Notburgakirche Hochhausen
The Notburgakirche in Hochhausen , a district of Haßmersheim in the Neckar-Odenwald district in northern Baden-Württemberg , is a Protestant church which is consecrated to the local saint Notburga von Hochhausen . In addition to the Notburga grave , the church, which was first mentioned in the 10th century, has preserved other important art treasures.
history
A basilica in Hochhausen was mentioned as early as 950 when the Hochhausen estate was transferred to the Weissenburg monastery . Around 1300 the church received a stone west tower, around 1360 the nave with the east-facing choir was built. Significant parts of the church's furnishings such as the high altar, stained glass windows and frescoes date from around 1500, when the worship of Notburga and the pilgrimage to Hochhausen had probably reached their peak. The renovation of the furnishings at that time goes back to Hans Michael Horneck von Hornberg († 1498) and his wife Martha von Balzhofen († 1510), who can be seen on the altar as the donor couple and whose grave slabs have been preserved in the church. The Notburga figure, which some historians dated back to the 14th century, could also only date from around 1500, according to the dress style of the sitter and its similarity to the clothing of the donors. The pilgrimages to the church ended with the time of the Reformation.
In 1925 the church was extensively renovated. The basement of the tower was redesigned as the entrance area with a war memorial. In 1977 a historical wooden crucifixion group from the 15th / 16th centuries was created. Stolen from the church in the 18th century. From the sum insured (50,000 DM) the parish bought a modern sculpture by Jürgen Goertz in 1978 , which was attached to the original place of the crucifixion group next to the choir arch. In 2003, the stolen wooden figures were confiscated from an auction mass. After repayment of the sum insured, the crucifixion group is now back in the possession of the community.
Furnishing
In the east-facing choir there is a historical winged altar, the predella of which shows a painting of the presumed donor family (Hans Michael Horneck von Hornberg († 1498) with wife Martha, née von Balzhofen († 1510), six sons and three daughters), whose coats of arms also appear found in the altar panels. The middle picture shows the Lamentation of Christ, the side wings show Saints Catherine, Peter, Paul and Sebastian. The altar is stylistically close to various South German masters of the early 16th century and was already regarded as an early work by Matthias Grünewald .
The cross vault of the choir is ornately painted. Also noteworthy are the historic stained glass windows of the choir with the donor's coat of arms and depictions of knights and saints.
Winged altar
Middle picture of the winged altar
Painting of the choir vault
Historic stained glass window
To the right of the altar is the cover plate of a historical stone sarcophagus , in which the bones of the local saint Notburga von Hochhausen are said to have been, who, according to the legend, is depicted as a one-armed figure in three-dimensional form and colored. A snake crawls over the lying figure, which also plays a role in the legend.
A sculpture by Jürgen Goertz is attached to the left of the triumphal arch , which was procured in 1978 as a replacement for the stolen crucifixion group previously located there. The pulpit is to the right of the triumphal arch. The rediscovered wooden crucifixion group from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, which is attributed to the environment of the Heilbronn sculptor Hans Seyfer , was attached to the southern nave wall.
Crucifixion group
Plastic by Jürgen Goertz
Detail of the Notburga sculpture
On the north wall of the nave there are three ornate, colored medieval stone grave slabs with plastic representations of the deceased. The plates show Anna von Adelsheim († 1543), Magdalena von Bettendorff and a Mr. Horneck von Hornberg . Historical grave slabs of the Horneck von Hornberg and the Lords of Helmstatt and their wives and children have also been placed on the choir walls . Historical wall paintings were also uncovered on the north wall, including once again depictions of the Notburga legend and the Horneck / Balzhofen donor coat of arms, as well as a historical view of the church.
In the west of the nave there is a wooden gallery on which the church organ is located. Below the gallery is the actual Notburga grave, which can still be recognized by a corresponding grave slab in the floor.
Horneck von Hornberg tombstone in the choir
Helmstatt tombstone in the choir
Wall paintings on the north wall
Individual evidence
- ↑ State curator Dr. Wolfgang Medding in Das Münster , issue 7/8, Munich 1956
literature
- Fritz Liebig: The Notburgasage, seen historically , in: Badische Heimat, issue 2/1958
Web links
- On the history of the stolen crucifixion group ( Memento from October 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 49 ° 19 '27.4 " N , 9 ° 6' 18.9" E