Wickrathberger Church

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Evangelical Church Wickrathberg

The building seen from the south from Berger Dorfstrasse

Basic data
Denomination evangelical-union
place Mönchengladbach , Germany
Regional church Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
Building history
construction time 11th century - 18th century
Building description
Architectural style Building in the late Romanesque style, choir with Gothic star vault
Furnishing style Rococo
Coordinates 51 ° 6 '43.4 "  N , 6 ° 25' 0.1"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 6 '43.4 "  N , 6 ° 25' 0.1"  E
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The Wickrath Berger Church is under monument protection standing Evangelical Uniate Church in Mönchengladbach district Wickrathberg . The church is considered both the best preserved church building on the left Lower Rhine and the oldest church in the Mönchengladbach city area. The church was consecrated to Saint Nicholas around the year 1200 , reformed in the second half of the 16th century and made the house church of the Counts of Quadt in 1569 . After the new construction of Wickrath Castle , the building was given a representative renovation. The rococo furnishings from the 1770s represent a treasure in the Lower Rhine (region) because of their completeness . The parish was reformed until the Second World War .

The history of the Wickrathberger Church

11th century

In the second half of the 11th century a first hall church with a retracted choir was built. This was erected over an older burial ground. It probably replaced a previous wooden building, of which nothing is known apart from a few excavated pillars.

13th Century

Romanesque arched frieze on the choir, above the Gothic elevation

After 1200 the previous building was replaced by a flat-ceiling basilica. Parts of the old foundations were incorporated into the new building. The church received its superior west tower.

15th century

Major remodeling work was carried out on the church in the 15th century. The church was raised, with the central and side aisles becoming vaults. The choir received its late Gothic star vault.

16./17. century

In the 16th century the Reformation gained a foothold in the Wickrathberg Church. While services were exclusively celebrated according to the Roman Catholic rite until 1529, the church became the Reformed house church of the Counts of Quadt in 1569. The side aisles of the church have been renewed, and a gallery has been occupied since 1637.

18th century

Around 1700 a death cellar was laid out under the choir. As part of a major renovation, the now almost 500-year-old west tower was renovated. He received a self-supporting inner wooden frame and its baroque tower dome. The central nave received its mansard roof and additional windows were broken. As part of the new construction of Wickrath Castle, the Wickrathberg Church was furnished with its representative rococo interior by the Counts of Quadt in the 1770s.

20th century to the present

Around 1900 the roof of the church was renewed. In 1902 the church was rebuilt: the aisles were extended to the east, the side walls of the choir were broken through, the floor was renewed, gas heating and lighting were installed, and colored windows were installed. In addition, the walls were given a new color. The new wall paintings were removed again in 1965, and electric underfloor heating was installed at the same time. From 1997 to 2004 extensive work to secure the building fabric took place.

Furnishing

Setting of the room

The interior of the church is painted white with a Rococo decoration in the form of golden tendrils. The patronage box , the "Grafenstuhl", is striking . The members of the House of Quadt, which ruled County Wickrath until 1794, followed the service in this particularly decorated box. The box, decorated with extensive carvings, is crowned by the count's coat of arms.

organ

The organ , including the gallery and case, was completed by Jacob Engelbert Teschemacher in 1770 . After repairs in 1891 and 1953, the instrument was heavily alienated. In the 1980s, efforts were made to bring the instrument back to its original character. Instead of a reconstruction as a one-manual instrument, it was decided to install a two-manual work with an approach to the "introverted" original sound by Lukas Fischer from Rommerskirchen . The case, which has since been changed, has been restored to its original state. The renewed organ was consecrated on December 23, 1990. Only the case and the prospect pipes (principal 4 ′ and blind pipes) are preserved from the original substance. In terms of its exterior, the organ is thus in its original state and thus makes a decisive contribution to the intact impression of the room.

Disposition since 1990

I main work C – c 3
Bordun B / D 8th' Y
Quintadena B / D 4 ′ Y
Violin D. 8th' Y
Unda maris D 8th' Y
Principal 4 ′ X
Fleut travers 4 ′ Y
Quinta 3 ′ Y
Octava 2 ′ Y
Sesquialter B 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ + 4 ⁄ 5 ′ Y
Cornett III 3 '+ 2' + 1 3 ⁄ 5  ' Y
Mixture III 1' Y
Trumpet B / D 8th' Y
Vox humana D 8th' Y
Tremulant
II Hinterwerk C – c 3
Hohlfleut 8th' Y
Night horn 4 ′ Y
Flageolet 2 ′ Y
Pedal C – d 1
Sub bass 16 ′ Y
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P.
Remarks
X = Teschemacher 1770
Y = Fischer 1990

Bells

Two late medieval bells that were cast by Johann von Venlo hang in the peal . The larger of these is the Marienglocke from 1449, with a diameter of 130 centimeters, tuned to the strike note " es ". On the bell, next to the image of Mary, there is the writing Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis (“Holy Mary, pray for us”).

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Evangelical Church Community Wickrathberg (ed.): Community conception of the Evangelical Church Community Wickrathberg . Mönchengladbach February 1, 2010 ( kirche-wickrathberg.de [PDF; 601 kB ; accessed on February 25, 2013]).
  2. ↑ a b Nadine Fischer: Beautiful Church - not only for romantics . The Protestant church in Wickrathberg is considered to be the oldest preserved church with rococo furnishings in the region. In: Rheinische Post . Mönchengladbach City Post Office. No. 82 . Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Mönchengladbach April 10, 2013, p. C 5 .
  3. ↑ Hans-Joachim Oehm: Jacob Engelbert Teschemacher - a Pietist organ builder in Wuppertal in the 18th century . 2010, p. 91 ( dr.oehm.net [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on November 14, 2012]).
  4. ↑ Holger Brülls: Mönchengladbach organs from three centuries . In: Otto von Bylandt Society (Hrsg.): Rheydter yearbook for history, art and local history . tape 19 . B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach 1991, ISBN 3-87448-152-2 , p. 41-62 .
  5. ↑ Michael Marx: Chronicle . Ev. Wickrathberg parish. January 6, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.