Church of Reinhardtsgrimma
| Church of Reinhardtsgrimma | |
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| Location | Reinhardtsgrimma, Saxony |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1742 |
The Church of Reinhardtsgrimma is a Lutheran parish church in Reinhardtsgrimma, a part of Glashütte in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge in Saxony, Germany, which features an organ by Gottfried Silbermann.
The church was refurbished in 1742. The building consists of a long, narrow nave, two small ridge turrets and a massive bell tower in the west. The choir is covered by two late Gothic fan vaults.
The altar with the relief of the Last Supper was carved in 1602 and refurbished in 1836. The pulpit was built around 1670, and its stairway was decorated with paintings by Jacob Hennig from Pirna in 1672.
The masterpiece of the church is the organ by Gottfried Silbermann, which was inaugurated in 1731.
Gottfried Silbermann investigated the old organ in October 1725, as requested by Christiane Eleonore von Trettau née von Berbisdorf, who was the widow of the chamberlain of Schloss Reinhardtsgrimma. The old organ stood in an inappropriate position in the choir and was still tuned with the non-equal division of the octave. Silbermann concluded that the organ was beyond repair and offered in his proposal of 17 October 1725 a concept of a new instrument, an only slightly larger organ with two manuals. He estimated the cost at 800 thaler excluding painting and carpentry, which at that time was an amount equal to the salary of a medium to senior civil servant. Additionally, he wanted to be reimbursed for transport and lodging. The contract was probably signed in June 1729, when Silbermann agreed to provide a guarantee during his lifetime, and accepted to be paid in six rates until the end of 1732.
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