Parish church Röschitz
The parish church of St. Nicholas is a Roman Catholic church in Röschitz , in Lower Austria .
It belongs to the dean's office Sitzendorf in the vicariate Unter dem Manhartsberg and is under monument protection ( list entry ). The geostete late Baroque hall church with western tower is slightly higher north of the town center.
Parish history
In 1198 Röschitz was first mentioned as Respiz , and in 1323 a church was first documented that belonged to the main parish Eggenburg . Röschitz became an independent parish in 1546 when it was separated from the main parish.
Building history
Towards the end of the Thirty Years' War , in 1648, many houses in the village, as well as the rectory and the church, were devastated, which is why a new building was carried out between 1768 and 1782 by master builder Leopold Wißgrill . Only the tower comes from earlier times, and was only raised a little in the course of the new church. Between 1888 and 1889 the church was painted in neo-baroque style.
In 1914 the church received electric lighting. In the course of renovating the church tower in 1954, it was covered with copper sheet and a new tower cross was erected. In 1957 the exterior of the church was renovated.
A general renovation was started in 1990 with concrete bracing in the roof space. Between 1993 and 1994, the renovation was continued with a strengthening of the foundations and an exterior renovation, and in 1996 and 1997 the painting from 1888 and 1889 was restored. The entire electrical installation was also renewed and the sanctuary was redesigned. The general renovation was completed with a festive service and the consecration of the altar by the Archbishop of Vienna , Cardinal Christoph Schönborn , on January 4, 1998.
Building description
Outside
The building is divided by pilasters efficient at the rounded edges of buildings, the unitary saddle roof with a profiled circulating Traufgesims is connected to the transverse arms hipped . The high-lying windows framed with plaster tape in the nave and transept are square, those at the apse are rounded, drawn in in the lintel and provided with a profiled eaves cornice.
The three-story tower with corner pilasters is presented to the smooth western front between gable beds. The tower also has round arched windows framed with plaster tape. The narrower windows in the lower area are drawn in in the lintel, the wider ones on the upper floor are not. Above the sound floor there are clock gables on all four sides, above an onion helmet with a tower ball from 1872, which is crowned by a patriarchal cross.
A sacristy is built on both sides of the choir. There are also low extensions to the north and south of the nave. The northern extension is a chapel, the southern is a vestibule to the side entrance of the church.
Inside
The nave has two yokes of different sizes . This and the choir bay are vaulted with square vaults on layered pillars with pilasters and cranked entablature all around . The wider Vierungsjoch has a domed Platzl vault, the cross arms have barrel vaults .
The west gallery rises above wall pillars and is vaulted under the plaza.
The northern Maria Lourdes Chapel has a semicircular apse and a square vault from 1888/89, the two sacristies are vaulted with lancet barrels and the lower floors of the tower are vaulted with groin vaults .
Furnishing
The interior of the church is largely Baroque- Classicist from around 1780 or the beginning of the 19th century.
The neo-baroque painting from the years 1888/89 comes from Franz Xaver Schönbrunner , in the choir there are scenes from the legend of St. Nicholas in a classicist frame, which are labeled Ludwig Mayer 1889 . The northern mural depicts Saint Nicholas distributing grain to the poor, while the opposite mural shows the saint commanding the stormy seas. There are statues of Saints Peter and Paul on the pillars .
The painting in the dome of the presbytery deals with the subject of "sacrifice" from the Old Testament and shows depictions of the Exodus , Elijah , Abraham sacrificing Isaac and King Melchizedek .
In the main dome the four evangelists are represented with their symbols . There are also representations of the Trinity in both domes .
The pulpit by Karl Schmutzer from Znaim dates from around 1780 with a gilded relief image "Jesus teaches in the temple".
In the Lourdes Chapel, which was added to the north in 1890, there is a Maria-Hilf stained glass window. Above the entrance to the chapel is a mural of St. Dominic kneeling before the Mother of God.
Above the south side entrance to the church with a large crucifix and a statue of Mater Dolorosa is a mural of St. Joseph with the baby Jesus .
Altars
The four-pillar structure of the high altar by Michael Weiß is completed by a dome canopy. The altarpiece from 1781 is by Martin Johann Schmidt ( Kremser Schmidt ) and depicts St. Nicholas recommending the poor and sick to the Mother of God. The altar is flanked by two statues of Saints Augustine and Ambrose . There are statuettes of angels next to the tabernacle of the free-standing altar table .
The two transept altars are also provided with a column structure. The altarpiece on the left (north) altar is by Ludwig Mayer from around 1888/89 and shows St. Mary , who is taught by her mother, St. Anna . The altarpiece of the right (southern) altar from 1781 is by Martin Johann Schmidt and shows the burial of St. John Nepomuk .
organ
In 1787 Josef Silberbauer built today's organ , which has largely been preserved in its original form. In essence, it goes back to an older instrument that was used in the Franciscan Church in Eggenburg until the monastery was closed. Silberbauer took over parts of this organ and used them in Röschitz for its new building, which until 1889 his version received and gilding. Franz Ullmann from Vienna renovated the organ in 1880 and renewed the keyboards . The short octave and the limited pedal range of 12 tones on 18 keys, six of which are linked in the octave, have been retained in the manuals . The tin pipes did not have to be delivered during World War I because the organ was built before 1800 and was therefore classified as a monument. In 2001/02 the organ was completely restored by Christoph Allgäuer ( Grünbach am Schneeberg ). It has 15 registers with a total of 711 pipes, which are distributed over two manuals and pedal. The four-axis case for the main and pedal mechanism are divided into two parts, rise to the middle and allow a view of a picture of St. Cecilia in the background. The three-axis Rückpositiv is incorporated into the parapet. The prospectus in white version is decorated with gilded acanthus veils in the style of the late Baroque and richly profiled cornices. The crowning urns point to the influence of classicism .
The disposition is:
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- Coupling : I / II ( sliding coupler )
- Calcantation
Remarks
- ↑ 18 keys, 12 tones (6 are linked)
Bells
The bell tower houses a five-bell bell that sounds on the Salve Regina motif. The bell-shaped bell by Selner from 1658 serves as a striking bell and is not part of the ringing. All bells are made of tin bronze. The Röschitzer bell is one of the most stately in northern Lower Austria. In addition to the large baroque bell of the Septim type from 1649, one of the largest in the Weinviertel, there are still larger bells in the region only in Großengersdorf, Mailberg and Retz. A second baroque bell, the so-called “plague bell”, was cast in 1682. The interwar chimes also consisted of six bells, four of which have been preserved. The cutter bells 2 and 4 were melted down for armament purposes during World War II. They were cast in Vienna in 1925 and played on the beats g 1 and d 2 .
| No. |
Surname |
Casting year |
Foundry casting location |
Mass (kg) |
Diameter (mm) |
Height (mm) |
Chime |
inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big bell | 1649 | Leonhard Löw, Vienna | 1100 | 1,270 | 1,170 | it 1 | “ UNDER EMPEROR FERDINAND III. THE PROFESSORS OF THE SOCIETY OF JESU MR VON RESCHITZ AS THE HEIR OF THE WIDOW EVA EUSEBIA GRAEFIN VON KOLONITZ SOON AFTER THE PEACE OF THE SWEDEN AND FRENCH - UNDER THE PRIOR MICHAEL BREMBBREMBIN RICHTER PAULINA GARTNUCHIN THE PRINCIPAL PAULINA GARTN SPRINGER BLASIA SPARER THIS BELL WAS CASTED FOR YOU SO THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE WEATHER: GOSS ME LEONHARDT LOEW IN VIENNA (translation of the Latin inscription) " |
| 2 | Prayer bell | 1950 | Josef Pfundner , Vienna | 527 | 990 | 900 | g 1 | " THE PARISH CHURCH OF RÖSCHITZ IN THE HOLY YEAR 1950 " |
| 3 | Plague bell | 1682 | Joachim Groß, Vienna | 400 | 865 | 850 | b 2 | " H. IOHANN GEORG VON SINNIG PRIOR TO REHSCHITZ MAX (I) MILIAN STUESMAN MARCKRICHTER - ANNO 1682 DUE TO FEYER AND HITZ I AM FLOWED JOACHIM LARGE HAS POURED ME " |
| 4th | Transformation bell | 1950 | Josef Pfundner, Vienna | 224 | 745 | 690 | c 2 | " THE PARISH CHURCH OF RÖSCHITZ IN THE HOLY YEAR 1950 " |
| 5 | Death bell | 1925 | Karl Kutter, Vienna | 126 | 585 | 540 | it 2 | " DEDICATED BY FRANZ AND MARIA VOGL IN RÖSCHITZ IN 1925 " |
| 6th | Clock chime | 1658 | Lorenz Selner, Vienna | 120 | 600 | 450 | e 2 | " LORENTZ SELNER IN VIENNA CAST ME IN 1658 " |
literature
- Dehio Lower Austria north of the Danube 1990 , Röschitz, parish church hl. Nikolaus, p. 991/992.
Individual evidence
- ^ Church guide published by the Röschitz parish office
- ^ Parish church in Röschitz , as seen on December 3, 2012.
Web links
Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 2 ″ N , 15 ° 53 ′ 16 ″ E