Nydegg Church

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Nydegg Church

The Reformed Nydegg Church ( [ˈnidɛk] ; from the Middle High German expression for lower corner ) is located on the eastern edge of Bern's old town .

Nydegg Castle

The old town lies on a peninsula in a bend in the Aare and developed in several urban expansions. The first took place in 1191, when an existing settlement in the area of ​​the Nydegg Church was expanded to include the clock tower . 1190 Duke had Berchtold V of Zähringen the castle Nydegg built. After the Duke's death, it was demolished for imperial festivals and in 1268/70 by the residents of Bern to make way for the Nydegg district. It had four corner towers and stood roughly where the church choir is today.

church

Nydegg Church and the surrounding old town
The Zähringer monument in Nydegghöfli

1341-1346 a church was replacing the old castle roof skylights built from 1480 to 1483 was added a tower added, and from 1493 to 1504 took place a new building of the ship. After the introduction of the Reformation in 1529, the Nydegg Church was converted into a warehouse for barrels, wood and grain, but served again as a church service room from 1566, and was a branch church of the Bern Minster until 1721 .

In 1863 it was expanded to the west and received an entrance from the Nydeggbrücke . 1951-1953 followed by a total conversion, wherein the main input on Nydegghof 2, bern German Koseform Nydegghöfli and the input bridge Nydeggasse 6, each with a portal bronze reliefs by Marcel Perincioli received.

In Nydegghöfli, in 1857, a fountain was built in a niche under Nydegggasse, which is called Nydegghöflibrunnen or Staldenbrunnen . Also in the Nydegghöfli in 1968 the Zähringer monument was erected, which had previously stood on the cathedral platform.

Furnishing

organ

The choir organ was built in 1995 by Orgelbau Kuhn (Männedorf), based on Italian Renaissance organs, in the style of the organ builder Antegnati (1608). The Springladen instrument has 11 registers on a manual. The pedal (range: FF, GG, AA – c 0 ) is attached and has no stops of its own. The upper keys (sub-semitones) are divided for a mid-tone mood. The wind supply, which can be either electrically or manually, is provided by two wedge bellows.

Manual FF, GG, AA – c 3
1. Principals (B / D) 8th'
2. Ottava 4 ′
3. Quintadecima 2 ′
4th Decimanona 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
(Continuation)
5. Vigesimaseconda 1'
6th Vigesimasesta 2 ⁄ 3 ′
7th Vigesimanona 1 ⁄ 2 ′
8th. Flauto in VIII (B / D) 4 ′
(Continuation)
9. Flauto in XII 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Voce umana (from c 1 ) 8th'
11. Bourdon 8th'

Bronze reliefs

Two reliefs on the Nydeggasse bridge door by Marcel Perincioli

The 16 bronze reliefs created by Marcel Perincioli in 1956 are inspired by medieval models in front of San Zeno Maggiore in Verona and the Hildesheim Cathedral .

On the courtyard portal you can see scenes from the life and work of Jesus, namely on the left wing, from top to bottom:

and on the right wing:

The following scenes are depicted on the left wing of the bridge portal from top to bottom:

and on the right wing:

  • the risen Christ at the Sea of ​​Galilee (John 21: 1-14)
  • the burial of Jesus (John 19: 38-42)
  • Jesus in Gethsemane (Mark 14.32-42)
  • the entry into Jerusalem (John 12: 12-19)

Well-known pastors

Organ consecration in the Nydegg Church by Jeremias Lorza in 1812

Worked as pastor at the Nydegg Church

From 1879 to 1886 Elias Schrenk , who worked as a revival preacher for the Evangelical Society , won such a large audience that he could use the Nydegg Church for the Sunday evening services he led.

Klaus Bäumlin (* 1938), who had previously become known as a committed pastor, led a blessing service for the cohabitation of two men here on July 8, 1995, which was accompanied by great media interest.

See also

Web links

Commons : Nydeggkirche  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Nideck Castle (Bas-Rhin department), Niedeck Castle in Gleichen (Lower Saxony), Nideggen (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Nýdek (Czech Republic).
  2. ↑ Comprehensive information on the choir organ (PDF; 2.2 MB), p. 29 ff.
  3. ↑ organ portrait on the website of Kuhn Organ Builders, accessed January 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Christian Fuhrer: History , Evangelical Community Work (EGW)

Coordinates: 46 ° 56 '55.7 "  N , 7 ° 27' 26.5"  E ; CH1903:  601426  /  199 747