Church district Vaihingen an der Enz
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| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church in Württemberg |
| Prelature : | Stuttgart |
| Area : | km² |
| Structure: | 19 parishes |
| Parishioners: | approx. 28,000 (end of 2019) |
| Address of the Dean's Office : |
Zeppelinstrasse 27 71665 Vaihingen an der Enz |
| Dean : | Reiner Zeyher |
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The previous Evangelical Church District Vaihingen an der Enz has been merged with the previous Church District Ditzingen to form the new Evangelical Church District Vaihingen-Ditzingen since January 1, 2020 , and therein one of 44 church districts or church districts of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . Its area is congruent with the deanery Vaihingen an der Enz.
geography
The church district of Vaihingen an der Enz is located in the northwest of the Württemberg regional church. Its area includes the Stromberg and its foothills as well as the valley of the Enz , which flows through the church district from southwest to northeast.
Neighboring church districts
The church district of Vaihingen an der Enz borders the following church districts (starting clockwise in the northeast): Besigheim , Ludwigsburg , Ditzingen , Mühlacker and Brackenheim .
history
The historical forerunner of the deanery Vaihingen an der Enz was the land chapter Vaihingen in the archdeaconate Trinity of the diocese of Speyer . The Evangelical Dean's Office, known as the “ Special Superintendent ”, was established in Wuerttemberg as early as 1547, shortly after the Reformation , and is one of the oldest in the regional church. The pastor at the town church was appointed dean. Between 1560 and 1567 the pastor of Enzweihingen was dean. From 1694 to 1698 the deanery was in Nussdorf. At the beginning, 23 parishes belonged to the deanery Vaihingen, which at that time comprised the area of the old Württemberg Oberamt Vaihingen . After the district reform in 1973 , three parishes (Mühlhausen / Enz, Großglattbach and Iptingen) moved to the neighboring Mühlacker district because they have been part of the Enz district since then . In the case of the parish of Iptingen, this was effective from November 12, 1995. On January 1, 2019, Hochdorf and Riet merged to form the parish of Hochdorf-Riet. The church district of Vaihingen had only 19 parishes at the time of the merger with the church district of Ditzingen.
In the 19th century the church district of Vaihingen belonged to the Heilbronn Generalate . From 1992 to 2003 he belonged to the Prelature of Ludwigsburg and since then to the Prelature of Stuttgart.
As a result of the dissolution of some districts or higher offices in Württemberg in 1939, the church administrative districts were also partially restructured. Thus, with effect from April 1, 1939, the parish of Weissach was reclassified into the Leonberg parish. In return, the church district of Vaihingen an der Enz received the parishes of Häfnerhaslach, Ochsenbach and Spielberg from the church district of Brackenheim. With effect from January 1, 1973 the parish of Mühlhausen / Enz and by order of the upper church council of June 21, 1979 the parish of Großglattbach was reclassified to the parish of Mühlacker. In return, on January 1, 1973, the parish of Gündelbach was reclassified from the Mühlacker parish to the Vaihingen 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 is Reiner Zeyher, who is also one of the pastors at the town church in Vaihingen an der Enz .
Deans of the church district Vaihingen
- 15 ..– 1556 Alb. (Albert or Albrecht) Abelin
- 1556–1560 Eberhard Bidenbach
- 1560–1562 D.Emeran Schrötlin
- 1562-1567 D. John Magirus
- 1567–1584 D. Johann Werlin
- 1584–1586 D. Wilhelm Zimmermann
- 1586–1601 M. Wilhelm Mögling
- 1601–1608 M. Michael Spizer
- 1608–1633 M. Melchior Bengel
- 1633–1635 M. Johann Schlatter
- 1636–1638 M. Eberhard Machtolph
- 1638–1654 M. Heinrich Dauber
- 1654–1660 M. Johann Conrad Zeller
- 1660–1665 M. Johann Melchior Nicolai
- 1665–1669 Johann Jacob Müller
- 1669–1681 M. Johann Zeller
- 1681–1684 M. Gottfried Cuhorst
- 1684–1692 M. Johann Wolfgang Dieterich
- 1692-1694 M. Georg Fr. Crafft
- 1694–1706 Johann Balthasar Golther
- 1706–1725 M. Johann Eberhard Hauber
- 1725–1748 M. Johann Philipp Luz
- 1748–1759 M. Johann Adam Lederer
- 1759–1767 M. Johann Jacob Glocker
- 1767–1780 M. Georg David Leusler
- 1780–1788 M. Johann Christoph Ludwig Mieg
- 1788–1810 Jakob Nikolaus Hesler
- 1810–1841 Georg Friedrich Veiel
- 1841–1842 Rudolf Friedrich Wilhelm Andler
- 1843–1843 Josias Schüle
- 1843–1850 Eberhard Ludwig Luithlen
- 1850–1866 Christoph Ludwig Eyth
- 1866–1889 Dr. Christian Daniel Fulda
- 1890–1912 Gustav Eugen Zeller
- 1913–1918 Dr. Karl Ströle
- 1918–1934 Ernst Welsch (1866–1944)
- 1934–1937 Max Fischer
- 1937–1942 Arthur Eifert (1879–1947)
- 1943–1950 Gerhard Pfänder
- 1950–1966 Max Ziegler (1901–1973)
- 1967–1981 Alfred Bauer (1915–1992)
- 1981–1994 Gerhard Weimer (1932–2011)
- 1995–2010 Hartmut Leins (* 1947)
- Since 2010 Reiner Zeyher (* 1957)
Parishes
In the church district of Vaihingen There are 19 parishes . These belong to the political cities and communities of Eberdingen , Markgröningen , Oberriexingen , Sachsenheim , Sersheim and Vaihingen an der Enz in the Ludwigsburg district .
Parish Aurich
The parish of Aurich includes the district of the same name in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz. The St. Johannis church has a rib-vaulted tower choir from the 15th century. The ship was enlarged in the 16th century.
Eberdingen parish
The parish Eberdingen includes the district of the municipality of the same name Eberdingen . The parish has the Gothic parish church of St. Nicholas and Martin.
Parish of Ensingen
The parish of Ensingen comprises the district of the same name in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz. The parish has the St. Veitskirche, a simple village tower church whose core dates from the 13th century. In 1468 it was renewed and later changed several times. The parish also runs a kindergarten. The Protestant residents of the Herold and Dillmann resettlers were assigned to the parish of Vaihingen / Enz by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on February 7, 1983.
Parish of Enzweihingen
The parish of Enzweihingen comprises the district of the same name in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz. The parish church of St. Martin (formerly also St. Nikolaus) dates from the 14th century and was built by Hans Buß and subsequently changed several times. The late Gothic west tower has a reticulated choir. It contains aristocratic graves until 1705. The parish has two kindergartens.
Parish of Großsachsenheim
The parish of Großsachsenheim comprises the district of the same name in the city of Sachsenheim. The parish has a church with the town church of St. Fabian and Sebastian, the core of which was built in 1265. In 1484 it was rebuilt, while the choir tower and the ribbed side chapel were retained. The nave of the church was partially renewed in 1718. The church still has grave monuments of the last Lords of Sachsenheim from the Renaissance period. The parish is responsible for three kindergartens (castle kindergarten, Klingenberg kindergarten and forest kindergarten) as well as a church welfare station.
Parish of Gündelbach
The parish of Gündelbach comprises the district of the same name in the city of Vaihingen an der Enz as well as the hamlet of Schützinger Mühle belonging to the district of Schützingen of the municipality of Illingen, which was reclassified here from the parish of Schützingen (today the church district of Mühlacker ) by an announcement by the Oberkirchenrat on July 21, 1952 . The Laurentius Church in Gündelbach was built in the 15th century, the nave was added in 1618. The parish is responsible for a kindergarten. Until 1972 the parish of Gündelbach belonged to the Mühlacker church district. With effect from January 1, 1973 it was reclassified to the church district of Vaihingen an der Enz.
Häfnerhaslach parish
The parish of Häfnerhaslach includes the district of the same name in the city of Sachsenheim. Remigius Church was built in the 15th century and the nave was extended in 1767. The parish is looked after by the Ochsenbach-Spielberg parish. Until 1939 the parish of Häfnerhaslach belonged to the parish of Brackenheim. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Vaihingen an der Enz.
Parish of Hochdorf-Riet
The parish Hochdorf reed since its merger 1 January 2019, includes the district of Hochdorf an der Enz the community Eberdingen and the district Riet the city of Vaihingen . The Gothic parish church of St. Pankratius in Hochdorf was heavily modified after 1582, and the choir was extended to a rectangular shape. It contains tombs of the Lords of Münchingen and Ticino from the years 1542 to 1746.
The church of St. Stephan in Riet is of Gothic origin and was changed in 1722. It was elevated to a parish church in 1487, previously the place belonged to Enzweihingen as a branch.
Parish of Hohenhaslach
The Hohenhaslach parish includes the district of the same name in the city of Sachsenheim. The church of St. George was built in the 13th century, almost as it is today. Since a Carolingian altar plate was preserved until the renovation in 1957 and a crypt-like vault is available underground in front of the altar, it can be assumed that a church stood in the same place as early as 800, when the place was first mentioned in a document .
In 1566 the north wall was moved about 4 m to create more space. In the course of widening the church, the roof also had to be raised by approx. 4 m in order to maintain the roof pitch. This makes the church tower appear shorter. The church has a rib vaulted choir tower with valuable Gothic frescoes. In 1783/84 further structural measures were carried out on the roof structure. The extension of the window downwards and the introduction of a white, with a simple stucco motif of the Lamb of God in the baroque period brought about a brightening of the church interior. The removal of a side gallery and the organ gallery in the choir in 1957 brought even more light into the church, so that today the church looks very bright and friendly.
In Niederhaslach there used to be a church that was dedicated to St. Hippolytus. This church was completely demolished at the beginning of the 18th century, as it had been in ruins for a long time.
The parish traditionally includes "the mountain" (Hohenhaslach), "das Dörfle" (Mittelhaslach), "the outer village" (Niederhaslach), Burg and Weiler Bromberg (now part of Ochsenbach as Bromberger Höfe ) and the Rechentshofen domain (former Cistercian monastery) and the resettler's long coat .
Parish of Horrheim
The parish of Horrheim comprises the district of the same name in the city of Vaihingen an der Enz. The first simple church existed as early as the 8th / 9th century. The basic structure of today's Clemens Church was built around 1250 as a Romanesque choir tower church and has been changed several times since then. Late 15th century enlargement and rib vaulting of the chancel. Around 1600 the ship was rebuilt and expanded. Renaissance baptismal font, altarpiece and oversized wall crucifix from 1599. 1625 Tower raised by an octagon. Exceptional design of the door from the choir to the sacristy, including artistic locksmith work. A wall fresco of the Coronation of Mary from around 1325 was uncovered in 1971. Organ with original Baroque prospectus from 1769.
Parish of Kleinglattbach
The parish of Kleinglattbach comprises the district of the same name in the city of Vaihingen an der Enz. The Protestant residents initially belonged to the parish of Vaihingen until a separate branch parish was established in Kleinglattbach. By the announcement of the upper church council on July 6, 1954, the branch parish was separated from the mother parish of Vaihingen and raised to the status of an independent parish.
The center of today's parish life is the Christ Church, which was only built in 1958. The old, listed St. Peter's Church from the 15th century with a ribbed choir is only occasionally used for church services. It had become too small for the growing congregation, which is why today's Christ Church was built, to which a community center with a rectory was added in the mid-1980s and a parish office was added in 2002. The parish is responsible for a kindergarten.
Parish of Kleinsachsenheim
The parish of Kleinsachsenheim comprises the district of the same name in the city of Sachsenheim. The place used to be a branch of Großsachsenheim, but there was an early mass on site as early as 1488. The church (formerly of Our Lady ) was built in 1461 and has a west tower, the nave was lengthened and widened in 1619.
Parish of Nussdorf
The parish of Nussdorf includes the eponymous district of the municipality of Eberdingen. The parish celebrates its church services today (usually starts at 10 a.m.) in the Church of the Holy Cross, from 1482, which was built by Peter von Koblenz. It has several wall and ceiling paintings in the choir from the time it was built, which were redesigned in 1882 by painter Loosen, Cologne. The parish hall was built in 1981 on the site of the Martinskirche from the 12th century, which was destroyed at the end of the war in 1945. After the war, the church was demolished, with the exception of the tower and sacristy, the sacristy is integrated into the parish hall.
Parish of Oberriexingen
The parish of Oberriexingen includes the town of the same name . The Georgskirche is a Gothic choir tower. The ship burned down in 1693 and was rebuilt in baroque form from 1694 to 1707. Next to the church is the parish hall, in which the various groups and circles of the parish (including church choir) meet, as well as the rectory built in 1774 with a parish office and church maintenance.
Parish of Ochsenbach-Spielberg
The parish of Ochsenbach-Spielberg comprises the districts of Ochsenbach and Spielberg of the city of Sachsenheim. The center of the communities is the Church of Our Lady in Ochsenbach. The Gothic church was changed in 1901. It still has remains of wall paintings from around 1460. Until 1939 the parish of Ochsenbach belonged to the Brackenheim parish. With effect from April 1, 1939, it was reclassified to the church district of Vaihingen an der Enz. In the associated hamlet of Kirbachhof there was a separate church until the Reformation, but it was demolished in 1556.
The district of Spielberg, which belongs to the parish, used to belong to Hohenhaslach and since 1547 to Ochsenbach, but the place had its own church since 1375, which can be traced back to the Wendelins chapel in 1542. It was destroyed in the Palatinate War of Succession (17th century). In the 18th century an attempt was made to restore the church, but it had to be demolished in 1799 because it was dilapidated. A memorial stone today reminds of the former location of the church. The Spielbergers have been going to church in Ochsenbach ever since. However, Spielberg continued to form an independent branch parish of Ochsenbach. Both belonged to the Brackenheim church district until 1939 and were reclassified to the Vaihingen an der Enz church district with effect from April 1, 1939. With the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on January 11, 1960, the Spielberg branch parish was finally abolished and merged with the Ochsenbach parish. With effect from May 7, 1991, the Ochsenbach parish was then renamed the Ochsenbach-Spielberg parish.
The Ochsenbach-Spielberg parish also looks after the neighboring parish of Häfnerhaslach. That is why there are also regular services together with this parish.
Parish of Roßwag
The parish of Roßwag includes the district of the same name in the town of Vaihingen an der Enz. Martinskirche dates from the 13th century. The tower of the Gothic church with its ribbed choir was raised in 1594. The ship was changed in a neo-Gothic style in 1901. In 1998 the church was renovated inside. She received paintings in the choir room and in the tower.
Sersheim parish
The parish of Sersheim includes the parish of the same name . The oldest parts of the Johanneskirche dates from the 11th century. The church has been changed several times. The tower dome dates from the Baroque period (1609). At that time the ship was also enlarged. The church contains tombstones from the 17th and 18th centuries. On the north side of the ship there is a stone carving of the sun and Johannesschüssel , which comes from the broken-off Johanneskapelle. The old tithe barn was demolished in 2007 and then rebuilt in its original form and connects the church and the old rectory to form a community center with space for several group rooms. The parish is responsible for the Kindergarten Auf dem Kies .
Parish Unterriexingen
The parish of Unterriexingen comprises the district of the same name in the town of Markgröningen, which itself belongs to the church district of Ditzingen. The parish of Unterriexingen owns a church from 1470, which got its present form in 1520 and 1628/29. The Frauenkirche in the cemetery on a hill was a former pilgrimage church to Our Lady. It belongs to the Leutrum von Ertingen family . However, it serves as a cemetery church for all denominations. The church was in the 13./14. Erected in the 19th century, later destroyed and rebuilt in the 19th century. The Frauenkirche contains numerous important grave monuments from the 14th to 17th centuries and a late Romanesque crucifix.
Vaihingen parish
The parish of Vaihingen comprises the core town of Vaihingen an der Enz . The center of community life is the town church , where several pastors, including the dean, do their services. The town church was rebuilt in 1513 from a chapel from the 13th century without the originally planned choir. After the town fire in 1617, the church was rebuilt by the ducal builder Heinrich Schickhardt and after another fire in 1693 in the years 1698 to 1701, each time without a choir. The former St. Peter's Church was originally the parish church of Vaihingen. The Romanesque church was enlarged in the 15th century and the choir rebuilt in 1490. It contains numerous tombstones from the 15th and 16th centuries and later served as a cemetery church and then as a gym. The parish of Vaihingen is responsible for two kindergartens (Franck Kindergarten and Martha Beitter Kindergarten).
The Protestant residents of the Herold and Dillmann resettlers were assigned to the parish of Vaihingen / Enz by the parish of Ensingen by an announcement by the upper church council on February 7, 1983.
Until 1954, Kleinglattbach belonged to the Vaihingen parish as a branch parish. By the announcement of the Oberkirchenrat on July 6, 1954, Kleinglattbach was detached from the mother parish and raised to the status of an independent parish.
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 III: Stuttgart District - Middle Neckar Regional Association, Stuttgart, 1978, ISBN 3-17-004758-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Website of the Evangelical Church District Vaihingen-Ditzingen
- ↑ a b Website of the parishes of Rosswag and Aurich
- ^ Website of the parish of Eberdingen
- ^ Website of the parish of Ensingen
- ^ Website of the parish Enzweihingen
- ^ Website of the parish of Großsachsenheim
- ^ Website of the parish of Gündelbach
- ↑ a b Website of the parishes of Ochsenbach-Spielberg and Häfnerhaslach
- ^ Website of the parish of Hochdorf-Riet
- ^ Website of the Hohenhaslach parish
- ^ Website of the parish of Horrheim
- ↑ Hartmut Leins, The Horrheimer Clemenskirche and its sacristy. In: Series of publications by the city of Vaihingen an der Enz, Volume 15, edited by A. Aker, L. Behr, O.-H. Elias, M. Scheck, Vaihingen an der Enz 2017, pp. 77-104
- ^ Website of the parish of Kleinglattbach
- ^ Website of the parish of Kleinsachsenheim
- ^ Website of the parish of Nussdorf
- ^ Website of the parish of Oberriexingen
- ^ Website of the parish of Sersheim
- ^ Website of the parish Unterriexingen
- ^ Website of the parish of Vaihingen an der Enz
- ↑ Hartmut Leins: The Evangelical City Church in Vaihingen an der Enz , ed. Ev. Kirchengemeinde Vaihingen / Enz, 2nd, improved and supplemented edition, Vaihingen / Enz 2013