Villingen Minster

The Villingen Minster (southwest view)

The nail cross in the minster

Interior view: The apostles on the side walls by Anton Joseph Schupp and on the left the sandstone pulpit by Conrad Rötlin around 1510

The Villinger Münster ( Minster of Our Lady ) is a minster in the center of the Villingen district in Villingen-Schwenningen . It is the main Catholic church in Villingen. It was originally dedicated to John the Baptist . The nail cross is located in Villingen Minster .

Building

Villingen's landmark was begun in 1130 in Romanesque style and completed in Gothic style in 1284 , but was later expanded. The reason for the change in style was the Villingen city fire of 1271, which destroyed parts of the minster. Two 50 meter high towers were added in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Renovations

In the 18th century , it was expanded to include baroque elements, including a stucco ceiling and a high altar (1738) by Johann Martin Hermann . The Gothic wheel window was replaced by a pointed arch window and the barrel ceiling was replaced in 1701 by a stucco ceiling made by Ignatius Bürkner , a plasterer from Villingen . The figures of the apostles on the side walls were created by Anton Joseph Schupp from 1715 to 1719 . In 1724 the local locksmiths Johann Stern and Caspar Speth made the choir grille. Remnants of it are still preserved in the Franciscan Museum.

Puritan endeavors in the 19th century led to the loss of numerous furnishings. In 1829, among other things, 70 statues, 10 glass windows, 60 epitaphs and the choir grille were removed . In 1851 the porch of the double portal from 1623 was removed. It is based on a watercolor by Pieter Francis Peters . The baroque high altar was removed in 1857. The Gothic pulpit was preserved, the builder of which has remained unknown until now.

From 1978 to 1982 the cathedral was completely renovated. Among other things, it received new flooring and new benches. The nave was equipped with new windows and a new priest's bench (both by Elmar Hillebrand ) as well as with an ambo and a celebration altar by Klaus Ringwald .

The building has a main portal and a south portal . Both were designed by Klaus Ringwald and made of bronze .

51 bells represent "one of the largest carillon in southern Germany".

organ

Prospectus with positive return of the Sandtner organ

The organ was built in 1983 by the organ builder Sandtner . The instrument has a mechanical play contracture and an electrical key action .

I Rückpositiv C – a ³
01.	Principal	08th'
02.	Tube bare	08th'
03.	Quintad	08th'
04th	Octave	04 ′
05.	Transverse flute	04 ′
06th	Gemshorn	02 ′
07th	Sesquialter II 0	02 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
08th.	Larigot	01 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′
09.	Mixture IV	01'
10.	Dulcian	16 ′
11.	Cromorne	08th'
	Cimbelstern
	Tremulant

II main work C – a ³
13.	Praestant	16 ′
14th	Principal	08th'
15th	Gamba	08th'
16.	Pointed flute	08th'
17th	Wooden dacked	08th'
18th	Fifth	05 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′
19th	Octave	04 ′
20th	recorder	04 ′
21st	third	03 ¹ ⁄ ₅  ′
22nd	Fifth	02 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
23.	Octave	02 ′
24.	Cornet V (from g ⁰ )	08th'
25th	Mixture IV-V	01 ¹ ⁄ ₃  ′
26th	Cimbel III	0¹ ⁄ ₃ ′
27.	Trompeta magna 0	16 ′
28.	Trumpet	08th'
29	Vox humana	08th'
30th	Clarino	04 ′
	Carillon
	Tremulant

III Swell C – a ³
31.	Bourdon	16 ′
32.	Principal	08th'
33.	Flauto	08th'
34.	Salicional	08th'
35.	Voix céleste	08th'
36.	Octave	04 ′
37.	Wooden flute	04 ′
38.	viola	04 ′
39.	Nasard	02 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
40.	Forest flute	02 ′
41.	third	01 ³ ⁄ ₅  ′
42.	Sifflet	01'
43.	Fittings IV-V 0	02 ′
44.	Basson	16 ′
45.	Trumpet	08th'
46.	Hautbois	08th'
47.	Clairon	04 ′
	Tremulant

Pedal C – f ¹
48.	Pedestal	32 ′
49.	Principal	16 ′
50.	Sub bass	16 ′
51.	Fifth	10 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
52.	Octavbass	08th'
53.	Dumped	08th'
54.	Octave	04 ′
55.	Pommer	04 ′
56.	Wooden pipe	02 ′
57.	Backset V 0	02 ² ⁄ ₃  ′
58.	trombone	16 ′
59.	bassoon	16 ′
60.	Trumpet	08th'
61.	Schalmey	04 ′

Pair : I / II, III / II, III / I, I / Ped, II / Ped, III / Ped, III / Ped 4 ′
Playing aids : 1600 electronic typesetting system , crescendo roller

Bells and chimes

The towers of the minster

The minster has a nine-part bell and a historic 14th century bell in the roof lantern. Eight bells were cast in 1954 by the FW Schilling bell foundry , and another bell in 1985 by the Karlsruhe bell foundry. Seven of the chime bells hang in a wooden bell chair in the south tower. In the north tower, the two deepest bells hang in a steel bell cage.

No.	Surname	Caster	Casting year	Diameter (mm)	Mass (kg, approx.)	Percussive ( HT -¹ /₁₆ )
1	Christ Salvator	FW Schilling, Heidelberg	1954	1982	5400	as ⁰ −4
2		Karlsruhe bell foundry	1985	1715	3651	b ⁰ -3
3		FW Schilling, Heidelberg	1954	1458	2065	of the ¹ −4
4th				1284	1389	it ¹ −4
5				1177	1098	f ¹ −6
6th				982	617	as ¹ −4
7th				915	508	b ¹ −4
8th				805	336	c ² −6
9				760	290	of ² -4
I.	Storm bell		~ 14 century		430

In the south tower of the minster there is a carillon with a range from Es ¹ and A flat ¹ to A ⁵ . 46 bells were cast in 2006 by the Perner bell foundry . In addition, a bell from the original Münster chimes by Grüninger from 1909 was integrated into the carillon. In addition, four chimes of the Münster chimes can be played (bells 4, 6 ff.). The belfry with the 47 bells, a cylindrical steel construction, is located on a two-storey tower mezzanine.

Events

In addition to church services , concerts are also held in the Villinger Münster , although these are limited to sacred music .

Personalities

Ewald Huth (1890–1944), choir director and organist, was executed for criticizing National Socialism
Stephan Rommelspacher (* 1959), church musician, choir director and organist