St. Nicholas (Germete)

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Exterior view with the listed tower
The interior

The catholic parish church St. Nikolaus is a church building in Germete , a district of Warburg in the district of Höxter , North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The parish was first mentioned in 1450 in the directory of the archdeaconate Warburg. On the basis of the Romanesque church tower from the first half of the 13th century, however, it has been discovered that there was already a branch church at that time, which either belonged to the parish of St. Peter auf der Hüffert or to the parish of Osdagessen .

The base of the tower was reinforced in 1722 and heightened in 1780. Today it is a listed building . A new building of the nave, also begun in 1780, had to be interrupted due to a major fire in the same year and was not continued until 1782. The consecration took place in 1788. The church was built in the baroque style.

In 1970 the baroque building was demolished and the tower renovated. The foundation stone for the third church was laid in 1971 and was completed in 1973. The building was built according to plans by Johannes Reuter ; its outer walls are matched to the masonry of the tower, which consists of rubble stones, through the use of red sandstone.

In 1979 the old pictures and sculptures were put back in the church, and in 1981 they were consecrated . A comprehensive renovation took place in 2004, with the chancel being redesigned, an organ stage built and the entrance area lengthened.

Furnishing

Pietà from the 15th century
Historic cross
  • A “high quality crucified one” from the end of the 13th century, on a neo-Romanesque altar cross
  • Four baroque panel paintings by Anton Joseph Stratmann from 1797 to 1801
    • Painting of St. Joseph and St. Anna teaching Mary in the chancel
    • Painting of St. Peter above the north west portal
  • Image of St. Maria Magdalena, which probably replaced an older painting, also by Stratmann, in the 19th century, above the south west portal
  • Painting of St. Aloysius Gonzaga in the Lady Chapel in the tower. The last is the Pietà from the 15th century
  • Two tall windows on either side of the choir show the miracles of Jesus
  • Stratmann pictures

  • St. Peter

  • St. Aloysius

  • St. Joseph

  • St. Anna

literature

  • Monument topography of the Federal Republic of Germany. Monuments in Westphalia. Höxter district. Volume 1.1: City of Warburg . Petersberg 2015, p. 422-424 .
  • Josef Leifeld: Germete . In: Franz Mürmann (ed.): The city of Warburg 1036–1986. Contributions to the history of a city. Volume 2 . Hermes, Warburg: 1986. ISBN 3-922032-07-9 . Pp. 454-457.
  • Uwe Lobbedey: The Romanesque church in Germete, Warburg district . In: Westphalia. History, art and folklore books. Announcements of the Association for History and Archeology of Westphalia, the LWL State Museum for Art and Cultural History, the LWL Office for Monument Preservation in Westphalia and the LWL Museum for Archeology 50 1–4 1972, pp. 107–109
  • Ursula Quednau (edit.): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia II: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , 1128.

Web links

Commons : St. Nicholas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See: Josef Leifeld: Germete. In: Franz Mürmann (Ed.): The City of Warburg - Contributions to the History of a City, Vol. 2. Warburg 1986, 454–457, here 454.
  2. ^ Compare: Josef Leifeld: Germete, 454.
  3. ↑ See monument topography, 422.
  4. ^ Compare: Josef Leifeld: Germete, 454.
  5. ↑ See monument topography, 422.
  6. ↑ See monument topography, 424.
  7. ↑ Church history (PDF; 567 kB)
  8. ↑ Ursula Quednau (arrangement): Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, North Rhine-Westphalia II: Westphalia. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2 , 1128.
  9. ↑ Cf. Dirk Strohmann: Anton Joseph Stratmann (1734-1807). Life and work of the painter from the Paderborn bishopric. With catalogs of works by Johann Heinrich Stratmann and Anton Ferdinand Stratmann (Studies and Sources on Westphalian History 33), Paderborn 1997. ISBN 3-87088-989-6 , 71-73.
  10. ↑ See monument topography, 422.
  11. ↑ See monument topography, 424.

Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 5 ″  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 11 ″  E