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ChurchDresden-Lockwitz
Castle Church Lockwitz
The Lockwitz Palace Church is a late Gothic, listed sacred building in the Lockwitz district of Dresden. It is Dresden's only Evangelical-Lutheran church that is structurally connected to a palace.
The history of the Palace Church presumably dates back to the 13th century, when a Catholic chapel already existed in Lockwitz. After the Reformation in 1539, the chapel was closed and only rediscovered in 1622 by the manor owner and Hofmarschall Johann Georg von Osterhausen († 1627). He established an Evangelical church in it. In the following year, Lockwitz, which was then part of the Leubnitz-Neuostra parish, gained the status of an independent parish. In 1690, Privy Councillor Gotthelf Friedrich von Schönberg (1631–1708) acquired the Lockwitz manor and initiated a church renovation in the Baroque style. This took place from 1699 to 1703. During this time, the eastern church tower was demolished, and the western palace wing was converted into a church tower. The 37-meter-high church tower with a Baroque dome and lantern thus established the connection between the church and the palace. The church is located to the east of the palace. In 1930, the church was restored, and the eastern gallery was altered for the installation of an organ. Further renovation work took place in 1952 and most recently from 1993 to 1996.
Architectural Description+
Exterior
The Lockwitz Palace Church is an elongated plastered building with a gabled roof. The main portal is located on the north side of the church. It is adorned with the Schönberg coat of arms. The church and palace are connected by the square bell tower in the west, which has a tent roof.
Interior
The interior is four-bayed and offers space for approximately 400 worshippers. The ceiling is flat and features a ribbed vault simulated with wooden paneling. The walls, closed on three sides, are occupied by two-story galleries in the north and south, as well as the organ gallery in the east. In the west, above the crypt, there is also the patron's box with two painted epitaphs. In the east, in front of the organ gallery, stands the altar, which was located under the patron's box until the Baroque reshaping of the church. The relocation made access to the patron's box possible from the palace building. In the patron's box are the two painted epitaphs for Helene von Haugwitz († 1622) and Hans Georg von Osterhausen († 1627).
Altar
The sandstone altar dates back to an epitaph from 1627 and was created as an altar around 1660. In the predella, there is a Last Supper relief, flanked on the sides by depictions of the Annunciation and the Baptism of Christ. Both depictions date from 1823. The main field of the altar is enclosed by two columns of Maxen marble and shows a crucifixion scene. Above the entablature is a depiction of the Resurrection of Christ, flanked by the figures of "Faith" and "Love".
Pulpit and Font
The pulpit is made of wood and presumably dates back to the late 17th century. The pulpit basket is wide and decorated with acanthus leaves. The soundboard shows volutes of foliage.
The church possesses a pewter baptismal bowl from 1622 and a wooden font from 1823.
Organ
The Lockwitz Palace Church has a Jehmlich organ from 1939 with 23 stops and 1284 pipes. Pipes from the predecessor organ by Schröter/Jahn from 1885 were also integrated into the new organ.
Bells
After the Baroque renovation of the Lockwitz Palace Church, bells rang for the first time in the church tower in August 1700. This was – a special feature at the time – directly connected to the church building and the palace. The bronze bells were melted down during the First World War and replaced in 1925 by three steel bells cast in Bochum.
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