Church Schleitheim
The cantonal architect Johann Christoph Bahnmaier, who also built St. Maria in Schaffhausen, created the present village church of Schleitheim in 1869.
The medallions on the gallery depict statements from the Bible in symbolic emblems - in addition to Noah's Ark, the tablets of the commandments and the raised serpent from the Old Testament, the Lamb of God and the cross from the New Testament, also symbols such as the anchor, an hourglass for transience and the phoenix for the resurrection.
At the top at the end of the nave are Paul and Peter. Moses and Elijah at the back had to make way for the installation of the organ in 1887.
The romantically tuned organ in the gallery was built by Johann Nepomuk Kuhn (1827-1888) and inaugurated on March 27, 1887. One hundred years later, it was overhauled during the church renovation and is once again performing faithful service - accompanied, however, since then by a second, baroque-tuned organ in the nave, which was intended as a replacement and is now a musical feature of Schleitheim. The new organ was built by the company Orgelbau de Gier in Uhwiesen and, despite its compact construction, has 13 stops.
The stained glass window at the front was created in 1966 for the jubilee of the Spar- und Leihkasse des Bezirks Schleitheim by the local artist Hermann Meyer (born 1935), when the church was whitewashed inside and had not yet been historically renovated (1973/74). It depicts the death and resurrection of Christ, the centurion under the cross, and the dove of the Holy Spirit.
In 1901, the pointed church tower was built, which today stands out for its colorful brick patterns. At the same time, the four-part peal was renewed. A fifth bell from 1608 was preserved at the top of the belfry, the Chriesiglöckli.
The medallions on the gallery depict statements from the Bible in symbolic emblems - in addition to Noah's Ark, the tablets of the commandments and the raised serpent from the Old Testament, the Lamb of God and the cross from the New Testament, also symbols such as the anchor, an hourglass for transience and the phoenix for the resurrection.
At the top at the end of the nave are Paul and Peter. Moses and Elijah at the back had to make way for the installation of the organ in 1887.
The romantically tuned organ in the gallery was built by Johann Nepomuk Kuhn (1827-1888) and inaugurated on March 27, 1887. One hundred years later, it was overhauled during the church renovation and is once again performing faithful service - accompanied, however, since then by a second, baroque-tuned organ in the nave, which was intended as a replacement and is now a musical feature of Schleitheim. The new organ was built by the company Orgelbau de Gier in Uhwiesen and, despite its compact construction, has 13 stops.
The stained glass window at the front was created in 1966 for the jubilee of the Spar- und Leihkasse des Bezirks Schleitheim by the local artist Hermann Meyer (born 1935), when the church was whitewashed inside and had not yet been historically renovated (1973/74). It depicts the death and resurrection of Christ, the centurion under the cross, and the dove of the Holy Spirit.
In 1901, the pointed church tower was built, which today stands out for its colorful brick patterns. At the same time, the four-part peal was renewed. A fifth bell from 1608 was preserved at the top of the belfry, the Chriesiglöckli.
