St. Vitus Church (Kernen im Remstal)

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Northwest side of the St. Vitus Church

The Protestant St. Vitus Church in Kernen im Remstal is located in the center of the district of Stetten. The Protestant parish hall, the old town hall of Stetten and St.Pierre-Platz are in the immediate vicinity of the church .

A monument on the outer wall is in honor of the fallen soldiers of World War I attached. This was built in 1922 by Emil Kiemlen from sandstone on the north facade of the church. The base inscription, which no longer exists today, read: "TO YOUR FALLEN SONS THE GRATEFUL COMMUNITY OF STETTEN iR, 1914 to 1918".

history

The church was first mentioned in a document in 1349. It was founded as Marienkirche by the Truchsessen Wilhelm and Count von Stetten. In 1473 a 33 meter high bell tower was added. In 1488 Hans von Stetten donated a Gothic winged altar to the church, which is currently on display in the Württemberg State Museum. In the same year the "Lords of Stetten" consecrated the church to their family patron St. Veit. In 1698, under the Duchess of Magdalena Sybille , Duchess of Württemberg and regent for her underage son Eberhard Ludwig from 1677 to 1693, the church with the exception of the bell tower was demolished and rebuilt in double size as a transverse church and without a choir, by master builder Matthias Weiß, who 19 years earlier had built a transverse castle chapel in Stetten Castle in the Dürnitz on a royal commission .

The dilapidated tower was replaced in 1828.

An extensive renovation took place in 1998. A museum was set up in the church tower in 2002 with exhibits relating to the church tower, tower clock and church.

Furnishing

  • four bells cast in 1494, 1949 and 1951 (notes f sharp 1 , a 1 , b 1 , d 2 )
  • three manual organ from 1996
  • approx. 700 seats

literature

  • Andreas Stiene, Karl Wilhelm: Old stones - new life. History and stories of the Evangelical village church in Stetten im Remstal ; ed. Ev. Parish of Stetten im Remstal, Stetten im Remstal 1998

photos

  • Church in the 1930s

  • World War II memorial in front of Emil Kiemlen's church today

  • World War Memorial in 1922

  • Steeple

  • Interior view towards the west

  • Interior view towards the south-east

Web links

Commons : Saint Vitus Church (Stetten, Kernen im Remstal)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Interesting facts about our church. Retrieved March 14, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Andreas Stiene: The Stettener Querkirche - An early example of its building type ; in: Andreas Stiene, Karl Wilhelm: Old stones - new life. History and stories of the Evangelical village church in Stetten im Remstal ; Stetten im Remstal 1998, pp. 70-75 - After intermittent research across churches, however, it can no longer be regarded as an "early example of its building type" .
  3. ↑ Congregation Guide - Your Evangelical Church Congregation Stetten im Remstal (PDF) ( Memento from July 15, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ The church tower museum. Retrieved March 14, 2015 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 47 ′ 19.7 "  N , 9 ° 20 ′ 29.3"  E