Two church in Rutsweiler
 Two church in Rutsweiler |
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| Basic data | |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| place | Rutsweiler an der Lauter, Germany |
| Building history | |
| start of building | 11th century |
| Building description | |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, late Gothic |
| Construction type | Nave, west tower |
| 49 ° 34'35 " N , 7 ° 37'6" E | |
The Zweikirche is a single church in the valley of the Lauter in the district of Rutsweiler an der Lauter . It is located directly on today's federal highway 270 between Rutsweiler an der Lauter and Wolfstein on the eastern slope of the Königsberg . The oldest components date from the 11th century. A cemetery was created around the church. Until 1823 there was also the settlement "Zvenkirchen", which was first mentioned in 1250. The two-church was the parish church of the villages on the left of the Lauter between Sulzbach and Wolfstein. Today it is a branch church of the Wolfstein parish.
Surname
The two-church was built in the 11th century in the immediate vicinity of St. Peterskirche in the submerged town of Allweiler. It is believed that this is why the place was called "between the two churches".
Building description
The two-church consists of three parts of the building. The middle part, the Romanesque nave , dates from the 11th century. Around 1320 the hall building was extended to the north for a side altar that no longer exists today. A tracery window in the north wall and the altarpiece in a wall niche have been preserved. The picture originally showed St. Catherine and St. Nicholas, but the saint was later converted into a secular noblewoman, it is believed that it is the donor Loretta von Sponheim . After the choir was built, a sacristy , which no longer exists today, was added to the south . In the 18th century new windows were installed and the western entrance on the south side was renovated in the Romanesque style.
To the west of the nave is a three- story bell tower that was built around 1465. On the top floor there are ogival, late Gothic window openings on all sides. The tower has a gable roof. The two bells were cast by Johannes Otto from Kaiserslautern in 1463 and 1464 .
To the east of the nave is the choir , which was completed in 1501 and surrounded by buttresses . It consists of five sides of an octagon. Its roof is higher and steeper than that of the nave. Ogival tracery windows are let into each side. Inside the choir has a ribbed vault . The sacrament niche and the star-shaped pulpit base have been preserved from the original furnishings.
The gallery was expanded in the 18th century . The altar also dates from this period. The wall paintings were restored between 1964 and 1966. Overpainting was done. Of the original paintings, a coronation of the Virgin Mary, which was created around 1500, as well as depictions of the birth and death of Mary are preserved in the choir. Except for the altarpiece, the paintings in the nave date from the 16th century.
history
Politically, the two-church originally belonged to the Reichsland around Kaiserslautern, the place of jurisdiction was Rothselberg . The area has belonged to the Electoral Palatinate since the 17th century . In the Rutsweiler district there were a total of five villages that went under today. The settlement "Zvenkirchen", which was first mentioned in 1250, arose in the immediate vicinity of the church. It existed until 1823. The pastor's apartment was also in the village.
The two-church was the parish church of the places on the left bank of the Lauter between Sulzbach and Wolfstein. The parish was first mentioned in 1250. From 1568 there was a Protestant pastor, in 1601 there was a change to the Reformed faith. Today the two-church is a branch church of the evangelical parish Wolfstein.
literature
- Christian Schüler-Beigang (arrangement): Kreis Kusel (= cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 16 ). Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft, Worms 1999, ISBN 3-88462-163-7 .
