St. Niklaus (Hombrechtikon)
The Church of St. Niklaus is the Roman Catholic parish church of Hombrechtikon on a sloping back of the pan handle on the upper shore of Lake Zurich . The Catholic Church is in Hombrechtikon on the "Bahnhöfliplatz". The parish belonging to it is not only responsible for Hombrechtikon but also for Grüningen , Wolfhausen and Feldbach.
history
History and naming
In the Middle Ages , the residents of Hombrechtikon were parishes to the island of Ufenau . A Niklaus chapel at the site of today's Reformed Church of Hombrechtikon is documented from 1308. Since the way to the church on the Ufenau was long and dangerous, the residents of Hombrechtikon tried to found their own parish. In 1369 they managed to conclude a contract with the abbot of Einsiedeln monastery . Against various obligations to Ufenau and the pastor's right of presentation, Hombrechtikon was now allowed to look for its own pastor. In 1500 a new church was built, and in 1520 the rectory and church tower were added.
With the Reformation , the church structure passed from Einsiedeln to Zurich . Since the Reformation, Catholic worship has been banned in what is now the Canton of Zurich. Only with the so-called "Edict of Tolerance" in 1807 was Catholic worship allowed again, albeit limited locally to the city of Zurich. With the freedom of establishment in the course of the establishment of the modern Confederation in 1848, more and more workers and their families moved from the Catholic areas of Switzerland to the canton of Zurich due to industrialization . Based on the association law , a number of mission stations arose from the second half of the 19th century, which were set up with the help of the domestic mission and with donations, including in Männedorf .
Development and construction history
The mission station Hombrechtikon is a branch of the parish St. Stephan Männedorf. In 1915 a Catholic men's association was founded in Hombrechtikon with the declared aim of building an emergency church in the village . In 1918 the emergency church with 200 seats was built and designated as a completed church building on March 30, 1919. On this day, Hombrechtikon was separated from Männedorf as an independent parish.
The chapel was enlarged in 1920. This was done by adding a choir. Church painter Stöckli from Stans painted the church. At that time, Feldbach, Uerikon, Grüningen and Wolfhausen ZH also belonged to the parish of Hombrechtikon . In 1922 the restaurant Zum Bahnhof opposite the church was bought and used as a parsonage from then on. In 1935, three statues and an altar cross were purchased from the Thoma art workshop in Brienz for the interior of the church . In 1938, Uerikon was separated from Hombrechtikon and assigned to the newly founded parish of Stäfa. In 1943 the church was expanded to include 50 seats. In 1944–1946 a crib and a way of the cross were purchased by the Obwalden artist Beat Gasser.
When the Zurich electorate adopted the church law in 1963 and thereby the Roman Catholic Church was recognized under public law, the planning of a new church could be considered. The parish of Hombrechtikon held an architecture competition in 1966, from which the project by architect Walter Moser emerged as the winner. On April 5, 1967, the parish assembly approved the building loan for today's church. The foundation stone was laid on October 13, 1968, and the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Chur Johannes Vonderach on November 9, 1969 .
The parish of St. Niklaus with its 5010 members (as of 2014) is one of the larger Catholic parishes in the canton of Zurich. In addition to the places Hombrechtikon, Wolfhusen and Feldbach, which belong to the parish, the parish is also responsible for the Bubikon part of the village.
Building description
Church tower and exterior
The St. Niklaus church is located on Rütistrasse northeast of the center of Hombrechtikon. In the immediate vicinity is the station of the former Uerikon-Bauma-Bahn . The character of a train station area has been preserved on the area around the Catholic Church to this day.
The Catholic Church was built on a narrow site instead of the previous building. This had stood next to it during the first phase of the new church construction, but was then removed after the construction of the hall. In addition to the narrow building area, “the village development and the beautiful, dominant building of the Reformed Church”, as architect Walter Moser writes, was decisive for the design.
The church consists of cubic forms and from the outside is reminiscent of the formal language of Le Corbusier's Ronchamp Church . Similar to this, the Church of St. Niklaus is built on a slightly elevated site. The community center is located in the basement of the church. Attached to the church is the bell tower, which is located on the northeast corner of the building and indicates the location of the Catholic Church from both sides of Rütistrasse .
Bells
In the tower there is a four-part bell made by the H. Rüetschi bell foundry , Aarau, consecrated on June 22, 1969 by Vicar General Alfred Teobaldi .
| number | Weight | volume | dedication | inscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1400 kg | it 1 | Trinity | In God's hands be the beginning and the end, be everything. |
| 2 | 830 kg | ges 1 | Maria | Maria spread out her coat! |
| 3 | 620 kg | as 1 | Nikolaus von Flüe | Brother Klaus, peacemaker, pray for us! |
| 4th | 450 kg | b 1 | archangel Michael | Saint Michael, protect our youth! |
Interior and artistic equipment
Architect Walter Moser emphasizes the central importance of the chancel for the entire church building, as the visitor climbs up ramps to the elevated church and in the church area sits on benches that are arranged in a semicircle around the chancel. With this spatial concept, the church takes on the requirements of the liturgy constitution of the Second Vatican Council , which had called for the active participation of the faithful in the service. Thanks to the polygonal church space, which is aligned with the altar , the faithful are close to the altar and can directly participate in the liturgical events. The lighting in the church emphasizes the importance of the sanctuary.
The foundation stone and door handles of the church were designed by the sculptor Alfred Huber, the chancel was created by Herbert Albrecht from Dornbirn . The altar was designed as a stone table by Herbert Albrecht. The altar, ambo and tabernacle were created in cubic shapes. As required by the Second Vatican Council, the baptismal font is not in a separate baptistery at the church entrance, but on the right side of the chancel. In this way, the believers can be present at a baptism and a newly baptized person is also spatially admitted to the church service.
On the right side of the chancel there is a weekday chapel with a second, smaller altar. In addition to the light shafts that allow daylight to flow down both the walls of the church interior and above the chancel, the church has two stained glass windows created by the artist Max Hellstern, Zurich. As a special feature, the stained glass windows are not framed with lead rods, but glued with araldite . Experiments in the Mäder glass processing plant in Zurich have confirmed the durability of this technology. The colorful discs consist of handgegossenem Dallglas .
Foundation stone by Alfred Huber
Chancel by Herbert Albrecht
Baptismal font
Weekday altar and tabernacle
organ
The organ comes from Cäcilia AG in Lucerne and was built in 1975. The instrument has a mechanical action and registration. 20 registers are distributed over two manuals and pedal . The disposition is as follows:
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
- Tremulant
literature
- Roman Catholic Church Care Hombrechtikon (Ed.): Once and now our parish St. Niklaus Hombrechtikon. Hombrechtikon 1969.
- Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. Chur 1980.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 215.
- ↑ Roman Catholic Church Care Hombrechtikon (Ed.): Once and now our parish St. Niklaus Hombrechtikon. Pp. 16-21.
- ↑ Episcopal Ordinariate Chur (ed.): Schematism of the Diocese of Chur. P. 215.
- ↑ Roman Catholic Church Care Hombrechtikon (Ed.): Once and now our parish St. Niklaus Hombrechtikon. P. 15.
- ↑ Catholic Church in the Canton of Zurich (ed.): Annual report 2014. p. 78.
- ↑ Roman Catholic Church Care Hombrechtikon (Ed.): Once and now our parish St. Niklaus Hombrechtikon. P. 26.
- ^ Information from the glass artist Max Hellstern.
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '10.8 " N , 8 ° 46' 17.6" E ; CH1903: 700895 / 234421