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 Mannheim Palace (german: Mannheimer Schloss) is a large Baroque palace in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was originally the main residence of the Prince-electors of the Electorate of the Palatinate of the House of Wittelsbach unt ...

. The church served as court chapel for the

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s of the

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between 1731 and 1777 and belongs to the oldest

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es of the

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Organ (music)

The organ was built by the company Steinmeyer (Oettingen) in 1956 and is a

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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 . * ''Koppeln'': II/I, III/I, III/II, I/P, II/P, III/P * ''Spielhilfen'': two free combinations, a free pedal combination,

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Bells

There are three

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s in the belfry, two of them are baroque bells that have their origins in the building time of the Mannheim Palace. * Bell 1 h¹, diameter 814 mm, 319 kg, cast in 1731 by Mannheim's official bell caster Blasius Sattler * Bell 2 dis², diameter 640 mm, 141 kg, cast in 1731 by Blasius Sattler * Bell 3 fis², diameter 546 mm, 113 kg, cast in 1956 by Friedrich Wilhelm Schilling in

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External links

Official Site of the Mannheim Palace

Palace Concerts Mannheim

Literature

* Hans Huth: ''Die Kunstdenkmäler des Stadtkreises Mannheim I.'' Munich 1982, . * Friedhelm Herborn: ''Schlosskirche Mannheim.'' 2. Auflage. Munich 1988. * Alt-Katholische Kirchengemeinde Mannheim (Hrsg.): ''120 Jahre Alt-Katholische Gemeinde in der Schlosskirche Mannheim''. Mannheim 1994. * Ferdinand Werner: ''Die kurfürstliche Residenz zu Mannheim''. Worms 2006, . * Johannes Theil: ''… unter Abfeuerung der Kanonen: Gottesdienste, Kirchenfeste und Kirchenmusik in der Mannheimer Hofkapelle nach dem Kurpfälzischen Hof- und Staatskalender''. Norderstedt 2008, . * Reiner Albert, Günther Saltin: ''Katholisches Leben in Mannheim: Bd. 1, Von den Anfängen bis zur Säkularisation (1803).'' Ostfildern 2009, . * Stadt Mannheim, Michael Caroli, Ulrich Nieß (Hrsg.): ''Geschichte der Stadt Mannheim: Bd 1 1607–1801.'' Ubstadt-Weiher 2007, . * Hartmut Ellrich, Alexander Wischniewski: ''Barockschloss Mannheim - Geschichte und Geschichten''. Karlsruhe 2013,

Notes and references

{{Authority control Old Catholicism in Germany Buildings and structures in Mannheim Tourist attractions in Mannheim Churches in Baden-Württemberg Independent Catholic church buildings

Organ (music)

Bells

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