Niederhaslach Collegiate Church

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The three-aisled collegiate church of St. Florentius (French Collégiale Saint-Florent , today Parish Church St. Johannes Baptista , French Église Saint-Jean Baptiste ) of Niederhaslach in the Bas-Rhin department is considered one of the most important Gothic sacred buildings in Alsace .

Building history

Longhouse
Tympanum above the main portal

The church, formerly dedicated to St. Florentius , was built in 1274 on the place of a destroyed previous building from the early 7th century, which since 810, according to the determination of the Strasbourg bishop Rachio, served as a shrine for the relics of its founding saint . The construction of the new building took place until 1385, a devastating fire on June 4, 1287, which left only the choir intact, and the accidental death of the architect Gerlach von Steinbach (son of Erwin von Steinbach ) in 1330 delayed completion. During the Peasants 'War in 1525, the church was looted and on June 6, 1633, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedish soldiers set fire to it. The building, neglected or misused in the course of the next centuries (in 1744 it served as a slaughterhouse), was only restored to its original splendor in the course of extensive restoration measures from 1853 to 1887. From 1990 to 2006 another general overhaul took place.

Furnishing

Leaded glass window

The Niederhaslach collegiate church has the largest number of originally preserved medieval stained glass windows in all of Alsace after the Strasbourg cathedral . The nave and choir have numerous complete panels from the 13th and 14th centuries, which are impressive for the luminosity of their red and blue tones and their wealth of figures. The life of Jesus and Mary as well as John the Baptist are depicted. The most famous because it is the most original window is the Anabaptist window with the depiction of St. John's Sermon, which takes place in a huge central medallion with a life-size and extremely plastic main figure. The facade is pierced by a rose window from 1325, which was also originally preserved .

Sculptures

Outside

  • Large facade portal from 1310 depicting the Annunciation, the Coronation of Mary and the legend of Florentius
  • numerous gargoyles in human and mythical form
  • Remains of the monastery cemetery: gravestones and monuments of clergymen from the 14th to 18th centuries
  • Bas-relief of Christ on the Mount of Olives (1492).

Inside

  • Holy grave (14th century), grave slab of Gerlach von Steinbach (1330)
  • Keystones of the Gothic vault
  • late medieval tomb of Bishop Rachio
  • Choir stalls (1691)
  • Reliquary of Florentius (1714)
  • Crucifixion Group (1740)

organ

View of the organ

At the back of the facade is an organ made by the organ builders Martin and Joseph Rinkenbach . The instrument was completed in 1903. It originally had pneumatic action , which was replaced by electric action in 1952. The organ has a total of 31 stops on two manuals and pedal.

I Grand Orgue C-g 3
Bourdon 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Bourdon 8th'
Flûte majeure 8th'
Flûte d'orchestre 8th'
Viol 8th'
Prestant 4 ′
Flûte à cheminée 4 ′
Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Duplicate 2 ′
Plein-jeu IV
Trumpets 8th'
Clairon 4 ′
II Récit expressif C – g 3
Montre 8th'
Gemshorn 8th'
Flûte harmonique 8th'
Salicional 8th'
Voix céleste 8th'
Flute 4 ′
Fifth 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Flageolet 2 ′
Cornet V (D)
Cymbals III
Hautbois 8th'
Pedale C – d 1
Violoncello 16 ′
Soubasse 16 ′
Fifth 10 2 ⁄ 3  ′
Bass 8th'
Flute 4 ′
Bombard 16 ′
Trombones 8th'
  • Coupling: II / I (also as sub- and super-octave coupling), I / P, II / P

Dimensions

  • Tower height: 42 meters
  • Length of the central nave: 26.25 meters
  • Total length: 51.10 meters

photos

  • Glass window "The battle of virtues with vice"

  • Holy grave

  • Choir stalls

  • pulpit

  • Mount of Olives

  • Buttresses

  • sacristy

literature

  • Dieter Kohlenberger: St. Florentius Church in Niederhaslach , Les Amis de Saint Florent, 1999 (Text: 1993)
  • Dieter Kohlberger: The stained glass in the Niederhaslach church , Les Amis de Saint Florent, 1999 (Text: 1993)
  • JS, PM (Joseph Schaller, P. Muller): Niederhaslach, sa collégiale , Association des Amis de Saint Florent, 1994
  • Théodore Rieger, in: HB Kunstführer Straßburg - Colmar - Elsaß , 1986, ISBN 3-616-06560-8 , corrected ISBN 3-616-06520-8 , page 30 f.
  • Gabriele M. Knoll, in: HB Kunstführer Elsaß - Straßburg , 1997, ISBN 3-616-06565-8 , page 41 f.
  • Willy Friedrich: Niederhaslach Collegiate Church, Alsace, Bas Rhin . Schnell & Steiner Verlag, Munich, 1966.

Individual evidence

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Web links

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Coordinates: 48 ° 32 ′ 35 ″  N , 7 ° 20 ′ 29 ″  E