Hamlet church
The Weilerkirche is a listed church building in Owingen , a district of Haigerloch in the Zollernalb district ( Baden-Württemberg ).
History and architecture
The number symbols on a semicircular stone above the main portal indicate April 27, 1152 as the day of the inauguration. Thus the church is the oldest sacred building in the former Hohenzollern area . The builders were the Counts of Hohenberg , wealthy citizens and the monks of the St. Georgen monastery . The late Romanesque building stands in a cemetery in the former and then in 16/17. The village of Oberowingen, which fell desolate in the 19th century After the Thirty Years' War and a plague epidemic, the few surviving residents moved to nearby Owingen.
The oldest part of the ship is probably the south front.
The side walls, built using the ashlar technique, are divided by three round-arched window slots. The massive choir arch was preserved after the tower collapsed. It was painted ornamentally on three sides with rosette-like, blue and red fields around 1598. The apostle frieze from 1740 is in the upper part of the side walls and was painted on al fresco by Dominikus Furr . The roof structure has the shape of a vault and seems to be modeled on the shape of a Norman ship . The portal is flanked by columns on two floors.
Renovations
Fundamental structural changes have not been made over the centuries.
From 1978 to 1982 the interior was extensively renovated. Stone restoration work on the side walls and the renovation of the nave roof were carried out in 2010. The cement joints on the outer walls were removed and the stones were cleaned of dirt. The stones were then solidified and protected with a biocide paint. The roof structure was opened in stages and necessary carpentry work was carried out, the roof tiles were cleaned. The plastic shingles were porous, they were replaced by wooden shingles. The sacristy was cleared out and re-covered.
use
The former parish church has only been used as a cemetery chapel since the 17th century . It is currently not used for worship services; a funeral hall has been built in the cemetery .
tower
The original Romanesque tower, which was probably covered with a gable roof, collapsed in 1830, after which the roof was repaired and fitted with a ridge turret. Today's tower, which does not match the architectural style of the church, was built in 1913 and is crowned with a French dome . Tower and dome were repaired in 2008.
Furnishing
- The altarpiece of the main altar is a work by Edmund Stierle from Stuttgart from 1925.
- A late Gothic group shows grieving women.
- Christ carrying the cross is a work from around 1450.
- In the cemetery there is a crucifix from around 1775, which is attributed to Johann Georg Weckenmann .
Apostle Frieze
Romanesque portal
Entrance area with portal
Cross in the cemetery
Saint figure
Monument of the month
The building is a cultural monument of particular importance and therefore falls under Section 12 of the Monument Protection Act; it is entered by name in the monument book. This corresponds to the highest possible classification in Germany.
In March 2009 the church was Monument of the Month in Baden-Württemberg .
literature
Friedrich Piel, Georg Dehio , Handbook of German Art Monuments, Baden-Württemberg , Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1964
Web links
- Report and photos of the restoration (accessed on October 3, 2012)
- Brief history and photos (accessed October 5, 2012)
- Report in the Süd-West-Presse on the Open Monument Day (accessed on October 4, 2012)
Coordinates: 48 ° 19 ′ 51.3 " N , 8 ° 50 ′ 29.6" E