Assumption of Mary (Engen)

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Church of the Assumption
Interior of the Assumption of Mary

The Church of the Assumption of Mary in Engen is the local parish church and the seat of the dean . It is under the patronage of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary . Today the parish church of Engen belongs to the pastoral care unit Oberer Hegau in the archdiocese of Freiburg .

Building history

Testimonies from all stylistic epochs have been preserved in the church since it was built in the first half of the 13th century. The limited building site directly on the city wall resulted in an almost square base for the east-facing basilica with a flat end of the choir. The tower on the northwest corner is a converted fortification tower of the city wall. The central portal with a crucifixion group and sculptures on the north portal also date from the Romanesque period .

Originally built as the patronage church of the Lords of Hohenhewen , it was first mentioned as a parish church in 1364. In 1442, under the Count of Lupfen , who also used the church as a burial place, the Gothic remodeling began. Pointed arcades were placed on top of the Romanesque columns and the tower, west facade and roofs were raised. The construction date of 1496 is on the southern half-column of the first nave arcade.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the baroque style was still used today . In the 17th century, the aisles were given a new vault, the choir was enlarged and the windows enlarged. The baptismal font dates from 1618. In 1664 the choir stalls were made by the two local master carpenters Johannes Schneider and Thomas Hecke. From 1746 to 1747 the central nave was also newly vaulted. The stucco work is by Johann Rees, the painting in the choir by Johann Christoph Achert, who together with Johann Baptist Kuster designed “The Last Judgment” as a monumental fresco on the triumphal arch. The high altar, which was created in 1818/19 by the Sigmaringer court painter Fidelis Welz, is already characterized by classicism . The church contains other high quality works of art from all eras, in particular the tombs of the local nobility, the Counts of Lupfen and the Counts of Pappenheim .

From May 2011 to October 2012 the church was extensively renovated inside and out. Above all, the roof structure was reinforced and the church was statically secured. In addition, the roof on the south side was re-covered.

organ

The organ in the Engen parish church was built in 1979 by the Augsburg organ building company Kubak. It has 32 sounding registers on three manuals and a pedal. There are two tremulants.

Organ in the parish church of Engen.jpg
pedal Rückpositiv Main work Swell Couple
1 sub-bass 16 ' 10 drones 8 ' 17 quintad 16 ' 27 Copal 8 ' I / P
2 quintades 16 ' 11 Principal 4 ' 18 Principal 8 ' 28 Amarosa 8 ' II / P
3 octave bass 8 ' 12 Schwiegel 2 ' 19 reed flute 8 ' 29 Bifara 8 ' III / P
4 Gedackt 8 ' 13 Sesquialter 2f. 20 Octav 4 ' 30 flute 4 ' I / II
5 octave bass 4 ' 14 Scharff 3f. 1' 21 traverse 4 ' 31 Octav 2 ' III / II
6 Mixture 4f. 2⅔ ' 15 Cromorne 8 ' 22 quint 2⅔ ' 32 quint 1⅓ '
7 Bombarde 16 ' 16 tremulant 23 Octav 2 ' 33 Schalmey 8 '
8 trumpet 8 ' 24 third 1⅗ ' 34 tremulant
9 Clairon 4 ' 25 Mixture 4f. 1⅓ '
26 trumpet 8 '

Bells

The church has a 5-part bell in its 72 meter high steeple.

No. Surname Casting year Foundry, casting location Diameter (mm) Mass (kg) Nominal (16th note)
1 Christ the King 1602 Hainrich Lamprecht, Schaffhausen 1490 2004 c 1 +5
2 Maria 1602 Hainrich Lamprecht, Schaffhausen 1250 1168 d 1 +6
3 apostle 1602 Hainrich Lamprecht, Schaffhausen 1000 631 f sharp 1 +5
4th Franz Xaver 1761 Johann Leonhard Rosenlecher 850 375 a 1 +8
5 Sebastian 1953 Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling , Heidelberg 740 250 c sharp 2 +5

Mary's death relief

literature

  • Gabriele Greindl-Wagner: Engen / Hegau - Parish Church of the Assumption . Peda-Kunstführer, Passau 1992, ISBN 3-927296-43-0
  • Eva Moser in “Bodensee” Dumont Art Travel Guide 1998, p. 83 ISBN 3-7701-3991-7
  • Georg Dehio, Handbook of German Art Monuments Baden-Württemberg II, edit. By Dagmar Zindars u. a. 1997, p. 172 ISBN 3-422-03030-1
  • Bernd Mathias Kremer: One of the original churches in Hegau. In: Konradsblatt of November 11, 2012

Web links

Commons : Assumption of Mary  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Engen on the website of the pastoral care unit Oberer Hegau

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website
  2. ↑ a b c d e f subpage About the history of our church on the official website.

Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 9.8 ″  N , 8 ° 46 ′ 17.5 ″  E