St. Peter and Paul (Weil am Rhein)
Peter and Paul is a Catholic parish church in Weil am Rhein . The modern church was built at the end of the 1980s in the Leopoldshöhe district as a successor to the oldest Catholic church in the city from 1905. In 2005, the parish of Peter and Paul had around 4800 parishioners.
history
Prehistory and construction of the first church
The Catholic parish of the village of Weil with its 400 members belonged to the parish of Lörrach- Stetten until the beginning of the 20th century . At that time, the parishioners often moved to Basel and Hüningen for the services. For this reason, the then Freiburg Auxiliary Bishop Justus Knecht campaigned for the building of his own church in Weil. After the groundbreaking on July 23, 1904, the foundation stone was laid on September 4 that same year. On June 8, 1905, a quasi-parish was formed. The Archbishop's Parish Curate Leopoldshöhe, Baden was responsible for the parishioners of the villages Binzen , Eimeldingen , Haltingen , Märkt , Ötlingen and Weil with the districts Friedlingen and Leopoldshöhe. In the same year on October 22nd, the neo-Romanesque church near the Leopoldshöhe train station was consecrated to Saints Peter and Paul by Knecht .
First church and its extension
The church building consisted of a rectangular nave with five arched windows each on the long side. At the northern end of a gable roof covered nave, a square raised ridge turret with grouped in threes sound arcades in the gable. The roof turret was covered by a pyramid roof with a tower ball and a cross on top. The nave was covered with a flat wooden ceiling; while the choir was vaulted. The three original bronze bells from 1908 were cast by the Grüninger bell foundry . Only the dis' '' bell remained after the First World War ; the other two had to be given to the metal collection. In 1926 the same foundry delivered two bells with the chimes h 'and f sharp' 'to complete the peal.
Reconstruction of the church
The first space problems in the 1920s were solved by extending the nave to the property line. The construction work lasted from September 1927 to 1928. For the enlargement of the church, the main building was continued with three naves and slightly wider than the original building. To do this, the entrance hall , which was covered with a pent roof , was demolished. The extension was completed by four round arches, which were supported by high pillars and separated the central nave from the aisles. Above the high altar was a picture of the King of Christ by the Freiburg painter Hemmerle; on the south wall, a statue of St. Christopher adorned a niche above the main portal.
The enlarged church thus offered 650 seats. At the same time, a plot of land was acquired in the middle of the community of Weil am Rhein, which was renamed on November 16, 1929 and raised to the status of a town. However, the plans for the construction of a new church could not be pursued further due to the events of the Third Reich and later due to the Second World War .
In 1937 the curate was elevated to an independent parish . In 1938/39 the organ builder Willy Dold from Freiburg made an organ with three manuals , a pedal and 33 stops .
Planning for the new building
After the Second World War, residents and parishioners increased to such an extent, mainly due to the influx of displaced persons, that plans to rebuild the church became relevant again. In 1964 a parish hall was built and four years later a kindergarten was built to handle church activities such as childcare. It was not until 1978 that the concrete plans for the new building began, which was postponed for further years due to numerous difficulties. In addition to financial issues, there was also a controversy about whether it would be better to renovate the previous church instead of a new building. However, an inspection in September 1982 revealed that renovation would be associated with disproportionately high costs. At the same time, a building program for the church and community center was drawn up in 1981 and 1982. The old church building has served as the city library in Weil am Rhein since 1994 .
Second church
After the parish hall was opened on May 6, 1984, construction of the new church began on October 23, 1987 with the groundbreaking ceremony. After the excavation for the foundations was completed, the concrete could be poured. This work was completed on November 20, 1987 and the shuttering of the wall panels began. On April 28, 1988, the prefabricated church spire was put on and assembled with the help of a crane, so that the topping-out ceremony could be celebrated on the same day .
In June 1989 the church was consecrated by the Archbishop of Freiburg, Oskar Saier , and handed over to the parish for its intended purpose.
description
The Peter and Paul Church is located in the central Leopoldshöhe district in a residential area east of Messeplatz.
Church building
The equilateral axially symmetrical octagonal floor plan of the church is covered by a blue aluminum roof that converges like a tent, on the top of which sits a ridge turret, which is crowned by a tent roof , a tower ball and a cross. The bells are housed in the ridge; this rises about 30 meters above the floor of the church.
The diameter of the enclosed space is 26 meters. The diameter between the pillars is 21 meters. The parsonage is connected to the south and the parish hall to the east via connecting corridors.
The architects deliberately kept the external appearance simple and with few materials. The wall surfaces are plastered white and the wooden formwork is lightly glazed. The coated aluminum is a warm, slightly reddish shade of blue. The slope of the roof surface increases from the outside inwards towards the bell carrier in three stages.
Interior and architecture
The interior, which is also kept in blue tones, gathers concentrically in an open two-thirds circle around the altar area, which is located in the northwest segment of the octagonal floor plan. The working day chapel with 62 seats continued behind it. From here you can also get into the church via a porch . Further entrances, which are also separated from the church with vestibules, are located on the east and south sides.
The interior protrudes up to 15 meters in the center of the octagon - the top of the tent roof. The diameter of the church interior measures 21 meters between the pillars and 26 meters between the outer walls with the surrounding walkway. The benches inside offer around 335 seats, which can be increased to around 500 with the help of chairs. The choir with 52 seats for the church choir is located in a niche to the northeast . In the corridor there are two storage rooms on the east side, two confessionals in the south-east, a storage room and the pastor's sacristy in the south, that of the acolytes, a room for the sacristan and a toilet in the south-west.
The special shape of the floor plan corresponds to the Christian symbolism of the number eight for Easter . In Christianity this number also stands for the wonderful new creation of God on the eighth day and the resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ .
Furnishing
The interior design is largely due to the artist Emil Wachter . What is striking is the picture he designed behind the altar, which was only made five years after the opening from September to October 1994. The picture shows a large tree of life with various motifs of Christian allegory. The tree stands on a pedestal that shows the faces of people of different ages and origins looking at the open tomb of Jesus. The tree of life and knowledge grows out of this grave . In the middle of the tree bears a large bright corner stone - symbol of the risen Christ - which stands on the top and is crossed by a cross. More trees and flowers wrestled around him.
Large, colored triptych glass windows rise on both sides of the altar : the Peter window on the left and the Paul window on the right. Between the lower and middle roof, a colored skylight strip lets additional light into the interior.
organ
Opposite the altar is the organ between two pillars , which was built by the Swiss organ builder Metzler and inaugurated on March 11, 1990. The prospectus is modeled on a baroque Silbermann organ. The instrument works with a mechanical action and has three manuals , a pedal and 36 stops made of wooden and tin pipes.
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- Coupling : I / II III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
- Playing aids: Organ Pleno, Vogelsang, Zimbelstern
literature
- Johannes Helm : Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland . Müllheim / Baden 1989, ISBN 3-921709-16-4 , pp. 421-422.
- Rudolf Andris: St. Peter and Paul. Weil am Rhein , (Small Art Guide No. 2288). Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 1997, ISBN 978-3-7954-6025-9 .
- Parish office Peter and Paul (ed.): Catholic community center St. Peter and Paul Weil am Rhein . Brochure published for the inauguration on June 25, 1989.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parish Council Peter and Paul (ed.): 1905–2005. 100 years of the Catholic parish of St. Peter and Paul Weil am Rhein , p. 37
- ↑ a b Parish Council Peter and Paul (ed.): 1905–2005. 100 years of the Catholic parish of St. Peter and Paul Weil am Rhein , p. 41
- ↑ a b c Helm: Churches and chapels in Markgräflerland , p. 422
- ^ Andris: St. Peter and Paul. Weil am Rhein , pp. 3–4
- ↑ Catholic Community Center St. Peter and Paul Weil am Rhein , p. 13
- ↑ a b c d Catholic Community Center St. Peter and Paul Weil am Rhein , p. 9
- ^ Media offer of the Weil am Rhein city library , accessed on January 23, 2016
- ^ Andris: St. Peter and Paul. Weil am Rhein , p. 4
- ^ Andris: St. Peter and Paul. Weil am Rhein , pp. 9-19
- ↑ Catalog raisonné of the organ builder Metzler
- ^ Andris: St. Peter and Paul. Weil am Rhein , pp. 23-24; available for disposition
Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 41.5 ″ N , 7 ° 37 ′ 9.2 ″ E
Protestant churches: Alt-Weiler Church | Friedenskirche | Gallus Church Ötlingen | Georgskirche Haltingen | St. John's Church | Church in Märkt
New Apostolic Church Weil am Rhein
Catholic Churches: Church of the Good Shepherd | St. Maria Haltingen | St. Peter and Paul