St. Ulrich (Wilchenreuth, Catholic)
St. Ulrich is the Catholic branch church in Wilchenreuth , a district of the community Theisseil in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab . The patron saint of the church is St. Ulrich von Augsburg .
history
The Evangelical Church of St. Ulrich in Wilchenreuth was used as a simultaneous church until the early 20th century . In 1906, the Catholics in Wilchenreuth began building their own parsonage. A year later the Simultaneum was dissolved and the existing church was assigned to the Protestant community. The Catholics, on the other hand, received the high altar that was built in 1670 and so the foundation stone for the Catholic Church in Wilchenreuth was laid on July 10, 1910 by Max Döllner . On the 3rd Sunday of Advent in 1911, the St. Ulrich church was consecrated by Johann Baptist Mehler . In 1913 a cemetery was laid out and Wilchenreuth became an independent pastoral care district . An extensive renovation of the church took place from 1981 to 1989.
Furnishing
The church is 31 m long and 12.5 m wide. It has 30 benches with 180 seats. The church tower is 34 m high. The church tower is in the front area on the right side, the two-storey sacristy on the left side of the building.
The church houses a Renaissance - altar with six art-historically very valuable late Gothic figures. In the middle the Mother of God with the baby Jesus in her arms, St. Wolfgang on the left and St. Ulrich on the right. Due to the height of the high altar, the oval glass window with the image of St. Ulrich, which was exposed during the last renovation, is somewhat hidden in the background. To the left and right of the high altar there is a window with angels.
There are also two late Gothic relief panels in the chancel, St. Barbara on the left and St. Catherine on the right.
The altar, the relief panels and these figures from around 1670 as well as a settlement of 9,000 marks were the exchange price for the abandonment of the now Protestant Ulrich Church, including the cemetery, which was used by Catholics and Protestants until 1910.
In the course of the interior renovation in 1990, a people's altar was purchased. It shows elements of the high altar as well as the side altars and thus creates a transition from high altar to side altar. The Lamb of God in the middle of the people's altar (which was already there earlier) could be integrated so well. The people's altar was consecrated in July 1990.
In 1990 a new ambo was also installed. The pillars of the communion bench doors of the old ambo were used.
Because of the First World War and the subsequent inflation, the two side altars did not come to the originally planned execution, but were created in a simplified manner. For art experts, both represent a certain contrast to the quality of the high altar.
The elaborately carved confessionals , which were set up during the First World War , reflect the high willingness to make sacrifices of the believers at the time. In front of the confessional on the right-hand side in the nave is a large wooden cross with the crucified and the painful Mother of God .
The pulpit , which is no longer used, was matched in color to the altars during the renovation work.
organ
In 1994 a new organ was commissioned. It is a slide organ from the organ building company Weise with a fully mechanical playing and stop action with 17 stops on 2 manuals and pedal . The organ comprises 1048 pipes made of wood and metal, the longest 300 cm and the smallest pipe body measuring 8 mm. Spruce and Spessart oak were used for the wooden pipes, the metal pipes, like everything else, were made entirely by hand from cast plates in tin and lead alloys ranging from 55% natural cast tin to 85% tin.
The consecration took place on September 22, 1996 by Auxiliary Bishop Vinzenz Guggenberger .
Disposition
| 1. Manual | 2. Manual | pedal |
|---|---|---|
| Principal 8 ' | Covered 8 ' | Subbass 16 ' |
| Octave 4 ' | Salicional 8 ' | Covered bass 8 ' |
| Super octave 2 ' | Transverse flute 4 ' | Octave bass 8 ' |
| mixture | Doublet 2 ' | Bassoon 16 ' |
| Reed flute 8 ' | Fifth 1 1/3 ' | |
| Sesquialtera | Oboe 8 ' | |
| Trumpet 8 ' |
Game aids
- Coupling (II / I, II / P, I / P)
- Tremulant in I and II
- Pleno step on / off
Bells
In the tower there is a quartz-controlled tower clock and the electrically controlled bell system , consisting of 4 bells, which were cast and consecrated in 1950:
- Ulrichs death bell: 4.5 quintals
- Marienglocke: 6 quintals
- Joseph's bell: 9 quintals
- Christmas and peace bell: 14 quintals
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ To the history of the cath. Wilchenreuth branch. In: Parish community Neustadt. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 20.3 " N , 12 ° 13 ′ 12.2" E