St. Vincenz and Gangolf (Storkau)

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St. Vincenz and Gangolf is the village church in the Weißenfels district of Storkau . It belongs to the parish Weissenfels-Nord in the church district Merseburg Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

St. Vincenz and Gangolf Church in Storkau

history

The Romanesque church was built in the 12th century. It is said to have received a letter of indulgence in 1336 and a silver measuring chalice in 1555 and was repaired in 1599. In 1631 it was pillaged by Tilly's soldiers.

In 1701 the church was enlarged; around 1703 a separate pastor was appointed for Storkau. In 1783 the church received a new organ donated by the manor owner Holderieder. In October 1813, the French troops used the church as a horse stable after the Battle of Leipzig . The interior of the church including the organ was destroyed; a silver host box and both chalices were stolen.

Portraits of Melanchthon and Luther were donated to the church on the occasion of the Reformation anniversary in 1817; further beautification actions followed. In 1832 the inauguration of the renovated church took place.

In 1866 a single-manual organ by Friedrich Ladegast was installed in the organ choir on the west side . It has six registers, including a principal 8 ', which is very unusual for such a small organ.

While the organ has remained functional and in good condition, which was documented on a CD, the building itself is partly in need of renovation. The three bells of the church can therefore no longer be rung.

Estate owners are buried in the church; it also contains a monument to the royal Polish and electoral Saxon major von Stahr. This is located on the south side of the church; on the north side it has a gallery .

literature

  • Udo Wolffgram: A journey through the history of the Storkau community . Final thesis at the IfL Weißenfels.

Web links

Commons : St. Vincenz and Gangolf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holger Brülls mentions 1861 as the year of construction of the organ.
  2. ↑ MZ-Web: Small organ hidden in the village church
  3. ↑ http://www.fagott.kilu.de/Katalog/PDF-Infos/F-9909.pdf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fagott.kilu.de  
  4. ↑ http://www.uichteritz.de/kirche/parochie.htm

Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '36.1 "  N , 11 ° 55' 29.8"  E