St. Margarethen (Kahla)
The town church of St. Margarethen is in Kahla in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia .
location
The town church, which characterizes the cityscape, is located in the middle of the town, west of the Saalebogen , which has also been taken into account when guiding the railway line and the streets. The cemetery chapel is located in the cemetery on the western outskirts of the city on Bibraer Straße.
history
The town church stands on the walls of a defense complex of a castle, which lay on a 700 meter long plateau 25 meters above the hall level. In 1225 a pastor from Kahla was named in a document. After the city fire in 1410, the church was built on the ruins a. a. Share built. From 1791 to 1793 the town church was given its current appearance. In 1906 only the access to the choir was changed. War damage occurred in 1945, which could not be repaired until 1953–1955. The third gallery was also removed. The church has had a new heating system since 1992.
Interior
- A font from the 12th century
- In 1554 the pulpit was painted
- 1615 Replacement of the old pulpit with a baroque pulpit. The previous pulpit came into the cemetery chapel
- the organ is on the west gallery. It was installed in 1796 and damaged in 1945. In 1954/55 and 1966 the new installation took place.
The cemetery chapel
It was relocated several times over the years, following the new construction of Gottesackern . Finally, in 1892, she reached the cemetery on the road to Bibra and the church there was inaugurated in 1892. The cemetery chapel was only inaugurated in 1895. The focus was now on the mourning hall . In addition, rooms have been set up there for the staff. The cemetery chapel now stands in the terraced cemetery.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Without author: Kirchspiel Kahla-Hummelshain- Kahla- Retrieved on the Internet on June 16, 2013
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 16.2 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 22.1" E