Castle Church (Neuhemsbach)
 Castle Church |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| place | Neuhemsbach, Germany |
| Building history | |
| completion | 1739 |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Furnishing style | Gallery, band work piece with putti in a medallion |
| Construction type | Hall construction |
| 49 ° 31 '20.9 " N , 7 ° 55' 27.1" E | |
The castle church in Neuhemsbach ( district of Kaiserslautern , Rhineland-Palatinate ) is the town's landmark and with its mighty tower can be seen from afar. The church is an important listed building from the Baroque era in the Palatinate . It is used by the Neuhemsbach parish in the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate (Protestant regional church) .
history
The church from 1739 was originally the chapel of the castle of the Counts of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Homburg , situated in a dominant position at the intersection of two valleys on a mountain slope .
The castle was completely destroyed during the French Revolution, except for the chapel wing and a 35 m high castle tower. The mighty hexagonal tower with a dome roof is likely to contain the former keep of the older castle complex. Today the tower serves as the bell tower of the chapel wing and, together with the short nave, which has two rows of windows on the valley side, forms a peculiar picture, because the dimensions of the tower were aligned with the multi-winged palace complex.
Furnishing
Inside there is band work with putti in a medallion under the gallery . A splendid stucco frame with mourning putti probably originally took up a depiction of the crucifixion of Christ, which was recreated in 1967 based on baroque models.
