Christian Friedrich Göthel was born on August 6, 1804, in Borstendorf. His father Christian Friedrich (1769 - 1850), who worked as a violin builder. He worked with his brother Gottlob Friedrich (1805 - 1840) as organ builder from 1830. His largest organ was built for the Stadtkirche in Schellenberg (Augustusburg) in 1843-1845. However, this instrument was destroyed by fire in 1893. He worked until 1872, when he became ill. On November 13, 1873, Göthel died in Borstendorf. His company was taken over by his pupil Guido Hermann Schäf.
New organs |
Year | Town / Building | Opus |
1830 | Großschirma, Grube Churprinz | 1 |
1841 | Großwaltersdorf, Evangelische Kirche | 2 |
1845 | Schellenberg, Sankt Petrikirche | 3 |
1847 | Bergießhübel, Evangelische Kirche | 4 |
1847 | Mulda, Evangelische Kirche | 5 |
1848 | Borstendorf, Evangelische Kirche | 6 |
1850 | Grünhainichen, Evangelische Kirche | 7 |
1851 | Thalheim/Erzgebirge, Evangelische Kirche | 8 |
1853 | Freiberg, Seminar (1856 to Nossen, Seminar) | 9 |
1855 | Niederbrobritzsch, Evangelische Kirche | 10 |
ca. 1856 | Linda bei Freiberg, Evangelische Kapelle | 11 |
1858 | Chemnitz, Katholische Pfarrkirche Sankt Nepomuk | 12 |
1859 | Chemnitz, Evangelische Sankt Nikolaikirche (1882 to Kleinrückerswalde) | 13 |
1861 | Jöhstadt, Evangelische Kirche | 14 |
1861 | Reichenau, Schulkapelle | 15 |
1862 | Dittersbach, Evangelische Kirche | 16 |
1863 | Leukersdorf, Evangelische Kirche | 17 |
1863 | Simselwitz (Döbeln), Evangelische Kirche | 18 |
1865 | Eppendorf/Sachsen, Evangelische Kirche | 19 |
1867 | Althilbersdorf, Sankt Trinitatiskirche | 20 |
1867 | Grünlichtenberg, Sankt Nikolaikirche | 21 |
1869 | Gahlenz, Evangelische Kirche | 22 |
1870 | Annaberg-Buchholz, Altes Seminar | 23 |
1870 | Schönbrunn/Sachsen, Evangelische Kirche | 24 |
1872 | Großolbersdorf, Evangelische Kirche | 25 |
1873 | Leubsdorf, Evangelische Kirche | 26 |
| Streckewalde, Schulkapelle | |
| Witzschdorf, Schulkapelle | |
| Nossen, Seminar (2 Übungsorgeln) | |