St. Katharina (Hirschberg, Saale)
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| Address: | Kirchplatz, Hirschberg |
Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 12.8 ″ N , 11 ° 49 ′ 16.9 ″ E The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Katharina is in Hirschberg , a country town in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia . The parish Hirschberg is part of the parish of Blankenburg, in the parish of Schleiz the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
The Hirschberg town church was built in 1437. The church building burned down several times until 1835. A new church was built from 1835 to 1842 on the old foundations of the previous church from 1437. Thanks to many donations, it was saved from decay after the political change .
description
The hall church has the steeple in the west . Three chilled iron bells hang in it , which were cast by Schilling & Lattermann in 1922. The polygonal choir is made of unplastered rubble stones . On the southern outer wall are epitaphs from the 18th century. The nave has three-storey galleries under a painted flat ceiling . The church furnishings come from the time it was built. Two windows to the right and left of the altar show the risen Christ and the blessing Jesus Christ , between them on the pulpit altar a picture of the lamentation of Christ . The chairs , the galleries and the ceiling are made of natural wood. There are partially murals on the walls .
The organ was built in 1933 by Eberhard Friedrich Walcker while retaining the prospectus of the previous organ from 1842. It has 23 registers , divided into 2 manuals and pedal . It was renewed in 2007 by Hoffmann and Schindler .
literature
- Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .
