St. John the Baptist (Niedersüßbach)

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Exterior view of the branch church of St. John the Baptist in Niedersüßbach

The Roman Catholic branch church of St. John the Baptist in Niedersüßbach , a district of Obersüßbach in the Lower Bavarian district of Landshut , is an essentially Romanesque church building that dates back to the High Middle Ages . In the 15th century a tower and a polygonal choir were built in the late Gothic style; During the baroque period , the nave also underwent some structural changes.

description

The small, east-facing hall structure comprises a nave with two window axes and a choir room, consisting of a yoke and a five-eighth section , which are united under a shared saddle roof . While the nave is spanned inside by a flat ceiling , the presbytery is vaulted in a late Gothic style . An open porch is attached to the otherwise undivided west facade , which protects the church portal from the weather.

The four-storey tower with a square floor plan is designed as a so-called choir flank tower, which is attached to the south of the altar house and jumps slightly into this structure. The sacristy is located on the first floor of the tower . The two middle tower floors are structured by pointed arches that contain narrow, high-angle slits of light. The top floor of the tower, framed by cornices , contains the belfry and shows a pointed arched sound opening on each side , two on the south side. On this floor there are also the remains of a clockwork ; however, the associated tower clock was removed around 1920 without replacement. The top of the tower is formed by an eight-sided pointed helmet over four triangular gables .

organ

The organ of the branch church of St. John the Baptist was built around 1850 by an unknown organ builder. It was only bought in Niedersüßbach in 1928. The mechanical slider tray instrument in the play cabinet comprises five stops on a manual and pedal . The disposition is as follows:

I Manual C – f 3
1. Covered 8th'
2. Salicional 8th'
3. flute 4 ′
4th Octav 2 ′
Pedal C-f
5. Sub-bass 16 ′

Web links

Commons : Sankt Johannes (Niedersüßbach)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Niedersüßbach - St. Johannes Baptist . Online at kirchturm.net ; Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ St. Johannes - Niedersüßbach . Online at www.obersuessbach.de; Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bavarian organ database online

Coordinates: 48 ° 36 ′ 6.8 ″  N , 11 ° 58 ′ 1.4 ″  E