St. Gertrud (Dingelstädt)

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St. Gertrud, portal facade
View from the east

The Catholic parish church of St. Gertrud is the focus of the rural town of Dingelstädt in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . It bears the patronage of St. Gertrude of Nivelles .

history

Dingelstädt, which was first mentioned in a document in the 9th century, was likely to have had a village parish church from the start. It is not known whether it was this or a successor building that was expanded in 1607 and fell victim to a fire in 1688. A new church was built at the end of the 17th century with the inclusion of older wall remains, which had become too small again due to the population growth at the beginning of the 19th century. The current church was built between 1852 and 1855.

architecture

Interior panorama

St. Gertrud is a neo - Gothic three - aisled hall church with groined vaults , massive octagonal columns, large tracery windows and a recessed 3/8 choir , which faces north due to the layout of the property. The total length is 50, the width 22, the height above the main portal 21 meters. The facade in the south is lavishly designed. Its triple vertical structure with two side gables reflects the three-aisled structure of the nave. The square tower stands above the portal, but only a provisional base storey with a flat tent roof has been constructed.

Furnishing

Crucifixion group
The stained glass window
Life of St. Francis of Assisi
Stoning of Stephen
The love of Mary Magdalene
Paul preaches on the Areopagus in Athens
The good samaritan
Rescue of Susanna by Daniel
The life of St. Elisabeth of Thuringia
The Martyrdom of the Maccabees Brothers
left choir window
middle choir window
right choir window

The interior is partly exposed to stone, partly brightly plastered. Sparing color contours emphasize the architectural structure.

In the chancel arch one depends Crucifixion . The tabernacle is flanked by the statues of St. Elisabeth of Thuringia and St. Boniface . On the pillars there are figures of the apostles as well as Saint Martin , the patron saint of Eichsfeld , and Saint Liborius as a reminder of the former membership of the Archdiocese of Paderborn .

On the pillars of the main nave are depictions of the apostles James, Philip, Bartholomäus and Matthew, as well as the apostle successors Martin (patron saint of Eichsfeld) and Liborius (saint of the diocese of Paderborn, to which the Eichsfeld belonged for a long time). These figures were made by the Munich sculptor Keil.

The right side altar is dedicated to St. Gertrud von Nivelles , the left side altar is dedicated to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Stained glass window

The original stained glass windows from the 1880s have been preserved. The three choir windows show scenes from the life of Mary and the childhood story of Jesus in nine fields . The middle choir window was created in 1883; it shows the birth of Jesus, the adoration of the kings and Mary purification. The flanking windows were created in 1884. The right choir window shows the "engagement" of Mary and Joseph, the Annunciation and the Visitation. The left window of the choir shows the call to escape, the flight to Egypt and the 12-year-old Christ in the temple.

The eight nave windows illustrate the Beatitudes .

organ

Prospectus of the Feith organ

The organ with 44 registers on three manuals and pedal is one of the largest in Eichsfeld. It was built in 1932/33 by the company Feith, Paderborn, formerly Franz Eggert , and after various changes between 2006 and 2009, it was faithfully restored by the company Karl Brode, Heiligenstadt.

I Hauptwerk C – g 3
01. Drone 16 ′
02. Principal 08th'
03. Viola di gamba 0 08th'
04th Dulciana 08th'
05. Lull major 08th'
06th octave 04 ′
07th Reed flute 04 ′
08th. octave 02 ′
09. Mixture Cornett 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
10. Trumpet 08th'
II Swell C – g 3
11. Principal minor 0 8th'
12. Salicional 8th'
13. Tibia 8th'
14th Quintatön 8th'
15th Fugara 4 ′
16. Grand Terzian II 3 1 ⁄ 5  ′
17th Intoxicating fifth II
18th clarinet 8th'
III Swell C – g 3
19th Silent 16 ′
20th Violin principal 08th'
21st Solo flute 08th'
22nd Aeoline 08th'
23. Vox coelestis 08th'
24. Lovely Gedackt 08th'
25th recorder 04 ′
26th Concert flute 04 ′
27. Fifth flute 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
28. Night horn 02 ′
29 Third flute 01 3 ⁄ 5  ′
30th Bells 01'
31. Flute cornet 08th'
32. mixture 02 2 ⁄ 3  ′
33. tuba 08th'
34. oboe 08th'
tremolo
Pedals C – f 1
35. Contrabass 32 ′
36. Violon 16 ′
37. Sub bass 16 ′
38. Dacked bass 16 ′
39. Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
40. cello 08th'
41. Flute bass 08th'
42. Choral bass 04 ′
43. Wide whistle 02 ′
44. Pedal Mixture V
45. trombone 16 ′
  • Couple:
    • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
    • Sub-octave coupling: I / I, II / I, III / I
    • Super octave coupling: I / I, II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, III / P
  • Playing aids: Fixed combinations (pp, p, mf, f, ff, tutti, trumpet choir, string choir), shelves (for tongues, coupling, 16 'position, hand register, roller), crescendo roller, piano pedal
  • Remarks:
  1. ↑ + 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′.
  2. ↑ a b high pressure register.
  3. ↑ Collective train from No. 24 and No. 26 to 29.
  4. ↑ Combination train from No. 36 and No. 39.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the Brode organ building company

Web links

Commons : St. Gertrud  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 56.3 "  N , 10 ° 18 ′ 58.5"  E