Jyllands Kirker - Galten Kirke Traditional Cache

[DK]

KIRKEN

Ved et kirkesyn i 1880 fandt man Galtens gamle kirke i så dårlig forfatning, at man sluttelig – efter at have overvejet restaurering – valgte en nedrivning og bygning af en ny kirke på samme sted. Den nye kirke blev tegnet af Arkitekt C. V. Puch med forbillede i en tysk bjergkirke i nyromansk stil. Det store byggearbejde blev udført af murermester Jensen og tømrermester Tandrup, begge fra Århus. En lokal murer førte tilsyn med arbejdet. Prisen for kirkebyggeriet var 25.000 kr.

KIRKEBØGERNE

I Galten sogn er den ældst bevarede kirkebog påbegyndt i 1696 og afsluttet i 1753. Af den får man et uhyggeligt billede af den sundhedsmæssige tilstand i sognet. Af de 259 indførte dødsfald drejer de 129 sig om børn under 14 år, mens i samme tidsrum kun 57 personer over 60 år er begravet. Ofte ses hele familier være lagt i graven i løbet af få år.

[ENG]

THE CHURCH

In 1880 it was decided that the old church in Galten was in such a poor condition that it was necessesary to rebuild it from the buttom. The new church was build on the same spot as the old one and it was designed as a german mountain church in newroman style by Architect C.V Puch. The physical work was done by bricklayer Jensen and carpenter Tandrup both from Aarhus, and the work was inspected by a local bricklayer. The price was 25.000 D.Kr.

THE CHURCHBOOKS

In Galten the oldest churchbook is dated 1696 and ended in 1753. Reading the churchbooks shows you the hard life of these times and it is realised that the health condition was poor. Of 259 deaths was 129 related to children under 14 years, and at the same time only 57 persons was over 60 years when they died. Often whole families is burried in less than two years.