Türmchen

Türmchen
Türmchen from the south
Location	Idstein-Ehrenbach, Hesse, Germany
Denomination	Protestant Church in Nassau
History
Consecrated	1982 (1982)

The Türmchen (Little tower) in Ehrenbach, an Ortsteil of Idstein, Hesse, Germany, is a fachwerk building from around 1780 that served various purposes. The listed historic monument has been a Protestant chapel from 1982.

History

The Türmchen was built around 1780[1] on an elevated property as a Hirtenhaus (shepherds' house).[1][2][3]

The building belongs to the town of Idstein.The street address is Malbachweg 1.[1] In 19821, it was consecrated as a chapel,[1] and now serves for monthly church services of the Oberauroff/Görsroth/Eschenhahn parish of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau.[3] The building was completely restored over two years beginning in 2019.[1][4] It is a listed historic monument.[1]

Building

The Türmchen is located on a level higher than the street, supported by a wall. Based on a high foundation of Bruchstein (quarry stone), it is a fachwerk (timber-framed) construction with a gable roof. The roof is built of timber cut in winter 1685/86. The slated ridge turret is much younger, built between 1737 and 1757. In was erected as a clock tower, long before the usage of the building as a church.[2] It explains the common name. The only entrance on the south side is reached by stairs. An original second door was blocked.[1] Nowadays, the building comprises only a single simple rectangular room.Two dividing walls were abolished for the conversion to religious use.[3][5]

References

1. "Idstein, Malbachweg 1". deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
2. "?". denkxweb.denkmalpflege-hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
3. "Das Ehrenbacher Türmchen". kirchengemeinde-oberauroff.ekhn.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
4. "Ein Bauwerk als Teil der Ehrenbacher Identität". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
5. Hans-Hermann Reck: Bauhistorische Einschätzung der Evangelischen Kirche (Malbachweg 1), Ehrenbach [Idstein], Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, aufgrund der gründlichen besichtigung am 21.8.2013

External links

• Stadtteil Ehrenbach (Idstein) (in German) kuladig.de 2021

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