Protestant Church (Brenschelbach)
The Protestant Church Brenschelbach is the church of the Protestant parish in Brenschelbach in Saarland in the church district ( deanery ) Zweibrücken of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate . The parish of Hornbach is responsible for the parish of Brenschelbach . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
history
The oldest part of the church is from the 13th / 14th centuries. The church tower dates back to the 17th century and was restored in 1592 .
The actual church building was erected in 1784 as a late baroque hall building according to plans by the architect Friedrich Gerhard Wahl , the last building director of the Duchy of Pfalz-Zweibrücken . Since the nave was in very poor condition after the First World War , it was demolished in 1928. On June 10, 1928 the foundation stone was laid for a new church building.
The new church was built in 1928/29 by the community according to plans by the district building councilor Müller ( Homburg ).
During the Second World War , the church building suffered severe damage because Brenschelbach was a battle zone. In addition, the church served German units as a cinema and was therefore the target of enemy air attacks , through which the roof and windows, the organ and the portals were destroyed. Furthermore, the ceiling of the interior was threatened with collapse, the stalls were badly damaged by projectiles, the slate covering of the tower destroyed and the surrounding walls torn down. The damage was repaired, so that the church could be consecrated again on June 18, 1950. The last major renovation of the church took place in 1976 .
Architecture and equipment
The church building is a simple hall with an attached choir . The church tower belongs to the group of so-called " Hornbacher towers ". The original gable roof was converted into a roof with a spire in 1904 . On the ground floor of the tower, which consists of ashlar masonry, a rib vault can still be seen. The tower door had formerly a pointed arch , but which in 1722 to a segmental arch has been changed.
The six windows of the architect and glass painter György Lehoczky ( Saarbrücken ) in the choir, which were created in 1956, are remarkable inside the church . They show depictions of scenes from the New Testament : The healing of a blind man ( Jn 9 : 1-41 EU ), the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5–7 EU ), the crucifixion of Jesus , the resurrection of Jesus , the Last Judgment and John the Baptist .
The two lamps in the interior above the church pews were made by locksmith Otto Rausch from various everyday objects.
The organ of the church, which is set up on a gallery , was delivered used by the organ building company Reichenstein ( Windesheim ).
literature
- Bernhard H. Bonkhoff: The churches in the Saar-Palatinate district . Saarbrücken 1987.
- György Lehoczky working group (ed.): György Lehoczky, 1901–1979 . St. Johann, Saarbrücken 2010, ISBN 3-938070-49-8 , p. 176 ( [1] [accessed November 25, 2012]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Church district: Prot. Deanery Zweibrücken On: www.evkirchepfalz.de, accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list Saarpfalz-Kreis (PDF; 1.1 MB), accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ a b c Information on Brenschelbach on the website of the city of Blieskastel, accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ a b c d Information on the Protestant Church Brenschelbach at: www.kunstlexikonsaar.de, accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ Brenschelbach celebrates the rededication of the church On: www.pfaelzischer-merkur.de, accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ Protestant church community celebrates On: www.pfaelzischer-merkur.de, accessed on November 25, 2012
- ↑ a b c Gerd Meiser: A gem in the region - the Protestant church of Brenschelbach is an enchanted place in the Bliesgau . In: Saarbrücker Zeitung , 21./22. September 2013.
Coordinates: 49 ° 9 ′ 7.9 ″ N , 7 ° 20 ′ 13.9 ″ E