The Evangelische Kirche is a Protestant church building and congration in Bierstadt, a borough of Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, Germany. The present building dates from the 11th century, but was restored in Baroque style in the 1730s.
The Evangelische Kirche is a Protestant church building and congration in Bierstadt, a borough of Wiesbaden, the capital of Hesse, Germany. The present building dates from the 11th century, but was restored in Baroque style in the 1730s.
A former church, documented in 925, was replaced in the 11th century by a simple hall church with an apse, [1] dedicated to Saint Nicholas. [2] A high arch separated choir and the nave. [1] The baptismal font was in the back of the church. The tower in the west was added in the late 12th century, featuring a rhombic roof since the beginning of the 13th century. [1] Frescoes from the 14th century were found aroung the windows in the choir. [1] A winged altarpiece by Martin Caldenbach, a pupil of Albrecht Dürer, was installed around 1500, depicting the nativity of Jesus left, the adoration of the Magi right, and a Last Supper scene in the predella. [2]
The church was left dilapidated after the Thirty Years' War; it was restored with Baroque interior by Johann Jakob Bager from 1731 to 1734, [1] [2] including a barrel vault, larger windows, a portal in the west, balconies on three sides, and an altar including a pulpit. [1] The present pipe organ by G. F. Steinmeyer & Co. was installed in 1972, with 21 stops, two manuals and pedal. [3]
The parish belongs to the Wiesbaden deanery in the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau. It is the oldest extant church of Wiesbaden. [1] [2]
