New Church Witikon

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Tower of the New Witikon Church

The New Church Witikon is an Evangelical Reformed church in the city of Zurich . It is located at Witikonerstrasse 288 in the center of the Witikon district of the same name .

history

When the Witikon quarter grew steadily in the 20th century due to its proximity to downtown Zurich, the Reformed parish had to build a new one to complement the old church . Theodor Laubi won the architecture competition; the church was built according to his plans in the years 1955–1957 in the middle of the quarter on a sloping area at the corner of Witikonerstrasse and Heilighüsli .

In 1981 the interior of the church was rebuilt and adapted to the new needs.

Building description

South-east side of the building

From a distance, the free-standing bell tower indicates the location of the New Witikon Church. It has a five-part bell, which sounds in the tone sequence As ° c 'es' f 'g' and was manufactured in 1956 by the H. Rüetschi bell foundry . From the Witikionerstrasse, the visitor reaches the ensemble, which consists of the church, a rectory and a parish center, via a wide forecourt . The buildings are accessed with connecting structures. From the outside, the ensemble shows an architecture typical of the time, which shows a relationship between the New Church in Witikon, the Stefanskirche Hirzenbach in Schwamendingen and the Markuskirche in Seebach . Fine, elegant concrete pillars structure the longitudinal facades of the polygonal church. In 1981 the interior of the church underwent major changes to adapt it to the liturgical needs of the time.

organ

In 1957 the New Church Witikon received its organ . It is an instrument with 39 registers on three manuals and a pedal , which was built by Orgelbau Metzler AG , Dietikon. His disposition is:

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
Dumped 8th'
Quintatön 8th'
Principal 4 ′
recorder 4 ′
Flageolet 1 1 / 3 '
Sesquialter 2 2 / 3 '+ 1 3 / 5 '
Mixture III-IV 1'
Dulcian 16 ′
Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
Reed flute 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Coupling flute 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
octave 4 ′
Reed flute 4 ′
Super octave 2 ′
Intoxicating fifth III – IV 2 '
Mixture IV-VI 1 1 / 3 '
Trumpet 8th'
III Breastwork (swellable) C – g 3
Principal 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Pointed flute 4 ′
Principal 2 ′
Forest flute 2 ′
Fifth 2 2 / 3 '
Scharff IV – V 1 1 / 3 '
Terzcymbel III 1 / 2 '
shawm 8th'
Clarine 4 ′
Pedal C – f 1
Principal 16 ′
Sub bass 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Pointed flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Mixture V 4 ′
trombone 16 ′
prong 8th'
  • Normal coupling : I / II, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
  • Playing aids : 3 free combinations, 2 fixed combinations F and TT, register crescendo, storage tongues and mixtures


Theo Wegmann worked here as organist and concert promoter from 1978 to 2016 .

See also

literature

  • Building Construction Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006.

Web links

Commons : Neue Kirche Witikon (Zurich)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, p. 190.
  2. ↑ Information from YouTube. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Building Department of the City of Zurich: Reformed Churches of the City of Zurich. Special inventory. Zurich 2006, p. 190.
  4. ^ Organ directory Switzerland and Liechtenstein, section Neue ref. Zurich-Witikon Church. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

Coordinates: 47 ° 21 '28.5 "  N , 8 ° 35' 12.1"  E ; CH1903:  686,733  /  245863