St. Ulrich (Aspach)
The Protestant village church of St. Ulrich is in the Aspach district of the Hörsel rural community in the Gotha district in Thuringia .
history
A first small church was built in 1417. It had two small windows in the interior. It got its name from Saint Ulrich . In 1614, when it was enlarged, it was given a sky , an altar and the roof was re-covered.
In 1708 the next renovation took place with the expansion of the church. Two large windows were installed, one each on the east and west side. The walls received lime plaster and the room a gallery . In 1755 the preacher's chair was installed. In 1698 an organ was installed . In 1756 the parish bought a more sonorous organ.
Steeple
The construction of the church tower has not been put on record. It is said to have stood as early as 1417. In 1759 the tower received a new roof. The ringing of a large bell and the smaller tower clock bell on the south side of the tower could be reached with ladders . The big bell has an inscription.
Under the church was the vault, also called the sacristy .
The new church
In 1844, three bells for 309 thalers were re-cast with inscriptions. In 1867 it was decided to build a new church. The old church was torn down except for the tower. The foundation stone was laid on May 29, 1870 . The new church was consecrated on December 3, 1871.
After the congregation said goodbye to two of the three bells on June 6, 1917, exactly 50 years after the church was rebuilt, they were smashed in September 1917 to be melted down for war purposes. On September 1, 2017, the church received two new bronze bells. While the smaller one weighs 320 kg, the large one weighs 540 kg. Both bells were cast together with the bells for the Margarethenkirche Gotha , which were hung up at the end of September, in Karlsruhe in June. The two bells bear Old and New Testament images and inscriptions: The head of the "father of faith" Abraham, looking astonished at the starry sky, with the words of the promise: "In you shall all generations on earth be blessed" (from Genesis 3, 12). The second bell shows an old olive tree and the words of Paul: "You should know: It is not you who carry the root, but the root carries you" (Romans). The new bell is to sound for the first time on the harvest festival, October 1, 2017.
Web links
- Parish of Aspach-Metebach on the website of the church district Gotha
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Church at www.hoersel.de Retrieved on February 24, 2014
- ↑ Thuringian General of September 2, 2017
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 8.3 " N , 10 ° 35 ′ 42.3" E