St. Hubertus (Nonnweiler)
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| Denomination : | Catholic |
| Patronage : | St. Hubertus |
| Consecration year : | 1902 |
| Parish : | Nonnweiler |
| Address: | Trier Street 3 |
Coordinates: 49 ° 36 ′ 22.1 ″ N , 6 ° 58 ′ 18.5 ″ E
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The St. Hubertus Church - sometimes also called the Hochwalddom due to its size and its location in the high forest - is a Catholic parish church in Nonnweiler in Saarland . In the list of monuments of the Saarland, the church is a single monument listed.
history
The Trier Archbishop Hetti (814-847) were the non-Trier Tholeyers a thorn in the side because they were Lorraine . Therefore, he decided to develop the area around today's Nonnweiler by colonizing it by the Pfalzel nunnery, which is where the name of the city comes from. The parish of Nonnweiler has existed since the middle of the 9th century . One of the predecessor buildings of today's St. Hubertus Church probably dates from this time. An indication of the old age is the fact that Hubertus is the patron saint of the church, which is often the case with very old church buildings.
Building on the cult of the so-called Hubertus key (see below), Nonnweiler developed into a much-visited place of pilgrimage. There is evidence that several thousand pilgrims came to Nonnweiler each year during this time. The "Hubertus Brotherhood", which was first mentioned in 1516, was founded to handle the pilgrims and to carry out the ritual associated with the Hubertus key. The Hubertus Brotherhood and the pilgrimage site of Nonnweiler were even known to the Pope .
In 1828 the use of the Hubertus key and the pilgrimage to Nonnweiler were banned by the episcopal administration in Trier. The episcopal ban not only put an end to an old custom, it also meant an enormous setback for the economic development of the place.
Today's St. Hubertus Church was built in the neo-Gothic style by the Mainz cathedral master builder Ludwig Becker between 1900 and 1902.
In 1984 a fire damaged the church so badly that the roof burned down completely and the bells fell through the tower. Fortunately, however, the vault held out, so the rich interior could be saved.
architecture
The central structure of the building measures 33 m. The church tower is 54 m high, the so-called Hubertus tower above the crossing measures only 37.50 m. The hall has three aisles with a short transept , a fore choir yoke and a five-twelfth part. The vault is supported by six 1.20 m thick sandstone pillars. The well-fortified west tower with its high and slanted pointed helmet, decorated with small corner turrets, is characteristic of the town. There are four bells inside .
The large wall surfaces made of roughly hewn local stone material support the overall picturesque effect of the church building with their changing colors. The main portal is decorated with various types of nails, all of which were made in local nail smiths .
Furnishing
The altars date from the time it was built. The eleven meter high high altar vividly depicts the salvation history of both the Old and New Testaments as well as the most important events in the life of the church patron Hubertus. The Hubertus horn and the Hubertus key are located in a shrine in the church.
On the outside of the choir opposite the Beulwitz grave there is an art-historically valuable grave monument in the form of a small obelisk from 1836 with the inscription "Carl Richard Gottbill". It commemorates the former owner of the Mariahütte and mayor of Trier.
organ
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The church organ is a digital instrument that was installed in 1984 by the Ahlborn company in the transept. A small organ prospect hangs in the front corner of the transept and houses the loudspeakers, while the console is on the rear wall of the transept. The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Playing aids : 5 combinations, piano, mezzoforte, forte, tutti, everything down, crescendo step, transposer + 3HT / - 6 HT, volume control for each part
Relics
The Hubertushorn and the Hubertus key are particularly valuable cultural assets of the church. The latter is a branding iron that was used to heal animal bite wounds. The Hubertus key was first mentioned in the 12th century.
Surroundings
In front of the church there is a sculpture that represents the Hubertus key. The town hall of Nonnweiler is also in the immediate vicinity.
literature
- Marschall, Kristine: Sacred buildings of classicism and historicism in Saarland . Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2002, ISBN 978-3-923877-40-9 , p. 666 .
- Barth, Hans Josef: 100 years of the Hochwalddom: anniversary celebration from 23 to 25 August 2002 . Nonnweiler 2002.
- The fire and reconstruction of the 'Hubertus Cathedral' in Nonnweiler . Nonnweiler 1986.
- Old churches in new splendor [28]: Parish church St. Hubertus Nonnweiler . 1986.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b State monument list in the Saarland Official Gazette of December 22, 2004.
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Catholic parish church Nonnweiler "Hochwalddom" On: www.nonnweiler.de. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
- ↑ List of monuments of the Saarland, sub-monuments list of the district of St. Wendel ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF). Retrieved March 6, 2016
- ↑ a b c d Internet presence of the parish Nonnweiler. Retrieved April 2, 2014 .
