Canhuser Church

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Canhuser Church

The Evangelical Reformed Canhuser Church is in Canhusen , part of the East Frisian community of Hinte .

history

In the Middle Ages Canhusen belonged to the provost of Uttum in the diocese of Münster and was possibly subordinated to the Cirkwehrum around 1500 . The previous church dates from 1560, before the residents of Canhusen used the Aland monastery as a place of worship. In 1684 the church was expanded to include the Polmann family crypt.

The church received its present form in 1789 when the crypt was walled up and the western part of the church was reduced in size. The pulpit, which was originally attached to the north side, found its current place on the east side.

During a renovation in 1989, the windows were replaced and the pulpit was stripped of its layers of paint. In the course of these renovations, the crypt was discovered.

Today the parishes of Canhusen and Loppersum share a common parish office.

Building description

The simple rectangular building made of brick is completed by a hipped roof with a central roof turret. The bell comes from the Sielmönken monastery and dates from 1508. It was made in the workshop of the bell founder Arent van Wou and bears the inscription: “Maria. Augustine. Byn yk went unt int Jaer 1508 goet Arent Van Wou my ”.

On the south side the light enters the interior through three large windows and on the east side through two windows with basket arches ; the north and west sides are windowless. The south portal also has a basket arch. Above the entrance is a sandstone door stone, which bears the name Ude Willms Ellerbroek as church bailiff.

Furnishing

Interior to the east

The simple interior is closed off by a wooden barrel vault . In the eastern area the floor is slightly raised. The construction of the late Renaissance pulpit began on November 17, 1684. It is hexagonal in shape and provided with corner pillars and carved coats of arms on the fields as well as a sound cover. Like the wooden ceiling, the chairs with traljean lattice are set in shades of blue. Grave slabs are embedded in the central aisle.

In 1994 the church received a used organ positive , which has five stops on a manual and an attached pedal . Gustav Steinmann built the instrument in 1956. It was in Werste until 1975 and then in Haupensiek- Gohfeld until 1993 . In 1994 a renovation was carried out by Stephan Heberlein, the transfer to Canhusen and the installation on the north side.

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 79.
  • Erhard Schulte: The families of the parish Canhusen (1740-1900) . Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1996, ISBN 3-925365-97-4 (Ostfrieslands Ortssippenbücher 41; German Ortssippenbücher A / 222).

Web links

Commons : Canhuser Kirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Menno Smid: East Frisian Church History . Self-published, Pewsum 1974, p. 44 (Ostfriesland in the protection of the dike, vol. 6).
  2. ↑ a b c Homepage of Canhus Church , as seen on June 20, 2011.
  3. ↑ Genealogy Forum: Canhusen ( Memento from March 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ Article: Canhusen can keep up with Cologne Cathedral in the Ostfriesen-Zeitung of December 31, 2012 ; Accessed December 31, 2012

Coordinates: 53 ° 26 ′ 35.2 "  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 34.3"  E