Brusendorf village church
The Protestant village church Brusendorf is a stone church from the beginning of the 14th century in Brusendorf , a district of the city of Mittenwalde in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in the state of Brandenburg . The church belongs to the Protestant parish of Neukoelln the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz .
location
The Angerdorf is accessed through Brusendorfer Straße , which runs through the town in a north-south direction. Thomas-Müntzer-Straße branches off to the west approximately in the middle of the village . Parallel to this is the street of the unit further south . The building stands there between the two cross streets Kirchweg and An den Eichen on a non- fenced property.
history
The sacred building was built from field stones at the beginning of the 14th century . This corresponds to a mention in Charles IV's land book from 1375, in which Brusendorpp was first mentioned in a document. At that time, the pastor was entitled to three of the 50 hooves . At this time, the craftsmen also built a west tower , if only probably up to the eaves of the nave . At an unknown time, the roof of the church burned . However, the bricks in the eastern gable of the choir and nave show no thermal changes. It can therefore be assumed that craftsmen built these components only after the fire. In 1871 the parish restored the building and had the windows enlarged in Baroque style . At the same time, the remains of the medieval church tower were removed. After the end of the Second World War , after 1945, craftsmen broke through a door in the southern area of the choir and at the same time reduced the size of a window above. In 1947 a new interior was painted; a year later the roof was repaired and the windows replaced. In 1954 the church was connected to the electricity network. After the fall of the Wall, craftsmen renewed the plaster in 1991 and 1992 , replaced individual stones and renewed the roof. A comprehensive renovation of the interior has been underway since 2001. It includes the expansion of the glazing on the west gallery , the replacement of the old plaster and the installation of a new ceiling. Another church consecration took place on May 24, 2002. In 2004 the parish redesigned the area surrounding the former cemetery.
Building description
The choir was built from carefully hewn and evenly layered field stones. It is rectangular and indented. Theo Engeser and Konstanze Stehr measured the structure and give it a length of 9.05 meters and a width of 8.10 meters. The east side of the choir is designed with a group of three windows as a symbol of the Trinity . After the renovation there are three ogival windows, the reveal of which is framed with reddish bricks. The middle window was originally set higher, as the viewer can see from the remains of the beehive-shaped reveal made of masonry bricks. On the south side a clogged, pointed arch-shaped priest's gate can be seen in the western area , above it a brick cross. Plaster remnants from the construction period can be seen there in the form of tendrils. The gate was probably closed after the Reformation . This is followed by a large, pointed arched window as well as another, higher window with a pressed, segmented arched wooden door underneath. This is missing on the north side - here are two windows of the same size. The gable of the choir is made of uneven masonry. There is a round window in the middle.
The nave is comparatively short with a length of 12.85 meters and a width of 9.60 meters and presumably had two ogival windows on the north and south sides as well as an ogival portal on the south side. This was added in the 19th century - possibly in 1871 - with a masonry made of field stones. The windows were enlarged at that time. As in the choir, the masonry consists of carefully hewn and evenly layered field stones, which are plastered in the eastern gable. The gable roof is covered with a double beaver tail ; at the transition a surrounding frieze .
The retracted square tower was demolished in 1871. There was an ogival portal on the west side. It is not yet known why the parish did not build a new building. The western wall of the nave is only built from irregularly layered field stones. This results from the fact that this wall was not originally intended as an outer wall, but was concealed by the tower. The viewer will only find a continuous position at the height of the eaves. It is conceivable that the western gable was rebuilt in 1871. Access is through a pointed arched portal that is embedded in a significantly larger, added pointed arch - the former connecting arch between the tower and the nave. Above this is a circular opening in the gable with a roof turret for a bell on the western ridge .
Furnishing
The altarpiece comes from the Middle Ages and was re-set in the 17th century. It received two carved figures from two Gothic winged altars . In the middle is Mary , who is accompanied by Barbara von Nicomedia and Stephen . Above it is a crucifix , probably from the first half of the 15th century.
There is a sacrament niche on the east wall of the choir . An originally existing pulpit from the end of the 17th century no longer exists. The gallery is decorated with simple, brown-painted cassettes. The inside of the structure is flat covered.
literature
- Georg Dehio (arr. Gerhard Vinken et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 .
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Dorfkirche Brusendorf , website of Theo Engeser and Konstanze Stehr, accessed on May 1, 2017.
Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 34.1 ″ N , 13 ° 30 ′ 37.4 ″ E