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St. Nicholas' Church, Aue

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216: 105:. In the following year the townsfolk of Aue donated a new altar table. Its first organ was installed around 1654. When the old St. Nicholas' Church fell into disrepair at the end of the 19th century and became too small for the rapidly growing population, the parish council decided to have a new church built and had the old building demolished in 1895. The area was grassed and planted with chestnut trees. A stone ball that had adorned the entrance of the old building, was placed on a stele and was given a place in the Luther Park, the former churchyard behind the new building. 185: 228: 173: 149: 137: 242: 204: 17: 25: 161: 97:), and was replaced by a new building between 1625 and 1628. On 4 August 1633 this building, together with a large part of the town, was destroyed in a raid by imperial troops. By 1636 the church had been temporarily rebuilt. In 1639 the new pulpit was consecrated and, in 1643, the new bells. In 1648 the church was given a new 112:
in 1885 for the new St. Nicholas' Church and after protracted negotiations, a site was chosen in 1889 that dominated all other buildings in the town. This proved to be difficult from an engineering perspective because the nature of the soil was partly rocky and partly sandy and there were old
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and which weighed together 5,055 kg, were inaugurated. The bells from the old St. Nicholas' Church were exchanged for them in payment. After the interior had been completed the church was opened on 2 September 1893.
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The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone took place on 27 July 1891 with the participation of a large number of the population and, a year later, the
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founded in 1173, was first mentioned as an independent church parish in 1286 and was looked after by
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was celebrated. On 4 December 1892 the three bells in B flat major, cast by G. A. Jauck in
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Private website with history, plan and photographs of the church
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mineshafts and a gallery, part of an old mine, under the site.
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Site of the new church above the old town around 1900
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1628
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Aue, whose origin is closely linked to the abbey of
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German
Aue
Neo-Gothic
hall church
Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Saxony
Saxon
Ore Mountains
abbey of Zelle
Augustinian
canons regular
the Reformation
baptismal font
Auerhammer
marks (ℳ)
Leipzig
Old St. Nicholas' Church (demolished in 1895)
New church around 1900
Site of the new church above the old town around 1900
Interior around 1900
New vicarge around 1900
Main door
Lunette over the northern side door
Side door (May 2009)
The vicarage (November 2008)
Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler Sachsen
Deutscher Kunstverlag
Private website with history, plan and photographs of the church
50°35′07″N 12°42′19″E / 50.58528°N 12.70528°E / 50.58528; 12.70528

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