Protestant Church (Westheim)

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The Protestant Church in Westheim (Palatinate) is the church of a congregation of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate in the district of Germersheim . Together with Lingenfeld, the parish forms the Protestant parish Westheim-Lingenfeld, with a Protestant church (Prot. Christ Church) also located in Lingenfeld.

Early Westheim church history and previous buildings

The first mention of a church in Westheim can be found in a document dated February 8, 1241. On this day, Provost Berthold zu Speyer left the patronage rights of his provost and the income of the church in Westheim to the collegiate chapter at St. Guido in Speyer. The church was dedicated to Saint Mauritius and was located on the site of the present church. In 1533 a new building was built or at least a major renovation was carried out. Like the entire Electoral Palatinate, Westheim was seized by the Reformation in 1556 . Due to the War of the Spanish Succession and the passage of time, the church was dilapidated in the 18th century. On December 5, 1789, the construction of a new church was finally approved by the cathedral chapter and the St. Guido monastery.

Current construction (1791/92)

The construction activities took place in the years 1791/92 after disputes about the financing and responsibilities and the demolition of the old church.

After a lightning strike set fire to the roof structure on the late evening of April 3, 1899, a major renovation of the church was carried out by 1900. On March 24, 1945, towards the end of the Second World War, the church was badly damaged by artillery hits and low-flying aircraft. As a result, an emergency roof was built in the summer of 1946. The current spire is from 1954. Other major renovations took place from 1977 to 1980.

organ

The church organ (manufacturer: Heinrich Voith) dates back to 1895. It is a cone loading organ with a pneumatic play and stop action. The instrument has 18 registers (approx. 1,000 pipes) on two manual works and a pedal. The wind is supplied via a magazine bellows, which can be operated by means of a mechanical pedal system or an electric fan. In 2003 the organ was completely renovated taking historical aspects into account.

I main work C – f 3
1. Bourdon 16 '
2. Principal 08th'
3. flute 08th'
4th Gamba 08th'
5. Salicional 08th'
6th Octave 04 '
7th Hollow flute 04 '
8th. Mixture IV 02 2 ⁄ 3  '
II subsidiary work C – f 3
09. Principal 08th'
10. Covered 08th'
11. Aeoline 08th'
12. Vox-cölestis 08th'
13. Flûte harmonique 04 '
14th Cornet III 02 2 ⁄ 3  '
Pedals C – d 1
15th Sub-bass 16 '
16. Violon bass 16 '
17th Octave bass 08th'
18th Trombone bass 08th'
  • Coupling: I / I (octave coupler), II / I, I / P, II / P, P / P (octave coupler)
  • Playing aids: Collective steps (piano, forte, tutti)

literature

  • Gerd Pressler et al: 200 years of the Protestant Church Westheim , 1992, without ISBN

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The district of Germersheim in the color aerial photo , p. 74
  2. ↑ Information on the organ

Web links

Commons : Evangelical Church Westheim (Pfalz)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 57.2 "  N , 8 ° 19 ′ 23.5"  E