St. Christophorus (Niederselters)

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Parish Church of St. Christophorus
church
place Niederselters , Limburg-Weilburg district , Hesse
religion Roman Catholic
Diocese Diocese of Limburg
Church building
design type Cross basilica
Construction year 1908-1909
builder August Greifzu
Steeple 36 meter high east tower

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Christophorus is a listed church building in Niederselters in the Taunus ( Limburg-Weilburg district ).

prehistory

A chapel is mentioned in 1340 . It had a choir tower that collapsed in the 17th century and was restored. In 1717, after the old one was demolished, the new church was built. The medieval and fortified tower remained standing. The old Catholic parish church of St. Christophorus stands in a ring surrounded by residential houses on the raised, former churchyard area in the old town center and is now a cultural and event building.

History and architecture

View of the parish church from Brunnenstrasse

The new building was a replacement for the old parish church , which had become too small and which also bears the patronage of St. Christopher . In November 1906 the church council selected the Mainz architect August Greifzu and commissioned him to create the drawings. After approval of the building, the foundation stone was laid on June 29, 1908. After only 13 months of construction, the parish church of St. Christophorus was inaugurated on July 25, 1909 as a three-aisled pillar basilica in neo-Romanesque style. An identical but smaller version of the parish church was built in Freigericht - Bernbach with the parish church of St. Bartholomew .

Greifzu created a three-aisled pillar basilica in the neo-Romanesque style, in keeping with contemporary tastes. On the western side of the nave a massive bell tower breaks through the aisle. As a counterweight, the architect added a small round tower on the east side.

The facade of the ship and tower is structured by several axes made of natural stone, which are interrupted by plastered surfaces. In terms of color and design, Greifzu leaned heavily on the Limburg Cathedral .

Furnishing

  • inside view

  • altar

  • War memorial

  • Christophorus statue

  • Pieta

organ

The organ in the Church of St. Christophorus was built in 1983 by Fischer + Krämer in Endingen and in the same year, after three extensive renovations to preserve the church, inaugurated in a festive service on December 18 and with a concert on the same day. The organ has 38 registers spread over three manuals and pedal.

Prospectus of the Fischer + Krämer organ in the church of St. Christophorus in Niederselters
Console of the Fischer + Krämer organ in the St. Christophorus church in Niederselters

The disposition is as follows:

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
Covered 8th'
Dulciana 8th'
Beat 8th'
Prefix 4 ′
Gemshorn 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
octave 2 ′
Tierce 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Oktavlein 1'
Cymbel III 1 ⁄ 2 ′
Cromorne 8th'
Cornet slide (collective)
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Wooden flute 8th'
octave 4 ′
Transverse flute 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Super octave 2 ′
Forest flute 2 ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Mixture IV 2 ′
Scharff IV 1'
Trumpet 8th'
III Bombard factory C – g 3
Bourdon 8th'
Cornet III-V 8th'
Trumpet 16 ′
tuba 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
Pedal C – f 1
Sub-bass 16 ′
Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
octave 8th'
Covered 8th'
Far octave 4 ′
Mixture IV 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Bombard 32 ′
trombone 16 ′
Trumpet 8th'
Clarine 4 ′
  • Pairing : normal pairing
  • Playing aid : 3 free combinations, tutti, tongue holder, cymbal star

Bells

Four bells by the two renowned bell founders Rincker from Sinn and Otto from Hemelingen / Bremen hang in the church tower . The oldest was cast after the First World War in 1924 and is called the Sacrament Bell and weighs 750 kilograms. After the Second World War , three more bells were cast. Two in 1951 and the largest in 1959, weighing 1150 kilograms. The bells harmonize with the bell of the evangelical church, which is tailored to them .

No. Surname Casting year Foundry,
casting location 		Nominal
( HT - 1 / 16 ) 		Weight
(kg) 		Diameter
(mm) 		inscription
1 Christophorus 1959 Rincker
sense 		e '-2 1150 1216 St. Christophorus is your patron, I announce his praise through my tone; Niederselters in 1959
2 Regina Pacis (Mary's Bell) 1951 Karl (III) Otto, Franz Otto
Hemelingen 		f sharp '-4 850 1140 I announce peace after many an anxious hour, my iron mouth admonishes peace; Anno MCMLI cast for the community Selters V. Otto - Bremen -Hemelingen
3 Sacrament bell 1924 Rincker
sense 		g sharp '-1 750 1013 Sweetest Jesus in the Eucharist may you always be with us in life and on the way; Anno Domini MCMXXIV poured FW Rincker into mind
4th Lauda Sion (Salvator Bell) 1951 Karl (III) Otto, Franz Otto
Hemelingen 		h '-4 350 857 I am consecrated to the Savior, and I praise him at all times

Web links

Commons : Parish Church of St. Christophorus (Niederselters)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • History of Niederselters, Seltersdruck & Verlag, ISBN 3-923811-11-X , Niederselters 1994.
  • Limburg Bell Book. Bells and chimes in the Diocese of Limburg. Foersch, Hubert, Limburg 1997.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Organ in Niederselters , accessed on June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Gerhard Reinhold: Otto bells. Family and company history of the Otto bell foundry dynasty . Self-published, Essen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-063109-2 , p. 588, especially page 506 .
  3. ↑ Gerhard Reinhold: Church bells - Christian world cultural heritage, illustrated using the example of the bell founder Otto, Hemelingen / Bremen . Nijmegen / NL 2019, p. 556, especially p. 550 , urn : nbn: nl: ui: 22-2066 / 204770 (dissertation at Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen).
  4. ↑ Dr. Norbert Zabel: history of Niederselters - parish church St. Christophorus - equipment and bells .

Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 6 ″  N , 8 ° 13 ′ 27 ″  E