St. Jakobus Church (Ilmenau)

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City church St. Jakobus seen from the west
1954 view
Rear view from the east with a Gothic choir
North side
North portal
Memorial in front of the church: Peaceful revolution and victims 1945–1989

The St. Jakobus Church is the most important church in the Thuringian city of Ilmenau . It belongs to the parish of Ilmenau in the parish of Arnstadt-Ilmenau of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany . Colloquially, the St. Jakobus Church is called the City Church for short .

Building

The St. Jakobus Church is located in the heart of the old town of Ilmenau. North of the church square closes with the Luther - candelabra on. To the east of the church are the parish hall / rectory and the church garden. The church building combines two styles, the eastern part with the choir is of late Gothic origin, while the western part with the 65 meter high church tower is late baroque . The nave and the lower part of the tower are made of sandstone , plastered and painted yellow. The tower structure is made of timber frame and slated. The roof of the nave consists of wooden beams covered with red bricks. Several bells hang in the church tower, all of which were cast in 1923 and are made of steel. The great carillon takes place every day at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. This stems from the time when the miners' shifts began or ended at that time.

history

At the site of today's St. Jakobus Church there have been churches since the 12th century. The first church in Ilmenau was built in the 12th century and was a Romanesque hall-apse church . It was replaced by a late Gothic hall church in the middle of the 15th century . This church building fell victim to a city fire in 1603. The church was rebuilt, little changed, and only stood until 1624, when it was again destroyed by flames. A Renaissance church was built on the ruins of this church , but still with the late Gothic choir .

The most devastating city fire in Ilmenau's history occurred in 1752 when the church was almost completely destroyed. Only the lower part of the tower and the choir survived the fire. In order to save costs, these parts should be included in the new building. Gottfried Heinrich Krohne was commissioned to plan the new building, but he died a little later. Because of the lack of money of the Weimar dukes , the reconstruction of the church was put on hold in 1755. It was not until 1760 that the Weimar Duchess Anna Amalia accepted the church. She made money available so that construction progressed quickly and the church could be consecrated on the first Advent in 1761. In the period between 1752 and 1761 the Ilmenau services were held in the Kreuzkirche at the Ilmenau cemetery . The tower was not completed until 1770.

The demonstrations during the Peaceful Revolution in 1989 started from the Jakobus Church . A memorial on the church reminds: “The victims of the dictatorship 1945-1989. Autumn 1989 - Peaceful Revolution ”.

The St. Jakobus Church was extensively renovated from 1990 to 2006. On the 1st Sunday in Advent 2006 a festive service took place on the occasion of the completion of the interior and exterior renovation.

inner space

The interior of the church is characterized by the late Baroque era, but due to the lack of money at the time, it lacks the splendor typical of the Baroque era. Inside there is a two-storey gallery on the north and south side. The baptismal font , altar and pulpit are arranged linearly in the choir. The pulpit, which, in contrast to the rest of the interior, is very splendidly decorated, immediately catches the eye.

organ

Opposite the altar is the organ . It dates from 1911 and was manufactured by the Walcker company from Ludwigsburg . Measured against the 64 registers , it is the largest romantic church organ in Thuringia. It measures 10 m in height and 7 m in width and has 4,500 pipes. On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the French composer Olivier Messiaen , all of his organ works were performed here in the course of 2008. The instrument has electric action . The organ will be thoroughly cleaned and repaired in 2017 at a cost of € 60,000. The work will be carried out by the organ builder Christian Scheffler from Sieversdorf near Frankfurt / Oder.

I main work C – f 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Drone 16 ′
3. Principal 8th'
4th Double flute 8th'
5. Dumped 8th'
6th Viol 8th'
7th Gemshorn 8th'
8th. Dolce 8th'
9. Octave 4 ′
10. Reed flute 4 ′
11. Gemshorn 4 ′
12. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Octave 2 ′
14th Cornett III-V
15th Mixture V
16. Scharff IV
17th Trumpet 8th'
18th Cor anglais 4 ′
II Positive C – f 3
19th Quintatön 16 ′
20th Principal 8th'
21st Reed flute 8th'
22nd Flauto amabilé 8th'
23. Quintatön 8th'
24. Salicional 8th'
25th Principal 4 ′
26th Flauto traverso 4 ′
27. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
28. Piccolo 2 ′
29 Mixture IV
30th Clarinet 8th'
Carillon
III Swell C – f 3
31. Lovely Gedackt 16 ′
32. Violin principal 8th'
33. Lovely Gedackt 8th'
34. Concert flute 8th'
35. viola 8th'
36. Aeoline 8th'
37. Voix céleste 8th'
38. Flûte octaviante 4 ′
39. Fugara 4 ′
40. Flautino 2 ′
41. Sesquialtera II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
42. Cymbel III
43. Basson 16 ′
44. Trompete harm. 8th'
45. oboe 8th'
46. Clairon 4 ′
Tremulant
Pedal C – f 1
47. Principal bass 16 ′
48. Violon bass 16 ′
49. Sub bass 16 ′
50. Drone (No. 31) 16 ′
51. Accordion bass 16 ′
52. Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
53. Octave bass 8th'
54. Violon 8th'
55. Drone 8th'
56. violoncello 8th'
57. Subtle bass 8th'
58. Principal 4 ′
59. Cornettbass V
60. Bombard 32 ′
61. trombone 16 ′
62. Basson (No. 43) 16 ′
63. Trumpet 8th'
64. Clairon (No. 46) 4 ′
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I,
    • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
    • Super octave coupling: II / I, III / I
    • Sub-octave coupling: II / I, III / I

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b BILD newspaper from May 9, 2017
  2. ↑ Charlotte Schulz: Ilmenau Festival honors Messiaen . In: Thüringer Allgemeine from January 21, 2008
  3. ↑ More information on the Walcker organ

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Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 8 ″  N , 10 ° 54 ′ 55 ″  E