Hamburg seaman's churches

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The Hamburg seaman 's churches (also Nordic seaman 's churches ) are located between the St. Michaelis Church ("Michel") and the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken in the middle of Hamburg's Portuguese quarter . The four sacred buildings in Ditmar-Koel-Straße , which runs towards the harbor , were built by believers from the Nordic countries in the 20th century for their seafaring members.

The four seaman's churches are all registered in Hamburg's list of historical monuments.

Danish seaman's church

The Danish Seamen's Mission, which has been operating in Hamburg since 1875, received its own church building in Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse in 1923, which was destroyed during Operation Gomorrah in World War II. After the war, a new church was built at Ditmar-Koel-Strasse 2 according to plans by Otto Kindt with the Benediktekirken , which was consecrated on February 3, 1952. The open design of the church tower was a novelty in Hamburg's urban landscape at the time. The tower is a replica of the Advent church built during World War II , designed by Erik Møller and located in the Vanløse district of Copenhagen . The Danish seaman's church is an important meeting place for the Danes living in Hamburg.

Finnish seaman's church

The first own building of the Finnish seaman's church, which had been working in Hamburg since 1901, was built in the 1920s and fell victim to the destruction of the Second World War. After the war the community work in Gustaf Adolfskyrkan was continued. The current building at Ditmar-Koel-Straße 6 was built in 1965–1966 according to designs by Pentti Ahola and in collaboration with Dieter Langmaack . In addition to the church, the complex also includes function rooms, apartments, a café, a library and a sauna and is an example of the influential Finnish architecture . The core task of the Finnish Seaman's Church is to look after Finnish seamen and traveling Finns, as well as to meet the Finnish citizens who live in Hamburg and the surrounding area. The Seemannskirche sees itself as a bridge between Christian, social and cultural orientation here in Germany and in the globalized world.

Norwegian seaman's church

Between the Danish and Finnish churches at 4 Ditmar-Koel-Straße is the building of the Sjømannskirken , a volunteer organization for Norwegians abroad that was founded in 1864 and is affiliated with the Norwegian Church .

Swedish seaman's church

At the other end of Ditmar-Koel-Straße is the building of the Swedish church , which was initially built for all Scandinavian seafarers according to plans by the architect Thomas Yderstad and was consecrated in 1907. In addition to the church hall, the building contains, among other things, several apartments and the pastorate. It is the oldest surviving seaman's church in Hamburg.

gallery

  • Danish seaman's church (Benediktekirken) in Ditmar-Koel-Straße 2

  • Norwegian seaman's church on Ditmar-Koel-Strasse 4

  • Information board about the history of the Norwegian seaman's church

  • Finnish seaman's church at Ditmar-Koel-Straße 6 with St. Michaelis Church in the background

  • Swedish Seaman's Church ( Gustaf Adolfskyrkan ) in Ditmar-Koel-Straße 36

See also

Also nearby are the " English Church " St. Thomas a Becket Church and the St. Ansgar Church " Kleiner Michel " at the Zeughausmarkt .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Den danske Sømandskirke i Hamborg: The Danish seaman's church in Hamburg, Benediktekirken in Neustadt ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 18, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dankirke.de
  2. ↑ Den danske Sømandskirke i Hamborg: 50 år Den Danske Sømandskirke i Hamborg 1952–2002 ( Memento of the original from June 27, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on April 18, 2012 (Danish) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dankirke.de
  3. ↑ Press releases of the University of Hamburg from March 25, 2015: Danish minority in Germany larger than previously assumed ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-hamburg.de
  4. ^ Dieter Langmaack. In: arch INFORM .
  5. ↑ Suomen merimieskirkko Saksassa. Retrieved October 31, 2018 (Finnish).
  6. ^ The Finnish Seamen's Mission - Suomen Merimieskirkko. Retrieved October 31, 2018 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 32 ′ 45.7 "  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 30.5"  E