there are two parish offices in the Martinskirche parish. They are called "valley" and "mountain". With effect from December 5, 1971, there was an area change in the area of the Rosenauer Weg from the Martinskirche parish in favor of the neighboring Stephanus parish.

The hamlet of Waldhausen belonged to the parish of Bebenhausen until 1967. He was assigned to the Martinskirche parish of Tübingen by an announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on April 21, 1967.

Stephanus church parish Tübingen

The Stephanuskirchengemeinde Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen. New churches and new parishes were built in the 20th century for the city's rapidly growing evangelical parishioners. Thus, through the announcement of the Upper Church Council on December 17, 1965, the independent St. Stephen's Church Community of Tübingen was established as a further parish within the overall parish of Tübingen as well as a separate parish for this parish. In a letter dated September 29, 1965, the Ministry of Education recognized the new Stephanus parish as a public corporation. The Stephanuskirche was then built in 1965-68. The architect was Otto Nussbaum . He created a ship-like structure with an octagonal floor plan and a free-standing 35 m high tower. The artistic conception of the entrance area was determined by Ulrich Henn (door wing, inscription and crown of thorns), that of the chancel by Fritz Melis (altar, pulpit, cross with crown of thorns, baptismal font and baptismal window). With effect from December 5, 1971 there was an area change in the area of the Rosenauer Weg from the Martinskirchengemeinde in favor of the Stephanuskirchengemeinde.

Stiftskirchengemeinde Tübingen

Evang. Collegiate Church of Tübingen

Tower of the Evang. Collegiate Church of Tübingen

The collegiate church community of Tübingen comprises parts of the core city of Tübingen. Tübingen is one of the most important cities in the Duchy of Württemberg. From 1534 the Reformation was introduced here as in the rest of Württemberg from 1535. The reformers working in the city were Ambrosius Blarer and Balthasar Keuffelin. In 1559 the great church ordinance came into force. Tübingen soon became the seat of a deanery. The main Protestant church in Tübingen was and is the collegiate church , which probably emerged from a chapel mentioned around 1188. The church, consecrated to St. Georg and later St. Georg and Maria, was elevated to the status of a collegiate church in 1476 after the Sindelfingen canon monastery had been transferred to the Tübingen parish church. The current church was built from 1470, u. a. with leaded glass windows by Peter Hemmel von Andlau . The tower comes from the previous church. After the Reformation, the choir of the collegiate church served as the burial place of the Württemberg dynasty. The vaults in the naves were not put in place until 1867. 1962-64 the church was renovated inside. The church contains several historical treasures, but also more recent works of art (1964), such as stained glass windows by Emil Kiess , Wolf-Dieter Kohler and Hans Gottfried von Stockhausen as well as bronze works by Ulrich Henn : 1964 Bridal Portal (1st Article of Faith) and Altar Cross (2nd Article of Faith ) and 2013 Easter and baptismal candlesticks (3rd Article of Faith).

The collegiate church community became too big in the 20th century, so that more church communities were formed. Between 1910 and 1986 a total of six further churches or parishes and from 1947 also independent parishes were formed there. The current collegiate church has existed since the church elections in November 1947. At that time, the previously sole parish of Tübingen was initially divided into three parishes. In a letter dated January 17, 1948, the Ministry of Culture recognized the collegiate church as a corporation under public law. By 1977, further parishes were established in the core city of Tübingen, all of which together form the entire parish of Tübingen. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on March 20, 1941, the Derendingen parish had changed its territory in favor of the Tübingen parish.

Today there are a total of three parish offices in the collegiate church. They are labeled Mitte, Ost and West, with the dean doing her duties in the rectory in Mitte.

Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 10, 1957, the Protestant residents of Hirschau, who until then belonged to the Kilchberg parish, were also assigned to the Tübingen collegiate church. By further announcement of January 17, 1963 Hirschau was then assigned to the parish of Weilheim and since 1971 there has been an independent branch parish in Hirschau.

Parish Unterjesingen

The Unterjesingen parish includes the Unterjesingen district of the city of Tübingen. A church and parish was mentioned in Unterjesingen as early as the 11th century. 1360 the church is called St. Barbara. The patronage was the Blaubeuren monastery , to which the church was incorporated in 1359/63. In 1404 it was sold to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation. The late Gothic church was built in 1470/94. The builder was Count Eberhard V. im Barte . In 1966/67 the church was renovated. Inside, the pulpit is still preserved in 1567. In 1894 Heinrich Dolmetsch renovated the church in a neo-Gothic style. a. with figural choir glazing typical of the time (scene of the crucifixion), but this was reversed in 1964/65. The church's sacrament house from 1475 was rebuilt in 1927 after it had been expanded during the Reformation and was discovered in a farmhouse. The wooden ceiling dates from 1894. The crucifix is baroque. Around the church are some tombs, including one from 1578 for Agnes Andreä, the wife of pastor David Andreä.

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

Walddorf-Häslach parish

The parishes of Walddorf and Häslach, which were independent until 2011 and merged into a single parish, merged on January 1, 2012 to form the parish of Walddorfhäslach , which comprises the parish of Walddorfhäslach . The former parish of Häslach comprises the district of Häslach of the municipality of Walddorfhäslach. Ecclesiastically, Häslach used to belong to Walddorf and Neckartailfingen and from 1466 to Schlaitdorf. A chapel is mentioned in 1455. It was demolished in 1897 after the current church was built in the neo-Romanesque style by Heinrich Dolmetsch from 1897 to 1899 . The tower measures over 33 meters. In 1965 the church was renewed, the Art Nouveau elements in the interior were largely removed. Only a 4 m high choir window (Ascension of Christ, heavenly Jerusalem) by Theodor Bauerle from 1900 is still there. It is identical to the choir window in (Schwäbisch Gmünd-) Großdeinbach. Bauerle's figural wall painting (choir vault, choir arch, baptismal font, arch field outside above the tower portal) was omitted in 1964/65. In the latter there has since been a stone relief of the "Good Samaritan" (possibly by Helmuth Uhrig ). The facade sculpture (Blessing Christ) was made by the Stuttgart sculptor Karl Lindenberger. Häslach has been looked after by the Walddorf parish office since 1842.

The former parish of Walddorf comprises the district of Walddorf in the municipality of Walddorfhäslach. A church and parish was mentioned in Walddorf in 1275. In 1497 she was called St. Giles and Verena. The patrons were the von Schlaitdorf family, then the Denkendorf monastery. The Reformation was introduced in 1534. The Walddorf Church is a late Gothic building with multiple changes. The core of the tower is older. He later received a half-timbered essay. Around 1700, when the polygonal choir was demolished and the nave was extended to the east, it was essentially given its present form as a transverse church with a pulpit and altar on the south side and three-sided galleries. Numerous paintings (depicting the history of salvation) from 1707 can be seen on the gallery parapet. Famous pastors in Walddorf were Michael Seeger († 1670), Prelate Friedrich Christoph Oetinger and Gustav Werner .

Wankheim parish

The Wankheim parish includes the Wankheim part of the Kusterdingen parish. In church terms, Wankheim was initially a branch of Mähringen. A chapel was first mentioned in 1439. In 1489 she was named St. Maria and Jakob. Today's church was rebuilt in 1780/81, while the choir of the previous building from 1497 was also used. The spire got a baroque shape. In 1784 Wankheim became its own parish. In the 19th century an organ gallery was built in and the interior of the church was renovated in 1899, 1956 (architect Manfred Wizgall ) and 1997 (architect Ingo Golze). The artist Grete Csaki-Copony created the three colored choir windows with parable motifs in 1958. The parish of Wankheim has also looked after the parish of Jettenburg since 1957, which was detached from the entire parish of Mähringen and assigned to the parish of Wankheim by an announcement by the upper church council on October 5, 1957.

Until 1969 the Protestant residents of Kreßbach (Markung Weilheim) and Eckhof (Markung Wankheim) belonged to the parish of Wankheim. With effect from January 1, 1970, they were separated from the Wankheim parish and assigned to the Weilheim parish.

Overall parish of Weilheim

ev. Nicomedes Church in Weilheim

The entire parish includes the districts of Hirschau and Weilheim of the city of Tübingen. It was established with effect from December 5, 1971 from the parish of Weilheim and its subsidiary parish of Hirschau, which was newly formed at the same time. In a letter dated November 8, 1971, the Ministry of Education recognized the Hirschau branch parish and the entire parish of Weilheim as corporations under public law.

Weilheim parish

The parish of Weilheim comprises the Weilheim district of the city of Tübingen and the Eckhof (Wankheim mark) of the Kusterdingen community, whereby the Eckhof together with Kreßbach (Weilheim mark) only came to the Weilheim parish with effect from January 1, 1970. Previously, these hamlets belonged to the Wankheim parish.

A church and parish is mentioned in Weilheim as early as 1100. In 1582 the church is called St. Nicomedes . The patronage was presumably the Counts of Achalm, then the Herters of Dusslingen and Hailfingen. In 1424/34 it was acquired by Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation. The late Gothic church was built between 1499 and 1521 in place of a previous building. The late Gothic hall church has a tower with a gable roof. Several galleries were built inside. 1986–1988 the church was renovated. It has several epitaphs from different times. The choir stalls date from the 15th century. In 1926 Paul Schneider, later known as the “Preacher of Buchenwald”, was married with his wife in Weilheim's Nicomedes Church. Until 1971, the Protestant residents of Hirschau also belonged to the parish of Weilheim, before the independent branch parish of Hirschau was established on December 5, 1971.

Parish of Hirschau

The Hirschau parish includes the Hirschau district of the city of Tübingen. Hirschau remained Catholic after the Reformation as a result of belonging to Austria. Protestant residents also moved in mainly after the Second World War. They were initially assigned to the collegiate parish of Tübingen. Through the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on January 17, 1963, Hirschau was assigned to the parish of Weilheim, and with effect from December 5, 1971, an independent branch parish of the parish of Weilheim was established in Hirschau. Since then, both parishes have formed the overall parish of Weilheim. In 1972/73 a prefabricated community center was built in Hirschau. Before that, the Protestant services were celebrated in the Hirschau Catholic Church of St. Giles and in the pilgrimage church on Holderbusch. The parish of Hirschau is still looked after by the parish office in Weilheim. In 1987 an organ was installed in the community center and in 1999 the church service room was changed and renamed Christ Church. The local artist Wilhelm Pfeiffer designed the chancel.

Individual evidence

^ Building history and art in the church ( Memento from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 25, 2013.
↑ The Garnier organ in Tübingen with an explanation of the tuning "Garnier No. 7"

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 .
Churches in the deanery Tübingen - A guide through all Protestant churches ed. from the Evangelical Church District Tübingen, March 2000.

Web links

[1] Building history and art in the church ( Memento from January 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 25, 2013.

[2] The Garnier organ in Tübingen with an explanation of the tuning "Garnier No. 7"