Pankratius Chapel (Niebelsbach)

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Pankratius Chapel Niebelsbach

The Pankratius Chapel in Niebelsbach , a district of Keltern in the Enzkreis in Baden-Württemberg , is of high medieval origin. The chapel has historical wall paintings. A national rarity is also the 18th century block stalls in the church.

history

Due to a lack of documents, the early history of the chapel can only be reported on the basis of structural findings. The oldest part of the chapel is the western part from the Romanesque-early Gothic period around 1200 to 1250. Around 1391 a new benefice was donated to the chapel . In the middle of the 15th century, the chapel was extended to the east by the eastern half of the nave and the late Gothic choir with its tracery windows . In the 17th century, the interior was remodeled, as an old picture of the Last Judgment was painted over and the choir was repainted. In 1692 the bell of the chapel was stolen by the French. 1706 and 1722 there are reports of the damaged roof. In 1731 the chapel was repaired, presumably the windows in the western half were also redesigned and the stalls still available today were procured. But the little bell was still missing. In 1802 the church was again in a bad condition, which was also criticized in the following years. In 1821 the chapel was repaired again. Nevertheless, in 1827 there were considerations to demolish the chapel. It was preserved, but continued to deteriorate.

After the Second World War, considerations arose to renovate the chapel after the floor was overgrown with moss and the wall paintings crumbled. In 1948 the wall paintings were preserved, at the same time the roof covering was renewed, the church was drained and new glass windows were installed. On May 1st, 1949 the chapel could be consecrated again. After wood pests were discovered in 1956, the church was extensively renovated in 1957. In 1975 the structure showed renewed damage. When examining wall cracks, one came across other murals. In 1977 the chapel was repaired, and in 1981 repairs were made to the roof turret.

The last renovation of the church took place in 2005/06. The main focus of the work was the renovation of the roof structure. In addition, a new bell was received from the Bachert bell foundry in Karlsruhe.

Next to the chapel is the Märzenbrunnen , which was redesigned in 1991 by the local fruit and wine-growing association and which contains water in spring (March).

description

architecture

The Pankratius chapel is a longitudinal rectangular, by a gable roof with roof skylights extravagant construction that closes to the east with a three-eighths-choir. In the choir there are late Gothic pointed-arch tracery windows. The outside of the church is plastered with lime mortar and, as a special feature of the choir, has a colored exterior with a hint of diamond ashlar.

Access to the chapel is through a round-arched portal on the western side of the gable, which is covered with a basket-arch inside. On the south side there is a rectangular portal that was added later. Also on the south side, an offset wall shows the transition from older western components to the later renewed eastern components. In the older area there is a small arched niche. To the right of the south entrance there is also a small late medieval window with a grooved wall and a stone central bar.

Inside, the choir, which is spanned by a flat ceiling, is separated from the nave by a pointed triumphal arch. A gallery has been drawn in to the west of the nave .

Murals

The wall painting on the side of the triumphal arch facing the nave shows Christ as judge of the world with the intercessors Maria and Johannes Baptist. In the choir there is a representation of the erection of the brazen serpent , which is contrasted with a crucifixion scene. There are also a total of 13 consecration crosses on the walls of the church .

gallery

  • Choir interior painting around 1600

  • Choir

  • Romanesque arched portal

  • Choir snake

  • South entrance

  • World judge

  • adjacent courtyard coat of arms Frauenalb

Furnishing

The altar table in the choir probably dates from the time the choir was built in the 15th century. Behind the altar is a baroque confessional , which is a rarity in a Reformed chapel.

Part of the seating is block seating from the 18th century, which still represents a medieval type of seating and is one of the rare examples of this type in Baden-Württemberg. The pulpit and altar crucifix also date from the 18th century and are made similarly coarse to the stalls.

Web links

Commons : Pankratiuskapelle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Reinhard Boger: Niebelsbach. A church in the course of time , Keltern 2010, pp. 52–63
  • Mathias Köhler: Ev. Filialkirche St. Pankratius Niebelsbach , Schnell & Steiner Art Guide No. 2241, 1st edition 1995
  • Hermann Diruff and Christoph Timm: Art and cultural monuments in Pforzheim and in the Enzkreis , Stuttgart 1991, p. 167/68.

Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ′ 55.2 ″  N , 8 ° 33 ′ 55 ″  E