St. Nikolaus (Wörth am Main)

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View from the west
Central nave to the east
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Worth Altar

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Nikolaus is historically the third church in Wörth am Main .

prehistory

Of the oldest church in the village, a medieval building dedicated to Saint Martin , only the Gothic choir , which dates from around 1400 and is now used as a cemetery chapel, remains.

Structurally, this first church was followed by the former parish church of St. Wolfgang . It has been documented since 1328, but its oldest surviving components only date from the second half of the 15th century. The upper part of the tower was raised or completely renewed in 1631; the nave dates from 1729–1748. This second church was abandoned in 1903 in favor of St. Nikolaus, profaned and now houses the Wörth am Main shipping and shipbuilding museum .

Since the town center repeatedly suffered from the flooding of the Main , the higher-lying district of Neu-Wörth was built as a planned settlement with a geometric floor plan after the flood of 1882.

building

The church of St. Nikolaus was built there from 1897. It was consecrated in 1898 by Bishop Ferdinand von Schlör . A three-aisled basilica was built on a cross-shaped floor plan in neo-Romanesque - Byzantine forms according to plans by Josef Schmitz , Nuremberg . The main tower is arranged at the angle between the choir and the north transept. Next to the side entrance is a mount of olives with almost life-size figures.

Furnishing

Some of the furnishings from the former parish church of St. Wolfgang were taken away when the parish moved and placed in the new parish church. This includes above all the Wörther Altar . Most of the furnishings, which were otherwise generous from the time of construction, have been preserved.

organ

The organ of the St. Nicholas Church was built in 1934 by the organ building company Philipps ( Aschaffenburg ). Initially, some competing companies tried to prevent the building, with reference to the Jewish origins of the Philipps organ building company. After this instrument was later adapted to the sound conceptions of the organ movement, the instrument was comprehensively overhauled in 1989 by the organ construction company Gustav Weiß ( Zellingen ) and partially restored to its original state. Today the instrument has 24  stops on two manuals and a pedal ( cone chest ). The game and stop actions are electro-pneumatic .

I main work C – f 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Hollow flute 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Put it small 4 ′
5. Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th Schwiegel 2 ′
7th Mixture V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Trumpet 8th'
II Swell C – f 3
9. Salicional 8th'
10. Lovely Gedackt 8th'
11. Prefix 4 ′
12. Night horn 4 ′
13. Sesquialta II 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
14th octave 2 ′
15th Forest flute 2 ′
16. Sif flute 1 2 ⁄ 3  ′
17th Mixture IV 1 2 ⁄ 3  ′
18th Krummhorn 8th'
Pedal C – f 1
19th Violonbass 16 ′
20th Sub-bass 16 ′
21st Soft bass 16 ′
22nd Octave bass 8th'
23. Principal bass 4 ′
24. trombone 16 ′

literature

  • Tilmann Breuer u. a .: Francs. The administrative districts of Upper Franconia, Middle Franconia and Lower Franconia = "Dehio". 2nd Edition. Munich 1999, p. 1126.
  • Werner Trost: Parish Church of St. Nikolaus Wörth am Main - short guide . Wörth o. J. [leaflet]

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Detailed information on the history of the Philipps organ ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nikolaus-woerth.de

Web links

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Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ′ 41.6 ″  N , 9 ° 9 ′ 24.8 ″  E