St. Peter and Paul (Gissigheim)

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St. Peter and Paul in Gissigheim

The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Gissigheim , a district of Königheim in the Main-Tauber district , was built from 1839 to 1842 and is consecrated to the apostles Peter and Paul .

history

As the number of inhabitants increased in the 19th century, the Gissigheim church had to be enlarged. As the extension was not possible due to moisture in the walls and the tower was increasingly detached from the rest of the walls, a new church had to be built. Much negotiations were required for approval. On July 14, 1813, the office in Tauberbischofsheim issued an expert opinion on the need for a new building, thus ending a long negotiation period. From 1814, the old church was no longer usable because there was too much moisture in the walls and there was some water in the church. The service was from that date at the nearby Guardian Angel Chapel held, which was much too small for this purpose. The negotiations over the financing of the church dragged on for several years and brought court hearings with them. The interior also caused differences of opinion. In May 1839, after many disputes that lasted for several decades, the foundation stone of the church was laid. According to reports, the building should have been completely completed in 1841, but the inspection and handover to the community by the building inspector Moßbrugger did not take place until May 2, 1842. According to Moßbrugger, the church could have been handed over to the community in the previous year, which made some improvements Would have saved in retrospect. The completed church stood there unused for nine months. After the improvement work was completed, the church was consecrated on June 29, 1842, the day on which the church patrons Peter and Paul have their solemn feast.

In 1988 parts of the church were renovated. So the sacristy , which had become too small, was torn down and rebuilt in the same place. In addition, a basement with a spiral staircase was added. In addition, an electric night-time heating system was installed, which stores the night-time electricity in floor boxes and allows the heat to flow into the church hall before services. These renovation measures resulted in costs of DM 277,020  . Joints in the walls were also closed in the course of these renovations, and further improvements and embellishments were carried out in the interior of the church. The total renovation costs amounted to 1,369,550.21 DM, of which 581,896 DM were generated from donations. The renovation work was completed in 1998.

The parish church of St. Peter and Paul belongs to the pastoral care unit Königheim, which is assigned to the deanery Tauberbischofsheim of the Archdiocese of Freiburg .

Architecture and equipment

The parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Gissigheim has a four-part bell, which was cast in 1949 by the Bachert bell foundry in Karlsruhe . The church has a single-storey wooden belfry with three compartments . In the middle is the large bell 1, in the left compartment is bell 2 and in the right, higher compartment, the bells 3 and 4 are housed. Bells 1, 2 and 3 ring to strike the clock. Bells 2 and 3 are used to strike the quarter-hour. Bell 1 is used to strike the hour. Under the bell chamber there is a newer and fully electrified mechanical clockwork that operates the striking mechanism . There is a clock on all four sides of the church tower. Each clock face has its own drive system.

Web links

Commons : St. Peter and Paul (Gissigheim)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gehrig, Franz: Gissigheim Ortschronik , pp. 212–220.
  2. ^ Deanery Tauberbischofsheim: Pastoral care units of the Deanery Tauberbischofsheim . Online at www.kath-dekanat-tbb.de. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Pastoral care unit in Königheim: Parish Church of St. Peter and Paul . Online on the website of the Archdiocese of Freiburg. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

Coordinates: 49 ° 35 ′ 41 "  N , 9 ° 35 ′ 14.9"  E