Protestant Church (Steinbach am Donnersberg)
 The parish church of Steinbach am Donnersberg |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| place | Steinbach am Donnersberg, Germany |
| Building history | |
| Client | Abbot Johannes von Münsterdreisen, knight Siegfried and Johann von Oberstein |
| construction time | 1450-1452 |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic |
| Furnishing style | Flat ceiling, three-winged gallery made of wood, paintings |
| Construction type | Nave, choir, saddle roof |
| 49 ° 35 '53.4 " N , 7 ° 57' 24.2" E | |
The Steinbach church is located in the center of the small community Steinbach am Donnersberg in the Palatinate. It is used as a parish church by the Protestant parish.
history
The Gothic church Steinbach (1450 to 1452) was built by the abbot Johannes von Münsterdreisen and the knights Siegfried and Johann von Oberstein as St. Mary's Church. A related memorial stone to the consecration of the church in 1452 is located above the south portal. During the Thirty Years' War the church was badly damaged by Spanish troops in 1632 and after its restoration it was pillaged by the French during the War of the Palatinate Succession in 1689. The church stood in ruins, was rebuilt over the years and completed with the last construction phase in 1720. In the Second World War, the church narrowly escaped further destruction when only one corner of the tower was damaged.
Architecture and equipment
Building design
The nave and choir are covered with a steep gable roof with a continuous ridge and follow an east-west orientation with little deviation. A height offset of the eaves separates the choir from the nave. The building facade is characterized by the high Gothic choir windows with various tracery compositions , the south portal and a four-story bell tower with its roof from 1720. Of the old sacristy on the north facade, only the walled-up entrance can be seen.
Paintings and furnishings
Today a flat ceiling replaces the original Gothic ribbed vault of the past. The baroque organ with a five-part prospectus was created by organ builder Johann Valentin Senn around 1730. The well-preserved three-winged wooden gallery with its gallery paintings, which were typical of Lutheran churches of that time, also dates from the Baroque period. The paintings from the first half of the 18th century show motifs from the Old and New Testament. The representations show the twelve apostles. 3 bells are still in use in the bell tower, the oldest dating from 1704.
particularities
The pulpit is decorated with representations of the four evangelists and is supported by a winding oak column. A picture, probably the self-portrait of the painter Judas Thaddäus Simon, has been removed.
literature
- Dehio manual of German monuments of art, Rhineland-Palatinate / Saarland.
