Virgin Mary Immaculate Conception (Vohenstrauss)
The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception forms the core of the Catholic churches and chapels in Vohenstrauss .
history
Due to increasing industrialization, the Catholic population grew rapidly at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1913 it was therefore decided to end the use of the Evangelical Lutheran parish church as a Simultaneum and to build a separate church for the Catholics. Due to the First World War and the subsequent inflation , the plans could not be realized at first. In 1927, construction began according to plans by Heinrich Hauberrisser . The foundation stone was consecrated on July 10, 1927.
With the move into the unfinished church on October 7, 1928, the Simultaneum was finally ended after 271 years. The church was consecrated on May 5, 1929 by Michael Buchberger . The tower cross was consecrated on September 13, 1931 and mounted on the 44 meter high church tower. The exterior of the new church was therefore considered complete.
In 1932 the church received an organ . The painting was finished by Ludwig Angerer from Munich and Ludwig Steininger in October 1934. On April 17, 1942, four of the five bells were removed for armament purposes. In 1949 a ring made of six new bells was procured. In 1959 Josef Wittmann made two wall frescoes in the choir.
Renovation work was carried out in 1958/1959 and 1984/1985. In 1989 the redesign of the church began: the presbytery was enlarged, underfloor heating was installed, floor slabs and chairs were replaced and the gallery was renovated. In 1996/97 the project was continued with an exterior renovation.
Buildings and equipment
The three-aisled nave is followed by the inserted central building, which is vaulted as a transverse oval with a flat dome. The church is 46 meters long and 22 meters wide. The dome height is 16.30 meters.
The church and the onion-helmeted tower are built from local granite rubble, which makes the church look monumental and defiant. Decorative details such as projections and niches as well as the contrasting colored roof loosen up this appearance again. Inside, the visitor is surprised with a cheerful, lively, colorful neo-baroque panorama, which is also continued in the design of the altars. The largest work of art is the 370 square meter dome painting, which shows the church and world view of that time. The altarpiece shows Maria Immaculata . Also on the high altar is St. Anna , the patrons of the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg . On both sides of the high altar are figures of St. Donat and St. Sebastian . The Way of the Cross comes from the Evangelical Lutheran parish church that was previously used as a simultaneous church .
In 1989, due to the second vacancy, a people's altar was purchased and consecrated on December 8, 1989 by Auxiliary Bishop Vinzenz Guggenberger . In 1996 a new baptismal font was donated by the parish , which was placed by the steps to the altar.
The lead glass windows show the concerns of the respective donors. One of them was donated by the church's architect, Heinrich Hauberrisser, and another shows St. Borromeo and was donated by Karl Weinmann .
organ
A first mechanical organ was installed here in 1858 by Joseph Bohl from Augsburg . When the new organ was bought, it came to the Johannes von Nepomuk church in Waldau . A new organ from 1932 was a pneumatic instrument from the company Weise (Opus 335) with 37 stops on three manuals and a pedal . Four registers were installed on the back of the console as a positive choir. According to the company's tradition, the instrument most likely had a pocket shop . The rococo brochure is said to originally come from the Church of St. Magdalena in Plattling .
On December 17, 2000, a new organ was consecrated, which was built by the Kubak company in Augsburg using the majority of the old pipes . The case and the prospectus have been reused. Only the prospect pipes are new and the coloring revised (church painting company Eis from Lappersdorf near Regensburg). The organ prospectus should originally come from the Church of St. Magdalena in Plattling. The company's Opus 109 has 41 stops, which are divided into three manuals and pedal.
Bells
Five bells were removed and melted down on April 17, 1942; only one bell remained in the church. In 1949 new bells could be purchased.
The six new bells with the striking notes c 1 -es 1 -f 1 -g 1 -b 1 -c 2 from 1949 were cast by Albert Junker from Brilon special bronze in Brilon . In Bavaria, they are among the bells with the largest number of bells from the manufacturer. The bell remaining in the tower is used as a death knell and only rings one by one.
|
No. |
Surname |
Mass (kg) |
Chime |
Casting year |
Bell caster |
| 1 | Christ bell | 2800 | c 1 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 2 | Marienbell | 1500 | it 1 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 3 | Joseph Bell | 850 | f 1 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 4th | Michael's Bell | 650 | g 1 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 5 | Konrads bell | 400 | b 1 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 6th | Sebastian Bell | 270 | c 2 | 1949 | Albert Junker, Brilon |
| 7th | Death bell | about 300 | c 2 | 1949 | Johann Hahn & Son Landshut-Reichenhall |
literature
- Wolfgang Dirscherl, Hans Frischholz, Karl Weber: Catholic parish church of the Virgin Mary Immaculate Conception. In church guides to churches and chapels in the city and large community Vohenstrauß (= forays - contributions to local lore and local history of the city and large community Vohenstrauß and the surrounding area, 15th year, 2000, issue 22 ), pp. 21-26.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the Weise organ on the Valley Organ Center website, accessed on December 24, 2016
- ↑ Andreas Weiß: The organs in the churches of the large community Vohenstrauss. In church guides to churches and chapels in the city and large parish Vohenstrauss. (= Streifzüge - contributions to local history and local history of the city and large community Vohenstrauß and the surrounding area, 15th year, 2000, issue 22 ), p. 94.
- ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on the manufacturer's website, accessed on December 23, 2016
- ↑ Information on the bells of the church on glockenklänge.de, accessed on December 23, 2016
- ↑ Armin Reisch in: info church music. Diocesan Office for Church Music, Regensburg 2016. 2016/2, p. 40 ff.
Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ′ 18.7 " N , 12 ° 20 ′ 26.2" E