Martinskirche (Basel)

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Martin's Church with the banks of the Rhine
Martinskirche choir

The Martinskirche is an Evangelical Reformed church in the city of Basel .

The Martinskirche towers over the old town of Grossbasel . It first appears in a document in 1101/1103. The Martinskirche stands on the northern end of the Munster hill and is considered the oldest parish church in Basel .

The lower parts of the tower floor and parts of the west facade go back to the year 1287. The main features of the choir polygon and the north and south facades are dated to the late 14th century. Here Johannes Oekolampad , the reformer of Basel, preached for the first time in 1529 "in the Reformed manner" and thus also in German .

The church was substantially renewed and rebuilt in 1851. The facades were significantly redesigned and a first concert stage was built in the interior instead of the rood screen . Even then, the Martinskirche served as a concert church and for various state events. The choir was built with a cellar in 1892 for warm air heating . Since 1922, St. Martin has been depicted in a mural by Hans Rohner above the south portal . The interior of the church is decorated with numerous epitaphs .

A bell in the Martinskirche traditionally rings in the Basel Autumn Fair on the opening Saturday .

Web links

Commons : Martinskirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm T. Streuber: The city of Basel. Xylographic Institute Lips & Spalinger, Basel 1854, p. 43.

Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '32.4 "  N , 7 ° 35' 19.4"  E ; CH1903:  six hundred eleven thousand two hundred and ninety-eight  /  two hundred and sixty-seven thousand five hundred ninety-seven