St. Barbara (Bodenwohr)
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Barbara (also parish church of St. Barbara and St. Laurentius ) is a church building in strictly Romanized forms that was built between 1948 and 1950 . This is located in the center of Bodenwöhr in the Upper Palatinate district of Schwandorf . The parish of St. Barbara is assigned to the diocese of Regensburg ; it includes the districts of Bodenwöhr and Blechhammer , where the Maria Königin church was built in 1957/58 . The parish church is registered as a monument with the number D-3-76-116-32 at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation .
history
Bodenwohr is a relatively young parish. It was only separated from the mother parish of St. Bartholomew in Neuenschwand in 1922 . On August 8, 1923, Alois Wild was the first pastor to invest in Bodenwöhr . The mountain chapel, which was expanded in 1875, initially served as the parish church. However, it was too small for the growing industrial location Bodenwöhr and in a poor structural condition. It was only after the currency reform in 1948 that pastor Isidor Haustein made it possible to implement the long-cherished wish for a new church. The plans for this were provided by the Regensburg government architect Hans Beckers . The benediction took place in the Holy Year 1950.
architecture
The church, which faces almost north, is 44 meters long and 18 meters wide. It offers seating for around 500 people.
Stylistically, the building cannot be classified as modern; rather, it presents itself in strictly romanized forms. The building type corresponds to a Romanesque basilica. The seven-bay nave comprises three naves , with the central nave being clearly highlighted in terms of height and width compared to the aisles. The central nave has an upper aisle of arched windows and a high saddle roof , the side aisles have low monopitch roofs and only very small coupled double windows. The retracted round choir , which has its own gable roof, forms a separate building . This is significantly lower than the roof of the central nave. The choir also has arched windows and the sacristy is built on the east side . A so-called flank tower is built on the southwest side . This has a stately square floor plan and has a widely spreading bulb . Therefore, the tower looks rather squat despite its height of 38 meters. On the first floor of the tower is a chapel to commemorate those who died and went missing during the wars. This contains a sculpture of the Mater Dolorosa . As a counterpart to this, the rounded baptistery is built on the southeast side . Its floor level is a little lower than in the nave, it is equipped with small colored windows.
The facades are clad with sandstone that was mined in the neighboring village of Erzhäuser . The interior is spanned by a flat ceiling, which is drawn into the choir and central nave at the same height. There is no choir arch as a transition to the retracted presbytery. The side aisles are separated by a series of arched arcades . The organ gallery has moved into the rear nave yoke . There is a large rose window in the height , which makes a significant contribution to the lighting of the interior thanks to its southern exposure. In the choir, on the other hand, there is a diffuse, indirect light, as the arched windows, which are built in at a great height, are covered by a row of arcades facing the outer wall and are therefore practically not visible from the nave.
Furnishing
Sanctuary
The high altar does not have a uniform structure. A stele standing on the floor contains the tabernacle and is crowned by a wooden sculpture of the pelican as a symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ. A large cross with a body rises in one of the arcades behind it. This is flanked by sculptures of the parish patrons Barbara and Laurentius . This arrangement is the work of the Regensburg sculptor Hans Muth. Above the row of arcades is a depiction of the Adoration of the Holy Trinity . The namesake of the pastor at the time, the church administration members and the “helpful women” are shown there. The painting was created by the Landshut painter Franz Högner .
The pulpit with sound cover is attached to the left at the transition to the chancel . There are reliefs of the four evangelists on the round pulpit, and a representation of the Holy Spirit dove on the underside of the sound cover . Opposite is a figure of the Patrona Bavariae .
Longhouse
In the central nave there are life-size figures of saints at the spandrels between the arcade arches, which were created from willow by the sculptor Mauermann . On the left side (from front to back) the Saints Peter , Bonifatius , Albertus Magnus , Elisabeth and Judas Thaddäus can be seen. On the right side (from front to back) there are figures of Saints Paul , Pius X , Wolfgang , Hedwig and Konrad von Parzham .
The side altars at the front of the aisles show a statue of the Sacred Heart (left) and Saint Joseph in carpenter's clothing. The crossway panels on the side walls of the aisles were created by the Regensburg painter Schöppl.
organ
The organ with a modern free pipe prospect was built in 1950 by Michael Weise from Plattling . It comprises a total of 19 stops on two manuals and pedal .
Bells
From the tower rings out a four-part bells with the tone sequence is 1 -f 1 -as 1 b 1 , a so-called Ideal quartet or Parsifalmotiv . The largest bell weighs around 1100 kilograms and bears the inscription “ Christ, the King ”, the next smaller, weighing around 700 kilograms, was cast “In honor of Our Lady of Fatima”. The two smaller bells with a mass of around 400 and 300 kilograms respectively bear the inscriptions “Sancta Barbara, ora pro nobis” and “Hl. Laurentius, pray for us ”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Bodenwöhr municipality: Catholic parish office Bodenwöhr . Online at www.bodenwoehr.de ; accessed on November 9, 2018.
- ↑ Bavarian organ database online
Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′ 13.8 ″ N , 12 ° 18 ′ 13.8 ″ E