St. Nikolaus (Osterath)

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The Romanesque tower of St. Nicholas
Nave towards the choir
View of the organ

St. Nikolaus is a Roman Catholic church in Osterath , a district of the city of Meerbusch in the Rhine district of Neuss . It is a branch church of the parish of Hildegundis von Meer.

history

St. Nikolaus was originally a subsidiary church of Willich and was partially independent in 1272. It was not until 1547 that all sacraments could be given in Osterath. In the period that followed, the parish status was repeatedly controversial. From the middle of the 17th century, Osterath was effectively independent, but without a formal parish elevation.

The oldest part of the church is the Romanesque church tower from the 12th century made of tuff with blind arches; it was increased by one storey in 1538. In the course of the Thirty Years War , Hessian troops set the church on fire in 1642, after which the three-aisled nave was restored in 1660.

Due to the growth of the community, a three - aisled neo - Gothic brick basilica was built from 1853 to 1855 according to plans by Vincenz Statz while retaining the tower, which is now an east tower due to the demolition of the old church. Due to lack of space, the large new church could not be erected east of the tower, but the new building was made west of it.

Since January 1, 2010, St. Nikolaus has been a branch church of the newly established Roman Catholic parish Hildegundis von Meer. The parish unites the parishes of the former deanery Meerbusch in the diocese of Aachen .

Furnishing

organ

The church houses an organ of Fischer & Kramer with 30  registers on three manuals and pedal . It was built in 1982 and has a mechanical action .

I main work C–
1. Drone 16 ′
2. Principal 8th'
3. Reed flute 8th'
4th octave 4 ′
5. Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Gemshorn 2 ′
7th Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Chamade 8th'
II upper structure C–
9. Gamba 8th'
10. Coupling flute 4 ′
11. Sesquialter 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
12. Principal 2 ′
13. Trumpet 8th'
Tremulant
III Swell C–
14th Lead-covered 8th'
15th Salicional 8th'
16. Unda maris 8th'
17th Principal 4 ′
18th Flute 4 ′
19th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
20th flute 2 ′
21st third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
22nd Mixture IV-V 2 ′
23. Basson 16 ′
24. Hautbois 8th'
Tremulant
Pedal C–
25th Pedestal 16 ′
26th Principal 8th'
27. Gemshorn 8th'
28. Chorale flute 4 ′
29 trombone 16 ′
30th Trumpet 8th'
  • Pair : III / II, III / I, II / I, I / P, II / P, III / P

literature

  • Paul Clemen (Ed.): The art monuments of the cities and districts Gladbach and Krefeld. Düsseldorf 1896.
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments . North Rhine-Westphalia I. Rhineland. Edit and exp. Edition, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich 2005.
  • Karl Emsbach, Max Tauch : Churches, monasteries and chapels in the Neuss district. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1986 (= series of publications of the Neuss district 13, ZDB -ID 1357699-9 ).

Web links

Commons : St. Nikolaus (Osterath)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 9.4 "  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 11.6"  E