Rothselberg parish church
| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| place | Rothselberg, Germany |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic |
| Furnishing style | Murals |
| 49 ° 32 '44.8 " N , 7 ° 35' 28.9" E | |
The Protestant parish church in Rothselberg stands on a hill in the original town center of Rothselberg . It is the parish church of the Protestant parish of Rothselberg, to which Kreimbach-Kaulbach and Eßweiler also belong. The oldest parts of the church date from the 14th century.
Building description
| History of the church | |
|---|---|
| ? | Construction of the nave |
| 1st half of the 14th century | Construction of the choir |
| 14th century | Murals |
| 1433/34 | Construction of the bell tower |
| 1454 | First mention of the church |
| 1496 | Bell casting |
| around 1500 | Modification: Choir: window installation, lava niche, |
| 1555 | first (Lutheran) pastor |
| 1569 | pulpit |
| 1727 | Renewal of the gallery |
| 1731 | Separation from the parish of Zweikirchen, Parish church for Rothselberg, Kreimbach, |
| 1754-1756 | Comprehensive renovation: Relocation of the main entrance and pulpit. |
| 1787 | renovation (Inscription in the lintel of the choir door) |
| 1971 | Parish church for parish Rothselberg (Rothselberg, Kreimbach-Kaulbach, Eßweiler) |
| 1976 | Renovation: exposure of the wall paintings |
The church consists of a nave , a choir from the first half of the 14th century and a bell tower , built in 1433/34.
The nave, whose construction time is not known, is a hall building with a gable roof. The corner cuboid consists of alternating small and sometimes very large, second-used cuboids that originally came from Roman buildings in the district. The main entrance has been in the western gable wall since a renovation in the 18th century; the portal originally in the south was walled up. For this, as with the corner cuboid, Roman building material was used. In the nave there is a wooden gallery that was renewed in 1727. According to an inscription, the stone pulpit dates from 1569 and has been in its current location since the church was rebuilt in 1754/56. A rectangular window was added next to the pulpit around 1500.
The choir was added to the east side of the nave in the first half of the 14th century. It originally had a groin vault , a pointed arch connected to the nave. During the renovation in 1754/56, it was removed along with the vault. The ogival windows in the choir were added around 1500, as the missing parts in the wall paintings show. At the same time a lava niche was installed.
The bell tower is three-story and has a gable roof. It was built in 1433/34 on the south side next to the former main entrance. The two upper floors are separated from the lower floor by a surrounding cornice. On the first floor there are pointed double windows on all sides in a rectangular frame. An existing bell was cast by Johannes Otto from Kaiserslautern in 1496 .
In contrast to the nave, the bell tower and choir each stand on a base .
Murals
The wall paintings in the choir, uncovered in 1976, date from the 14th century. There are only fragments left. The groin vault of the choir, which existed until 1756, is still visible in the shape of the wall paintings.
On the east wall on both sides of the window, Saints George and Martin are shown on horseback. The north wall shows the story of the passion on three levels , the south wall the Last Judgment .
Church history
In 1454, the church was first mentioned as a chapel dedicated to John the Baptist . At first it was a branch church of the two-church near Rutsweiler an der Lauter . A first Lutheran pastor is named in 1555. In 1731 it was separated from the parish of Zweikirchen and became a parish church for Kreimbach, Kaulbach and Frankelbach . Since 1971 it has been the parish church of the Rothselberg parish.
literature
- Christian Schüler-Beigang (arrangement): Kreis Kusel (= cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 16 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 1999, ISBN 3-88462-163-7 .