Constance Church (Ditzingen)

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Stairway to the church from the west, through the defensive wall

The Konstanzer church in Ditzingen is a Protestant late Gothic church from around 1470. It is a cultural monument according to § 28 DSchG BW .

Prehistory and start of construction

Passage through the defensive wall on the south side

The name of the church is derived from the diocese of Konstanz , as the Glems in Ditzingen formed the border between the dioceses of Konstanz and Speyer . Separate churches were built for both halves of the village, the Speyer Church for the north-western part and the Konstanz Church for the south-eastern part. The exact start of construction of the Konstanz church is not known. It was consecrated around 1478 by the Constance Bishop Ludwig von Freiberg.

Defensive wall

The south side

Around the church, the old weir system can still be seen, into which the Ditzing people used to take refuge in case of danger. For this reason, so-called Gaden (a kind of shed for storing supplies in times of need) were previously installed inside the wall . According to the Kieser forest camp book of 1681, the wall also had a defense tower with a bell to the west. The fortification wall and tower were partially removed in 1714 and 1811.

Church outside

The church has entrances to the north, south and west. In the north are the two gallery staircases from the 17th century. At the north-western corner of the church there is a gray stele with a cross - the memorial for the victims of the First World War .

The sacristy

Probably the most remarkable part of the church is the sacristy. It is probably older than the church, although its exact construction time is in the dark. The master shield preserved therein is not known to any other church and probably refers to the 14th century. In addition, one can recognize the sacristy as an independent building, not least because of the red sandstone, which was also used on the second historical Ditzingen church, the Speyr church, in contrast to the yellow on the other building of the Konstanz church. There is a theory that an older component has been reused. The plaque attached to the sacristy with a cry for help from the souls in purgatory dates from the year the church was consecrated. Originally an ossuary, it also contains the logo of the Evangelical Church Community in Ditzingen , the small rose window and a keystone with a saint (Maria?).

Entrance to the sacristy

Tower and bell

The very narrow, 38 meter high tower probably rests on the foundations of the tower of the previous church or even contains parts of it. The upper bell storey with round-arched sound hatches is slated, as is the 20-meter-high helmet with a slightly twisted tip from 1682, which has been converted into an octagon. The crown is made up of a ball, cross and cock.

In the very narrow bell room (5 m 2 ) hang three bells:

  • The former weather bell from 1459 (g ′, 1.20 m) - praying bell
  • The second from 1951 (b ′, 92 cm) - cross bell
  • The smallest from 1966 (c ″, 80 cm) - baptismal bell

The ringing order in Ditzingen today provides for the following ringing:

Sunday:

  • On Saturdays at 6:00 p.m., Sunday is rung in with all the bells
  • The baptismal bell rings one hour before the service
  • Second ringing of signs half an hour before the start of the service with the cross bell
  • All three bells ring for " half a quarter of an hour " at the service
  • The christening bell rings at the baptism act
  • The prayer bell to the Lord's Prayer

Working days:

  • All three bells ring for three minutes at casual services
  • The bells ring at the funerals of Protestant church members (they take place in the Speyer church in the cemetery)
  • The cross bell rings at 11:00 a.m. - the beginning of the darkness at the Passion of Christ
  • At 3:00 p.m. the cross bell rings again - Jesus' death hour
  • At 7:00 p.m. the prayer bell rings - it calls for evening prayer

The interior

The interior

The nave (18.5 × 11.2 m) is quite bright due to the many windows. With a flat ceiling, it housed two galleries until the church was renovated in 1956, after which only one. During the renovation in 1956, graves from the 16th century were found. During the second renovation in 1978/79, the stone altar in the nave had to give way to a wooden one , the pulpit was lowered and the baptismal font was replaced by a wooden baptismal table. Various works of art adorn the ship:

  • Crucifix from the 15th century (right above the pulpit)
  • Baroque images of the apostles on the north railing of the gallery (recently with cracks)
  • Photographs of the Gothic altarpieces that can now be found in the Württ. Landesmuseum Stuttgart
  • A memorial to the victims of World War II.
  • Frescoes from the construction period (north: rosary, south: old test. Series of pictures)
  • Stained glass window from 1950 on the south side.

Only three of the windows are probably from the construction period:

  • Two on the north wall
  • On the south side the window by the gallery

Otherwise, the windows date from a later time (17th century). In the past, cibories were probably installed in the corners to the left and right of the choir arch , which contained side altars.

The choir

The light-flooded choir (L × W: 11.2 × 6.9 m) is spanned by a very beautiful ribbed vault with three keystones (Maria, Johannes d. T., St. Catherine). The three Gothic windows contain a crucifixion by Peter Hemmel von Andlau (15th century), who u. a. also made glass windows for the minster in Ulm . The image of the King of Christ is more recent and probably based on a picture of Hemmel in Ulm. The early Gothic choir stalls with their depictions of animals are a mystery to historians, as they are much older than the church, which was never visited by monks, and perhaps comes from Hirsau. The beautiful organ, which was initially in need of repair, was built in 1726. When the organ loft in the choir was dismantled in 1956, it was put back on the floor. The listed prospectus is a jewel of the church.

organ

The organ goes back to an instrument that was built by Joseph Friedrich Baumeister in the years 1725–1726. The initially single manual instrument with ten sounding voices was extensively restored in 1839 by Eberhard Friedrich Walcker and expanded by several stops. This instrument stood on the gallery until 1956, but it was then torn down. The instrument was now set up in the chancel by the Walcker company and supplemented by another manual , and now had 28 sounding voices. In 1979 the organ was revised again, with particular changes in the disposition . The gaming table was laid out with three manuals, the first manual serving as a coupling manual . The instrument has mechanical playing and electrical stop actions .

II Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Bourdon 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Viola da gamba 8th'
4th Covered 8th'
5. octave 4 ′
6th Small set 4 ′
7th Super octave 2 ′
8th. Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
9. third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
10. Mixture V 2 ′
11. Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C – g 3
12. Covered 8th'
13. Pointed Principal 8th'
14th Principal 4 ′
15th Reed flute 4 ′
16. octave 2 ′
17th Sif flute 1'
18th Cornet III 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
19th Sharp III – IV 1'
20th Cromorne 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
21st Sub bass 16 ′
22nd Octave bass 8th'
23. Gemsbass 8th'
24. Choral bass 4 ′
25th Backset V 2 ′
26th bassoon 16 ′
27. Trumpet bass 8th'
28. shawm 4 ′

The church today

Today the Konstanzer Kirche is the church of the Evangelical parish of Ditzingen and the deanery church of the deanery of Ditzingen .

Modelling

Vollmer produces models of the Konstanz church for model railways of the H0 and N gauge under the name Ditzingen Church .

Others

1524–1527, the Hirsau Benedictine and chronicler Nikolaus Basellius was the owner of the local Marien parish.

literature

  • Anton Gast: Historic churches in Ditzingen. A guide through the Konstanz and Speyr churches . Ditzingen 1985.

Web links

Commons : Konstanzer Kirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In detail on the history and the dispositions of the organ
  2. ^ Church of Ditzingen. (No longer available online.) Vollmer-online.de, archived from the original on December 28, 2013 ; Retrieved December 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vollmer-online.de
  3. ^ Church of Ditzingen. (No longer available online.) Vollmer-online.de, archived from the original on December 28, 2013 ; Retrieved December 27, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vollmer-online.de
  4. ^ Journal of Württemberg State History , Volume 21, 1962, p. 391; (Detail scan)

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 35 "  N , 9 ° 4 ′ 4"  E