Buchholz village church (Steinhöfel)
The Protestant village church Steinhöfel is a hall church in Buchholz , a district of the Steinhöfel community in the Oder-Spree district in the state of Brandenburg . The church belongs to the parish of Oderland-Spree of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz .
location
The Steinhöfeler Straße leads as a central connection axis coming from the northwest in a southeast direction through the place. In the center, the village street to the north spans the historic village green on which the church stands. The property is fenced in with a wall made of uncut and not layered field stones .
history
Not much is known about the building history of the church. The Dehio manual is accordingly cautious and only speaks of a medieval building. The Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum (BLDAM) dates the building “before 1600”. What is certain, however, is that the church was completely renovated in the first half of the 18th century. It also received the plaster that was still present in the 21st century . In 1895 craftsmen built the west tower . The parish had the building restored in 1955 and 1956.
Building description
The structure was essentially built from field stones, which were, however, plastered at a later date. It is therefore not possible to make any statements about the location and possible careful execution without further investigations. Since the place was a gift from Henry I to the Cistercians , it can be assumed that they were also involved in the construction of the church. This should also be accompanied by careful squaring. The east wall is straight, not drawn in and is windowless in the 21st century. There is rough plaster all around the base.
The nave has a rectangular floor plan and is also comparatively simple. On the north side there are only three large round arched windows, the arches of which are emphasized by reddish brick . At the transition to the simple gable roof is a simple frieze . The south side has a similar structure. There are two large arched windows here. In the center is a vestibule with a rectangular floor plan. It was built from reddish brick and can be entered from the south through a large arched gate. Its garment is profiled twice, above it a pointed gable .
The slender west tower was built in neo-Romanesque forms. It has a square floor plan and is strongly indented opposite the ship. In the west there is a large arched gate, next to it to the south a rectangular extension with another arched gate and a window on the south side. On the north side of the tower is a small, arched window on the lower floor . On the west side of the middle floor there are three narrow and round arched windows arranged in pairs. These can also be found on the north and south sides, but are partially covered by the extension to the south. Above is a circular opening, which is designed as a panel on the north and south sides . The upper floor is optically separated from the rest of the building by a surrounding cornice. There is a large, arched panel on each side, in each of which two coupled sound arcades are embedded. Above another cornice is a tower clock on each side in the gable, above a pointed helmet , which ends with a tower ball and cross.
Furnishing
The church furnishings include a baroque pulpit from the beginning of the 18th century. It was made of wood and shows relief-like images of the evangelists in the basket fields . Above is a sound cover that takes the shape of a crown.
A blackboard commemorates those who died in the Wars of Liberation . The inside of the structure is flat covered.
To the west of the church tower, a stele commemorates those who died in the world wars.
literature
- Georg Dehio (edited by Gerhard Vinken et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '22.5 " N , 14 ° 6' 48.8" E