St. Martin (Gochsheim)
The Protestant Church of St. Martin in Gochsheim , a district of Kraichtal in the district of Karlsruhe in north-western Baden-Württemberg , was originally built in the Middle Ages . The church, visible from afar, is a protected architectural monument .
history
In 1339 a chapel in Gochsheim is mentioned, in the place of which a church was built at the end of the 15th century and dedicated to St. Martin was consecrated . In the course of the Reformation , the church became Protestant in 1556.
In 1617 the nave was renewed by Heinrich Schickhardt . During the War of the Palatinate Succession , the church was set on fire by the French in 1689 and rebuilt under the direction of master builder Anton Petri until 1704.
In the city fire of 1739, the church was again badly damaged and rebuilt by master builder Bartholomäus Keßler by 1742. Today's nave and choir were created during the last major renovation under master builder Johann Martin Jacobi in 1788.
Burial place
In front of the choir is a crypt in which Duke Friedrich August von Württemberg (1654–1716) and his wife Albertine Sophie Esther (1661–1728), the last members of the family of the Counts of Eberstein , are buried. This brought properties in the Kraichgau such as Gochsheim and Waldangelloch into the marriage. The couple had Gochsheim Castle renovated and lived there from 1682. An outside staircase in the nave of the church led to the patronage of the duke and couple.
tower
The year 1499 is written above the portal of the square, three-story tower. The half-timbered tower with the sloping onion hood dates from 1739/42.
Granary
On the originally second floor of the tower there is a Gothic door, which possibly led to the attic of the church as early as 1300 or at the latest from 1499 . The town's granary was once located here . 500 to 700 year old grains were found in the cracks of the wooden floor.
Bells
The bells were re-cast from the molten metal after the fires. The oldest bell dates from around 1740.
literature
- Hajo Rheinstädter: The Gochsheimer Martinskirche. How old is the grain under your bulk floor? In: Kraichgau. Contributions to landscape and local research , volume 19/2005, published by the Heimatverein Kraichgau , Eppingen 2005, ISBN 3-921214-35-1 , pp. 199–202.
Web links
- Evangelical parish of Bahnbrücken and Gochsheim (accessed on January 22, 2012)
Coordinates: 49 ° 6 ′ 12.9 ″ N , 8 ° 44 ′ 51.3 ″ E