St. Nicolai (Alfeld)

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St. Nicolai from the southeast; in the foreground on the right the old Latin school

St. Nicolai is the main Evangelical Lutheran church in the city of Alfeld , Lower Saxony . It is a Gothic hall church with a two-tower west building that is visible far over the Leine valley . It is named after Nikolaus von Myra , who was the patron saint of boatmen and merchants in the Middle Ages.

Building history

The current building is the result of various extensions and renovations. The original church was a Romanesque building from the end of the 11th century. At that time, the Fredener Archidiaconate was relocated here, which gave Alfeld's urban development an important impetus. The church was a cruciform basilica , of which the main substance of the westwork and the former crossing pillars have been preserved. Around 1400 the nave was converted into a Gothic hall, and towards the end of the same century the Romanesque choir was replaced by three more hall bays .

In 1542 the council and citizens of Alfeld accepted the Lutheran confession. St. Nicolai became the seat of a superintendent , and in 1569 a general superintendent .

Furnishing

Baptismal font
pulpit

A triumphal cross dated around 1230/1240 is part of the furnishings of the church .

The organ was built from 1862 to 1863 by the organ builder Heinrich Schaper (Hildesheim) with 31 stops on three manuals and a pedal. In 1917 the prospect pipes had to be delivered for war purposes; they were later replaced by zinc pipes. After the Second World War, the instrument was revised and the disposition lightened according to the sound ideas of the time. 1957 to 1962 the organ was redesigned and profoundly changed by the organ construction company Friedrich Weißenborn (Braunschweig). The echo work was removed; for this purpose a Rückpositiv was inserted in the gallery parapet. The technology was largely rebuilt. The disposition has been expanded to 37 registers. In 1960 the organ builder Emil Hammer added two new registers. In 2015 the organ was restored by the organ builder Jörg Bente . Today the instrument has 44 registers (including a deduction) on three manuals and pedal.

I main work C – f 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Quintatos 16 ′
3. Principal 8th'
4th Fugara 8th'
5. Gemshorn 8th'
6th Double flute 8th'
7th Octave 4 ′
8th. Pointed flute 4 ′
9. Octave 2 ′
10. Mixture IV 2 ′
11. Cornett III 3 ′
12. Fifth (first no.11) 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Trumpet 8th'
II Positive C – f 3
14th Principal 8th'
15th Gamba 8th'
16. Portal flute 8th'
17th Drone 8th'
18th Octave 4 ′
19th Flute 4 ′
20th Nasat 3 ′
21st Octave 2 ′
22nd Mixture III
III Echowerk C – f 3
23. Drone 16 ′
24. Violin principal 8th'
25th Salicional 8th'
26th Darling Dumped 8th'
27. Vox coelestis 8th'
28. Fugara 4 ′
29 Gemshorn 4 ′
30th Flauto amabile 4 ′
31. Flute octaviante 2 ′
32. Echocornet II
33. clarinet 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
34. Principal 16 ′
35. Violon 16 ′
36. Sub bass 16 ′
37. Quintbass 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
38. Octave 8th'
39. Violon 8th'
40. Drone 8th'
41. Octave 4 ′
42. Mixture IV
43. trombone 16 ′
44. Trumpet 8th'
  • Coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P

literature

  • Adolf Bertram: History of the Diocese of Hildesheim , Hildesheim 1899, p. 367

Web links

Commons : St. Nicolai (Alfeld)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ first documented in 1205
  2. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from June 19, 2015 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. ; see. also the information at alt-alfeld.de; available for disposition @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ekd.de

Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 10.8 "  N , 9 ° 49 ′ 32.9"  E