Reformed Church of Davos Frauenkirch

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Reformed Church of Davos Frauenkirch

The Reformed Church in Frauenkirch in Davos is an Evangelical - Reformed church under protection of the canton of Grisons .

History and equipment

Aerial view of the church
inside view
Organ on the gallery

The church was built around 1350 and placed under the patronage of Mary . Since then, until the adoption of the Reformation , it was called the Church of Our Lady in the Davos region .

On January 16, 1602, the church was largely destroyed by an avalanche, but rebuilt a year later, with the characteristic avalanche splitting wedge on the slope , which has since proven itself several times.

During his time in Davos, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner drafted plans for glass windows in the choir , but they were not implemented.

The interior of the church is dominated by a pulpit without a sound cover on the left and a central baptismal table , which also functions as a place for the Lord's Supper , which precedes the choir, which is closed on three sides.

Church organization

The Frauenkirch church is part of the Graubünden Evangelical Reformed Church in the X Davos-Albula Colloquium . After being connected to Glaris in a pastoral community for decades, Frauenkirch merged with Glaris, Monstein and Wiesen to form the parish of Davos Altein on January 1, 2016 .

gallery

  • Aerial view of the church with cemetery

  • The avalanche splitting wedge

  • graveyard

  • Memorial plaque for pastor Johann Melchior Ludwig in the cemetery

Web links

Commons : Reformed Church Davos Frauenkirch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 46 ° 46 '7.5 "  N , 9 ° 47' 55.3"  E ; CH1903:  780245  /  one hundred and eighty-two thousand four hundred and forty-one