St. Vinzentius (Oberaussem)
St. Vinzentius Oberaussem is the Catholic parish church of Bergheim- Oberaussem , built in 1881 .
history
construction
With the increase in Oberaussem's population in the middle of the 19th century, the old parish church on thetonsberg turned out to be too small and also in need of renovation, so that the construction of a new, larger church was planned. The driving force was Pastor Theodor Richartz, a nephew of the art patron Johann Heinrich Richartz .
The construction of a new church was decided in 1868 by the citizens of Oberaussem. For this purpose, a house collection was approved by the President of the Rhine Province in Koblenz. In 1869 the project was approved by the state government. August Carl Lange from Cologne was appointed as the architect, and the construction and the manual work was carried out by a bricklaying company from Glesch . By government dictation, the new church was to be built on the site of the old church (on the barrel hill). This found neither the approval of the municipal council nor the citizens of Oberaussem. A submission in which all residents voted for the new location on the so-called "Geuers Garden" was decided by the local council. On July 29, 1873, the Royal Government of Cologne agreed to the request of the municipal council and approved the purchase of the property. The foundation stone was laid on September 1, 1878, the church was consecrated on May 26, 1881, the consecration took place on October 13, 1889. The consecration was planned by the Cologne Cardinal Paulus Melchers , who was due to the Kulturkampf at the time of the inauguration was in custody. In order to avoid complications, the consecration was therefore carried out eight years later.
In the 1930s a sacristy was added as an extension.
Second World War
During the Second World War , the bells were confiscated and transported away on February 12, 1942, followed by the candlesticks and other items on June 23, 1944. Towards the end of the war, a mass was hardly possible anymore due to frequent bomb alarms, and parts of the pastoral work were moved to the air raid shelter under the cemetery.
In a firefight between the German batteries at the cemetery and the Oberaussemer Mühle and the Allied artillery, large parts of the village were devastated by the grenades from Tuesday, February 27, 1945 to the following Friday Bunker possible. The parish church was also badly hit during this time and, in addition to the windows, also lost large parts of the original furniture.
reconstruction
In the post-war period , the church was returned to its original structural condition; the facility was partially removed as a result of the damage. Extensive renovations were carried out in the 1960s, as a result of which the furniture had to give way to more modern pieces.
earthquake
In the earthquake in Roermond on April 13, 1992, the church was so damaged that there was a risk of collapse. Therefore it was renovated again until 1997/1998.
style
The church, built in neo-Gothic style, is a three-aisled brick building with a set west tower. The 4-sided tower is crowned by an 8-sided hood. The building is approx. 40 meters long and approx. 14 meters wide, the central nave is 17 meters high and the tower 56 meters high.
Furnishing
The neo-Gothic furnishings installed at the end of the 1880s were partially destroyed or damaged in the course of the Second World War . For this reason, the church was completely renovated in the 1960s and given more modern equipment. Since the 1990s there have been efforts to restore the church to almost its original state or to create a uniform furnishing style again.
organ
Today's organ with two manuals and 23 registers was built in 1956 as Opus 987 by the Bonn-based organ building company Klais . Thorough overhauls took place in 1993 and 2014.
Churchyard
In the churchyard of the parish church of St. Vinzentius there are old gravestones, the war memorial and a memorial to the resettlement of the neighboring village of Fortuna .
The war memorial consists of a stone statue of the Virgin, around which several memorial plaques are arranged in a semicircle. It was erected after the Second World War because the old monument on the main street was demolished. The first location was the place where the small parish hall stands today. When construction began, it was moved to its current location. After the Fortuna power plant was closed, a memorial plaque for those who died at the power plant was installed alongside the existing plaques.
Next to the parish church there is also the monument to the resettlement of Fortuna. After the parish church there was demolished, the small, slated bell tower was brought to Oberaussem, where it was erected with the old foundation stone and a memorial plaque. A few years ago, after a long search, the weathercock , which had been lost during the demolition work, reappeared and is now back in its old place on the top of the onion dome .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Opus list Klais
- ↑ Kölner Stadtanzeiger Rhein-Erft, November 6, 2014, p. 34 (with a different year)
swell
- Local history of the community of Oberaussem, 1912, Josef Dürbaum; New edition 2000, Hans-Josef Weck, Hans-Joachim Mörs, Carsten Meyer
- 100 years parish church St. Vinzentius, 1981, Christian Kämmerling
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 22.9 " N , 6 ° 40 ′ 49.4" E