Kirche Hongg
(with vineyard)
Kirche Hongg,Zurich, Switzerland
Church Plaque
"The Alte Kirche Höngg (old church of Höngg) is a Reformed church in the district 10 of Zürich. Its congregation forms part of the Evangelical "Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich.
"Based on archeological research, the basement of the church relates to the 8/9th century. Therefore, the vineyard on which this church is on top of is a point for people to pray and meet since over 1200 years.
"Over the last few centuries, the church has been extended in size and structure before getting the shape it has today. However, at the beginning of the Reformation in 1523 a few local inhabitants removed all the statues and pictures from within the church. It was further in 1863 where the tower roof together with the clock face was renewed." (Link 1.)
Kirche Hangg
" The pulpit with the sound coverdates back to the 19th century , and the choir window was designed in 1969 by Franz Karl Opitz . The baptismal font of the church dates from the same year .(Link 2.)
Kirche Hangg
"In 1898, a pneumatic membrane organ was built by Carl Theodor Kuhn, Männedorf. This instrument had 9 registers on 2 manuals and pedal. Already in 1925, the first instrument was replaced by a new, pneumatic Taschenladenorgel by Carl Theodor Kuhn, Männedorf, with 16 sounding registers on two manuals and pedal. Its present organ was given to the church Höngg in the year 1972. It concerns a mechanical Schleifladenorgel, built by organ building Kuhn AG, Männedorf, with 20 registers on 2 manuals and pedal. In 1991, a revision of the instrument by Orgelbau Kuhn AG, Männedorf. " (Link 2.)
Kirche Hangg Gate
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Photos: Taken with iPhone in Sept. 2018 by RW while living and working in
Basel, Switzerland.
Link 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Kirche_Link2: H%C3%B6ngghttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirche_H%C3%B6ngg_(Z%C3%BCrich)
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend
Prayer
God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)
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