Gräfenhausen in Weiterstadt in Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
Die Kirche
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The Church
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 30, 2024
1. Die Kirche / The Church Marker
Während der Kirchturm bereits im 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert errichtet wurde, ist das 1818 fertiggestellte Kirchenschiff im klassizistischen Stil erbaut worden. Geplant hat es der Oberbaurat und Hofbaudirektor Georg Moller. Die Grisaille- Malereien im Innenraum brachte der Darmstädter Hofmaler Josef Sandhaas an. 1908 erneuerte der Hofmaler Carl Lanz den Innenraum. Die Orgel konstruierte der Orgelbauer Philipp Ernst Wegmann im Jahre 1771. Neben der ältesten, frühneuzeitlichen Glocke klingen zwei weitere Glocken im Gloria-Geläut mit den Tönen a h d mit: die Gedächtnisglocke für die Gefallenen der beiden Weltkriege und die 1847 gegossene Heimatglocke, eine Leihgabe der evangelischen Kirche in Pritter auf der Insel Wolin in Westpommern.
Zu der seit 1310 selbständigen Kirchengemeinde Gräfenhausen gehörte von Beginn an Schneppenhausen als Filialgemeinde, also als unselbständige „Tochtergemeinde“. 1537 wurden die Gemeinden Gräfenhausen und Schneppenhausen reformiert. Zwischen 1547 und 1551 kehrten die Orte vorübergehend
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While the church tower was built in the 12th or 13th century, the nave, which was completed in 1818, was built in the classicist style. It was planned by the senior architect and court building director Georg Moller. The grisaille paintings in the interior were done by the Darmstadt court painter Josef Sandhaas. In 1908, the court painter Carl Lanz renovated the interior. The organ was built by the organ builder Philipp Ernst Wegmann in 1771. In addition to the oldest, early modern bell, two other bells ring in the Gloria chime with the tones a h d: the memorial bell for the fallen in the two world wars and the home bell cast in 1847, on loan from the Protestant church in Pritter on the island of Wolin in West Pomerania.
From the beginning, Schneppenhausen belonged to the parish of Gräfenhausen, which had been independent since 1310, as a branch parish, i.e. as a dependent “daughter” parish. In 1537, the parishes of Gräfenhausen and Schneppenhausen were reformed. Between 1547 and 1551, the towns temporarily returned to Catholicism before another reformation followed. To this day,
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 30, 2024
2. Die Kirche / The Church and Marker
Erected 2020 by Stadt Weiterstadt.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 49° 55.782′ N, 8° 35.969′ E. Marker is in Weiterstadt, Hessen (Hesse), in Darmstadt-Dieburg. It is in Gräfenhausen. It is at the intersection of Darmstädter Landstraße and Pfarrgasse, on the right when traveling north on Darmstädter Landstraße. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Weiterstadt HE 64331, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Das frühere Hirtenhaus / Former Shepherds House (within shouting distance of this marker); Gräfenhausen Synagogue (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mörfelden Synagoge (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Carl Gunschmann (approx. 6.7 kilometers away); Erinnerungsort Liberale Synagoge / Liberal Synagogue Memorial Site (approx. 7 kilometers away); Gedenken an die Opfer von Zwangssterilisierung / Victims of Forced Sterilization Memorial (approx. 7.1 kilometers away); Darmstadt Sister City Occupation and Holocaust Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 30, 2024
3. Die Kirche / The Church
Also see . . . Evangelische Kirche Gräfenhausen (Wikipedia, in German). (Submitted on June 5, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
