Marienkirche Artern
The Marienkirche Artern is a Protestant church in the northern Thuringian city of Artern .
history
The Artern moated castle (" moated castle") was built 1200 years ago, presumably to secure the Unstrutfurt . In their protection, a planned castle town was created, which was granted town charter in 1329 , which later became the "new town" of Artern. This part of the castle already received a stone parish church, which was consecrated to the Virgin Mary. Of this church, which was built around 1200, only a part of the tower has been preserved (the lower part of today's tower, the half-timbered upper floor was added later.).
The east choir (today's winter church) was added in the first half of the 13th century (1225?). The windows and the vault of the choir date from the 15th century, the nave is late Gothic.
Artern became Lutheran between 1540 and 1542. The Marienkirche now became the parish church for both the city and the village community of Artern (politically the administration of the city and village community was not fully united until 1832)
On May 18, 1608, a city fire destroyed large parts of the new town. The Marienkirche burned down completely, the west aisle had to be dismantled. In 1609 the reconstruction of the Marienkirche began, which progressed very slowly, especially since on August 8, 1616 another city fire, this time by arson, destroyed 141 houses. On May 25th 1620 the Marienkirche could be consecrated again.
When another town fire cremated 90 houses in 1632, the north wall of the church fell out of the Lot. 4 mighty oak beams were drawn in. Signs of deterioration as a result of the Thirty Years War made extensive restoration work necessary. The west nave received the high roof, the tower was raised by the half-timbered structure . This was followed by a new inauguration. The tower tops can be dated to the years 1665 to 1669.
In 1739 cracks appeared in the tower. The supporting pillars were added. In 1836 new galleries were built. From 1856 to 1860 the interior of the Marienkirche was thoroughly renovated. In 1895 2 ovens were installed, which were later replaced by warm air heating. In 1962 the renovation of the Marienkirche began under Superintendent Merker. The east choir (chancel) was separated as a winter church and provided with underfloor heating. It was inaugurated on November 29, 1964 by Probst Coym. From 1967, under Superintendent Grüneisen, the complete redesign of the Marienkirche took place. On April 16, 1978 the church was consecrated by Bishop Kruse.
Marienkirche in numbers
- Length: 43.0 m
- Width of the west aisle: 15.0 m
- Height of the west nave inside: 14.5 m (up to the barrel vault)
- Height of the west nave outside: 22.5 m (to the roof ridge)
- Width of the east choir (winter church): 7.5 m
- Height of the tower: 37.0 m
- Seats in the winter church: 85
- Seats in the main nave: 280
- Seats in the main nave including community rooms: up to 500
Organs
Voigt / Kühn organ
It is not possible to determine when the first organ was installed.
In 1692 there were reports of a new organ being built, as well as in 1844. The latter was rebuilt in the years 1856 to 1860 ( Julius Strobel , Frankenhausen). Because of worm infestation, a general repair of the Strobel organ was carried out by Thomas Hildebrand, Roßleben, from 1960 to 1962. In 1972 this organ was largely destroyed by children playing during the construction work in the Marienkirche. In 1979 the community bought the organ of the St. Nicolai Church in Eisleben , built by Christian Friedrich Voigt in 1854, and had it rebuilt by the organ building company Kühn, Merseburg. This organ, which has 24 stops on two manuals and a pedal , was inaugurated on February 5, 1984.
Disposition
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Slider chests, mechanical tone and stop action
Current
After a good 35 years, the organ in the Marienkirche, built in 1984, threatens to break apart. This is due to the setup of the case, which was done completely wrong in the 1990s. The organ itself is also affected by these tensile forces to the front and to the side. The wind chests are under tension, the seals break and the action loses tension and has to be readjusted continuously. The costs are estimated at over 300,000 euros.
Organ positive
In the course of the new construction of the large organ, the community acquired a positive organ from Mitteldeutscher Orgelbau A. Voigt in 1974 .
The organ is in the choir chapel and is used for prayers, vespers and as a continuo instrument.
Disposition
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| Dumped | 8th' | |
| Reed flute | 4 ′ | |
| Principal | 2 ′ | |
- Slider chests, mechanical tone and stop action
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Thuringia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-422-03050-6 .
Web links
- Church district Eisleben-Sömmerda: Church
- Eisleben-Sömmerda church district: organ
- Contribution to the organ in TV.Artern
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Folker Blischke: Artern in the parish of Artern (RG Artern-Heldrungen) (Eisleben-Sömmerda church district). Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Dehio, p. 61.
- ^ Dehio, p. 60.
- ↑ Daniel Kunert: The Queen's Portal. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Folker Blischke: Organ Marienkirche Artern. Retrieved November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Dr. phil. Markus Voigt: Organ GDR. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 55.2 " N , 11 ° 17 ′ 23.6" E