Mannheim Palace Church

The Mannheim Palace Church (German: Mannheimer Schlosskirche), founded as a court chapel, was built in the 18th century and is part of the Mannheim Palace. The church served as court chapel for the prince-electors of the Electorate of the Palatinate between 1731 and 1777 and belongs to the oldest parish churches of the Old Catholic diocese in Germany.[1]

The Mannheim Palace Church - front view
The Mannheim Palace Church - inside view

Organ (music)

Mannheim's organ

The organ was built by the company Steinmeyer (Oettingen) in 1956 and is a musical keyboard instrument with 34 organ stops (3 transmissions in the pedal) and an electro-pneumatic tracker (Taschenladen). At the balustrade is the Rückpositiv located that carries ornaments with the seal of Charles Philip III .

I Hauptwerk C–g3

1. Principal 8′
2. Gemshorn 8′
3. Octave 4′
4. Kleingedeckt 4′
5. Octave 2′
6. Mixture IV-VI 11/3
7. Trumpet 8′
II Choir Division C–g3
8. Reed Pipe 8′
9. Nachthorn 4′
10. Principal 2′
11. Fifth 11/3
12. Oktävlein 1′
13. Cromorne 8′
Tremulant
III Swell Organ C–g3
14. Pommer 16′
15. Salicional 8′
16. Gedeckt 8′
17. Principal 4′
18. Koppel Flute 4′
19. Schwiegel 2′
20. Nasard 22/3
21. Third 13/5
22. Scharff IV 1′
23. Oboe 8′
Tremulant
Pedal C–f1
24. Principalbass 16′
25. Subbass 16′
26. Gedeckt (Nr. 14) 16′
27. Oktavbass 8′
28. Salicet (Nr. 15) 8′
29. Choralbass 4′
30. Rauschpfeife II 22/3
31. Trombone 16′
32. Trumpet 8′
33. Basson (Nr. 23) 8′
34. Clarion 4′

Bells

There are three bells in the belfry, two of them are baroque bells that have their origins in the building time of the Mannheim Palace.

The sound of the bells during the Sunday church service

See also

External links

Literature

Notes and references

  1. "Barockschloss und Schlosskirche". Mannheim. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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