Stadtkirche Schlitz
The Gothic town church Schlitz is a Protestant church in Schlitz .
The church was originally a columned basilica built by the Fulda abbot Ratgar on the Stadtberg. It was consecrated on September 20, 812 by the Archbishop of Mainz, Richulf, St. Margaret . This date is the first documented mention of the town of Schlitz. Since the Reformation in Schlitz in 1546, the city church has been Protestant and belongs to the Evangelical Church Community of Schlitz.
Building history
First mention 812
On September 20, 812, the city church was consecrated by the Archbishop of Mainz, Richulf, St. Margaret . At that time it was a three-aisled, Romanesque columned basilica , which was built on behalf of the Fulda abbot Ratgar .
11./12. century
In the second half of the 11th century, the basilica was extended by a transverse building with a tower on the east side. In the 12th century the transverse structure and tower were raised.
13./14. century
Towards the end of the 13th century, the church was expanded to include a choir, a sacristy and a crypt. In the 14th century the Barbarakapelle was built and the tower got its octagonal structure. The four-step west portal was installed.
16./17. century
In the 16th century, a small stair tower was added on the north and south side, through which one could get to the two galleries. In the 17th century the tower got its 30 m high pointed helmet.
Renovation 1963–1966
In the course of the renovation work in the years 1963–1966, the two galleries that were accessible via the stair towers in the south and north were removed. In return, a new gallery was built in the west house.
Renovation 2000–2009
In the period between 2000 and 2009 the city church was completely renovated. The extensive restoration work included the entire roof and ceiling construction, the tower, the belfry and the stucco ceiling.
organ
In the middle of the 17th century there are two organs in the church, a larger western organ and a small positive choir. The listed, baroque organ prospect comes from Jost Eichenberg from Niederaula. In 1719 he created a one-manual work with around twelve registers , which originally stood on the gallery above the west portal. In 1801 Johann-Markus Oestreich added a second manual and several new parts. In 1938 the Förster & Nicolaus company built a new organ behind the old prospectus. The instrument had electric cone chests and 21 stops, divided into two manuals and a pedal . After the church was renovated in the 1960s, the organ was completely renovated and expanded in 1968. Since then, it has been located on the south wall above the south portal and has 22 registers on electrical sliding drawers .
Pastor
| Surname | Term of office | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Cyriacus Spangenberg | 1581-1595 | Protestant theologian, hymn poet and historian. He was a student of Martin Luther. |
| Ludwig Christian Dieffenbach | ? -1855 | |
| Georg Christian Dieffenbach | 1855-1901 | famous poet |
| Fritz Schmidt | 1898-1913 | |
| Wilhelm Hotz | 1902-1908 | |
| Gustav Boeckner | 1908-1934 | |
| Hermann Knodt | 1913-1926 | Father of the historian Manfred Knodt |
| Karl Schmidt | 1926-1934 | |
| Gustav Zehfuß | 1934-1940 | |
| Ludwig Berg | 1935-1951 | |
| Claus Bischoff | 1940-1945 | |
| Hans Hörr | 1940-1953 | |
| Walter Wollweber | 1953-1960 | |
| Siegfried Unverzagt | 1952-1955 | |
| Hermann Steller | 1955-1957 | |
| Wilhelm Matern | 1957-1959 | |
| Wilhelm Knorreck | 1959-1964 | |
| Günter Dietrich | 1961-1968 | |
| Kurt Klug | 1964-1966 | |
| Joachim Schulze | 1966-1997 | |
| Hartmut Witt | 1968-1976 | |
| Paul-Ulrich Lenz | 1978-1995 | |
| Siegfried Schmidt | 1995- | |
| Matthias Schmidt | 1997-2007 | |
| Johannes Wildner | 2008- |
literature
- Evangelical Church Community Schlitz (ed.); Hermann Knodt, Fritz Schmidt: Eleven Hundred Years of Schlitzer History Festschrift for the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the Schlitzer Church. Schlitz 1912.
- Evangelical Church Community Schlitz (ed.); Jakob Dächert: For the 1150th anniversary of the Schlitz town church. Schlitz 1962.
- Church council of the Evangelical Church Community Schlitz (ed.), Volker Puthz, Peter Weyrauch , Volker Jung, Joachim Schulze: For the 1175 anniversary of the town church. Schlitz 1987.
- Käthe and Johannes Wildner: Aspects of the Schlitzer church history. In: Magistrat der Stadt Schlitz (ed.), Puthz Volker, Braungart Jürgen, among others .: 1200 years of Schlitz. Festschrift for the 1200th anniversary of the town of Schlitz and its town church. Schlitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036833-2 , pp. 25-30.
- Siegfried Schmidt: The Schlitzer city church - stone testimony to 1200 years of faith history. In: Magistrat der Stadt Schlitz (ed.), Volker Puthz, Jürgen Braungart, u. a .: 1200 years of Schlitz. Festschrift for the 1200th anniversary of the town of Schlitz and its town church. Schlitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-036833-2 , pp. 31-36.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.schlitz.de/ Website of the city of Schlitz
- ↑ http://www.kirche-schlitz.de/ Website of the Evangelical Church Community Schlitz
- ↑ http://www.gemeindestiftung-schlitz.de/Stadtkirche01.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. Overview of the renovation work on the town church
- ↑ Information on the renovation of the research institute for wood and dry construction (PDF; 133 kB)
- ^ Franz Bösken , Hermann Fischer : Sources and research on the organ history of the Middle Rhine (= contributions to the Middle Rhine music history . Volume 29.2 ). tape 3 : Former province of Upper Hesse. Part 2: M-Z . Schott, Mainz 1988, ISBN 3-7957-1331-5 , p. 846-849 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 24.8 ″ N , 9 ° 33 ′ 37.1 ″ E