Weesenstein Castle Chapel
The location of the Protestant Weesenstein Castle Chapel in the upper courtyard of Weesenstein Castle can be seen from the castle park through the arching of the outer wall on the facade of the castle and the large arched windows. It is a work of the late Baroque , influenced by the well-known Dresden master builder George Bähr , built according to the plans of his successor in office Johann George Schmidt .
Gothic predecessor building
In 1504 the Bishop of Meissen Johann VI. the first palace chapel that Rudolf II von Bünau had built. It was built exclusively for the castle owners and their servants. With its own chaplain approved by the Pope, it was the smallest parish in Saxony .
The previous Gothic building was demolished in 1738 and replaced by a new building. The wooden crucifix in today's chapel, dated around 1500, is probably part of an altar in this Gothic chapel.
Today's castle chapel
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The baroque church building was erected in its present form on the sixth floor of the upper castle courtyard on the site of the old castle chapel, from which the surrounding walls were included . The building, influenced by George Bähr, took place under the direction of his pupil, successor and nephew Johann Georg Schmidt (also Schmid) from 1738 to 1741. Schmidt was involved in the completion of the Frauenkirche Dresden at the same time . George Bähr died the same year construction began on the palace chapel.
The master builder's pupil, the Weesenstein carpenter Andreas Hünigen , who his biographer P. Fehmann believes to have put down his masterpiece with the castle chapel, also took part in the construction of the castle chapel.
The interior in the central position of the castle was developed into an oval using six slim wooden columns. The pulpit altar with the richly decorated pulpit , the decorative shapes on the galleries and the box, as well as the stalls indicate the influence of George Bähr. The two almost life-size wooden altar figures, Apostles Peter and Paul , were created by the Permoser student Johann Benjamin Thomae .
The organ was built by the Gottfried Silbermann student Johann Tobias Dressel from Buchholz . It was later rebuilt by the Dresden company Jehmlich . The organ front was created by the sculptor Balthasar Saltzmann; JG Schmidt provided the design.
The ceiling painting probably comes from a student of Anton Raphael Meng .
After the palace chapel was built, its eaves height was used as a guide to bring the neighboring parts of the building into one level, to avoid nesting and to achieve a uniform external appearance. The illusionistic facade painting that followed, which gives the impression of a plastic facade structure , also served this goal . The construction costs amounted to 4,177 thalers, 5 groschen and 6 pfennigs. On June 23, 1741 the chapel was solemnly consecrated.
King Johann of Saxony transferred the right to use the Protestant castle chapel to the villagers of Weesenstein , who had previously been parish in Dohna . It became the parish church for the village of Weesenstein in 1870 and has been a branch church of Burkhardswalde since 1917.
Peal
The bell consists of three bronze bells, the bell cage is made of oak, the bell yokes are made of steel, cranked The following is an overview of the bell data:
| No. | Casting date | Caster | diameter | Dimensions | Chime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1967 | Bell foundry S. Schilling | 670 mm | 200 kg | d´´ |
| 2 | 1967 | Bell foundry S. Schilling | 560 mm | 100 kg | fis´´ |
| 3 | 1967 | Bell foundry S. Schilling | 500 mm | 70 kg | a´´ |
literature
- Hans Eberhard Scholze : Weesenstein Castle. Leipzig 1969
- Henning / Müller / Wintermann: Weesenstein. 700 years of castle history. Dresden 1995
- Lothar Kempe: Palaces and gardens around Dresden. Leipzig 1986. In it: Weesenstein Castle
- Herbert Wotte: Baroque garden Großsedlitz / Dohna - Wesenstein - Wilisch , issue 99, VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig, 1961
- Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony. Sound between heaven and earth. Edited by the Evangelical Regional Church Office of Saxony . With a foreword by Jochen Bohl and photographs by Klaus-Peter Meißner. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , p. 367
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ See Hans Eberhard Scholze: Weesenstein Castle. Leipzig 1969
- ↑ See schloss-weesenstein.de
- ↑ Cf. Digital Historical Directory of Saxony - Weesenstein
- ^ Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony; Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig: ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 : p. 367
- ^ Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony; Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig: ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 : p. 367ff
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '58.4 " N , 13 ° 51' 31.7" E