Rottenburg Cathedral Explained

Rottenburg Cathedral
Other Name:	St. Martin's Cathedral of Rottenburg
Native Name:	German: Dom St. Martin
Pushpin Map:	Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates:	48.4774°N 8.9341°W
Location:	Rottenburg am Neckar
Country:	Germany
Denomination:	Roman Catholic
Status:	Cathedral
Archdiocese:	Freiburg
Diocese:	Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Dedication:	Martin of Tours

Rottenburg Cathedral, also known as St. Martin's Cathedral (German: Dom St. Martin), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany dedicated to Martin of Tours. It is the seat of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.

History

A chapel was built here in 1280; the parish church of the village of Sülchen was established before the village was incorporated into the city, and was dedicated to St Martin. A fire in 1644 was followed by a fundamental reconstruction which was completed on 8 September 1655. The reconstruction made the building into a Baroque church, the pillars were strengthened and the vault was repaired. The asymmetric plan was preserved.

Known in German as Dom St. Martin it has been the city's cathedral since 1821. Its tower, dating from 1486, is its most prominent feature.

Bells

No.	Name	Dated	Founder	Diameter	Weight	Pitch
1	Martinusglocke	2008	Glockengießerei Bachert, Karlsruhe	1990	4800	a⁰
2	Zwölfuhrglocke	1649	H. und Cl. Rosier, Rottenburg	1550	2350	c¹
3	Franziskusglocke	1953	E. Gebhard, Kempten	1390	1650	d¹
4	Elfeglock oder Wetterglocke	1649	Cl. Rosier, Rottenburg	1250	1100	e¹
5	Salveglocke	1649	Cl. Rosier, Rottenburg	1070	650	g¹
6	Marienglocke	2008	Glockengießerei Bachert, Karlsruhe	980	550	a¹
7	Evangelistenglocke	1649	Cl. Rosier, Rottenburg	820	320	h¹
8	Sterbe-/Totenglocke	1737	N. Rosier, Rottenburg	590	115	e²
9	Ziehglöckle	1627	Fr. Racle, Rottenburg	470	70	a²
10	Neuneglöckle	1744	A. Lindner, Esslingen	400	47	c³
11	Kreuzglöckle	1645	Rosier, Rottenburg	330	21	cis³
`I`	Sakristeiglocke (Martinus)	2004	Glockengießerei Bachert, Karlsruhe	180	10	c⁴

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Citations

References

Wolfgang Sannwald, Geschichtszüge, .
Dieter Manz, Rottenburger Miniaturen, hrsg. von der Stadt Rottenburg, 1991.
Dieter Manz, Der Dom in Rottenburg a. N. 1. Aufl. 2007.
Harald Kiebler (ed.) Glanz von Glaube und Frömmigkeit - Der Domschatz von Rottenburg 2011, Kunstverlag Josef Fink,, 340 S.
Harald Kiebler, Die Glocken des Rottenburger Doms St. Martin 2009, 42 S. (erhältlich im Dompfarramt St. Martin, 72108 Rottenburg, Marktplatz 3).
Werner Groß (ed.) Wo Kirche sich versammelt, Der Dom St. Martin zu Rottenburg in Geschichte und Gegenwart 2003, .