St. Ulrich (Geislingen)
The Catholic parish church of St. Ulrich in Geislingen in the Zollernalb district was built in 1927/1928 using some elements of the previous building. Your interior is an example of the rather rare expressionist architecture to be found .
location
The parish church is located on a small hill in the center of the village, where Brückenstraße, Vorstadtstraße and Schlossstraße meet.
Building history
The church was built between June 1927 and October 1928 by the Rottenburg architects Lütkemeier and Schilling on the site of the too small village church. From this the tower from the 15th century was preserved. The late medieval vault of the choir of the old church was removed and used again in the new church. Parts of the furnishings (the sculptures of St. Ulrich , St. Martin , St. Barbara , St. Katharina as well as grave monuments) were taken over from the old church.
In 1984/1985 a renovation took place in which the choir room was changed.
West facade
Longhouse from the west
inner space
Choir from 1927/28 with the rebuilt Gothic ceiling vault
description
Outwardly simple, the building was carried out in rubble stone masonry to adapt to the old tower . A frieze made of the same material under the eaves of the great hipped roof is the only decoration. The west facade is formed by three pointed arches lying next to each other, in which the entrance doors are arranged. Two stone sculptures are attached above.
The long rectangular interior gives the impression of a hall church . It is spanned by a large, not too high barrel vault , which ends in an only hinted point and rests on seven narrow rectangular pillars on both sides. These pillars are perforated in the middle, creating a corridor to the right and left of the main nave that is reminiscent of a side aisle. Between the pillars there are pointed arched barrel vaults in the transverse direction, so that the side walls also look like a series of side chapels. The entire vault and the side vaults are covered with a striking trapezoidal rib structure, the fields of which are painted in several shades of green and gray, while the pillars are in a pale blue.
The choir is a little narrower than the nave. It has a length of three yokes and a semi-circular, which also exists of three Jochen apse and stands on pillars. The late medieval reticulated vault that spans the main room of the choir was taken over from the previous building. The outer wall stands a little in front of the pillars, so that an ambulatory is formed.
In contrast to the blue-green color of the rather dark nave, the choir is painted in bright yellow-orange tones so that it radiates from it. The outer wall of the choir is kept in a pink shade, which underlines this effect. The result is a thoroughly expressionist impression in the interior, which is in a certain contrast to the calm exterior.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pastoral care unit Am Kleine Heuberg - Description of the equipment ( Memento from July 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 48 ° 17 ′ 15.3 " N , 8 ° 48 ′ 46" E