Regensberg Reformed Church
The Reformed Church Regensberg is a Reformed church building in the old town of Regensberg , Switzerland .
history
The church was first mentioned in 1255, eleven years after the city was founded. But it did not belong to an independent parish until the 14th century . A new building was erected in 1506. The current nave dates from 1821.
description
Exterior
The oldest surviving structural element is the tower from 1506. The top floor has arched windows and a clock face on the city side. With his tent-shaped pointed tower helmet, built in 1723, he shapes the silhouette of Regensberg, which is visible from afar, together with the even higher keep of the upper castle.
There are three bells hanging in the tower:
- Big bell, 1491, tone B
- Middle bell, 1951 ( H. Rüetschi ), tone d
- Small bell, 1951 (H. Rüetschi), tone f
inner space
The interior is laid out as a simple classicist hall church . The ceiling has subtle stucco decoration from the construction period. As part of the interior renovation in 1953, a new organ from Metzler Orgelbau and a new, simple ambo were purchased on the gallery .
Two epitaphs for Regensberg bailiffs from the 18th century have been preserved. The font is a copy of the late Gothic original. The central colored glass window was created in 1911 by Louis Hérion in the neo-renaissance style. It shows the expulsion of the traders from the temple ( Mt 21,12-16 LUT ) as well as Christian symbols.
Colored glass window
literature
- Lucas Wüthrich: Regensberg. Bern 1981, pp. 14–15.
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '59.4 " N , 8 ° 26' 19.3" E ; CH1903: 675 375 / 259635