St. Nikolaus, Baroque revival church in Frauenfeld, Switzerland
St. Nicholas Church is a baroque revival building in Frauenfeld set on a molasse rock foundation. The interior features a wide central nave flanked by narrow side aisles, with a prominent bell tower positioned at the front entrance.
A chapel from 1285 occupied this site until it was destroyed in the city fire of 1771. The current building was constructed in 1906 as a baroque revival structure to replace what was lost.
The chapel on this site is documented under the patronage of Nicholas of Myra from 1463. From 1531 to 1647 Catholics and Protestants shared the church in a paritätische arrangement, until the Protestant church was built. The bells were tuned to match those of the neighbouring Protestant town church, cast by the Rüetschi foundry in Aarau in D-flat major.
The main portal lies at the east end beneath the tower, and the side entrances are set into the transept, so visitors enter under the organ gallery before the nave opens out. The paired columns and the tall side-aisle windows make the interior easy to read from the entrance. The church seats about 750 people.
The bells of St. Nikolaus were tuned to match those of the neighbouring Protestant church, a joint decision of the two parishes; the Rüetschi foundry in Aarau cast them in D-flat major. The 1967 renovation replaced the original brown-red, white and gold scheme with today's multi-coloured paintwork.
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