Strehla town church
The Protestant town church Strehla is a late Gothic church in Strehla in the district of Meißen in Saxony . It belongs to the Strehla parish in the Grossenhain church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony and was richly furnished with an altar, pulpit and tombs in the early modern era.
History and architecture
The oldest components of the Strehla town church are the foundations of the tower and go back to the 12th century. The church was first mentioned in a document in 1238. The sacristy was built at the beginning of the 15th century, while the choir is dated to the end of the 15th century with a five-eighth mark . The nave, made of plastered quarry stone masonry, was designed as a three-aisled, four-bay hall church, but was no longer vaulted and, like the choir, was given a flat ceiling.
The nave and choir are illuminated by pointed arched windows showing tracery forms of the latest Gothic. There is a rose window with fish bubble tracery above the west portal . The tower with a square floor plan is in the northeast corner of the nave and choir; the upper storey is octagonal and has a curved hood with a 17th century lantern as a conclusion. Portals in late Gothic shapes open up the church from the west, north and south. The nave was covered with a steep gable roof with crooked hips.
Restorations took place in the years 1858, 1909, 1958 and 1991–2003; the restoration of 1909 was carried out by Woldemar Kandler and extended to the interior and exterior, while the restoration in 1958 was carried out by Helmar Helas . The last restoration comprised the renewal of the external plaster, a sponge renovation and roofing and carpentry work.
Furnishing
The older furnishings are donated by the von Pflugk family . The altarpiece with side passages is a work by Hans Dittrich the Elder from 1605. It shows a relief of the Last Supper in the predella , in the middle a representation of the Resurrection of Christ , on the sides the crucifixion and burial and as the upper end the representation of the Ascension . The life-size figures of the founder Otto von Pflugk († 1591) and two family members are attached to the side beams; this type of representation is influenced by the bronze figures of Carlo di Cesare del Palagio in the funeral chapel of Freiberg Cathedral .
The pulpit made of glazed clay, which is rarely used for this, was created by Melchior Tatzen and is dated to the year 1565. It shows Moses as a life-size supporting figure, at the staircase the representations of the creation of man, the fall , the sacrifice of Isaac , Job in misery and the adoration of the kings. On the basket are depictions of the Last Judgment , the conversion of Saul , the crucifixion and resurrection and the ascension of Christ.
The organ of the Jehmlich company was created in 1909 and the layout was later changed. It has 24 registers on two manuals and a pedal . The font and stained glass were added during the 1909 restoration.
Several tombs and epitaphs from the 15th to 17th centuries are worth mentioning. The round plastic figure of Hans von Beschwitz († 1496) is particularly artistic. In addition, there are numerous tombs of the Pflugk family, including for Otto Pflugk († 1568) with a high relief framed by Doric order with a crucifix and the adoring deceased, above that an essay with a resurrection relief and the statues of love and faith, by Hans Köhler Elderly from Meissen. Also to be mentioned is the tomb of Margarethe Pflugk († 1573), an altar-like structure with the deceased kneeling in prayer, around 1575. The grave monument of her husband Hans Pflugk, marked 1618, by Georg Schröter from Torgau is constructed in the same way.
Peal
The bell consists of three bronze bells, the bell cage is made of oak. Below is a data overview of the bell:
| No. | Casting date | Caster | diameter | Dimensions | Chime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1865 | Bell foundry JG Große | 1447 mm | 1678 kg | cis ′ |
| 2 | 1995 | A. Bachert bell foundry | 1174 mm | 922 kg | e ′ |
| 3 | 1865 | Bell foundry JG Große | 956 mm | 448 kg | g sharp ′ |
literature
- Fritz Löffler : The city churches in Saxony. 4th edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Berlin 1980, pp. 237–238.
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Saxony I. District of Dresden. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-422-03043-3 .
- Rainer Thümmel: Bells in Saxony. Sound between heaven and earth. Edited by the Evangelical Regional Church Office of Saxony . With a foreword by Jochen Bohl and photographs by Klaus-Peter Meißner. 2nd, updated and supplemented edition. Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , p. 362.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the restoration of the church on the website of the parish. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Information about the organ on the pages of the church district. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Information on the history of the church on the ward website. Retrieved December 30, 2017 .
- ^ Rainer Thümmel : Bells in Saxony: sound between heaven and earth . Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, Leipzig 2011, ISBN 978-3-374-02871-9 , pp. 362 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '12 " N , 13 ° 13' 27.1" E