Demnitz village church
The Protestant village church Demnitz is a late Gothic stone church in Demnitz , a district of the Steinhöfel community in the Oder-Spree district in the state of Brandenburg . It belongs to the parish Demnitz-Heinersdorf of the Evangelical Church District Oderland-Spree .
location
Demnitz emerged as a street tangerine village through which the village road runs as a central connecting axis in a north-south direction. The church stands north of the village center, there west of the village road and is enclosed by a wall made of field stones .
history
The Dehio handbook is only very vague about the period of origin and classifies the sacred building as late Gothic, i.e. H. in the period from 1350 to approx. 1520/1530. What is certain is that extensive renovations and additions were made at the end of the 16th century. So craftsmen built a crypt on the east side and set up an altarpiece in the interior . The initiative could have come from the then church patron Christoph von Röbel . In 1909 the parish had the building restored by Ludwig Dihm .
Building description
The choir is straight and has not moved in. It was built from field stones that were not hewn or layered. In the lower area, larger stones are occasionally built in, while granite chips and other filling material were also used above. To the north, there is an annex that was built from reddish brick and served as a crypt. In the northern area it extends into the gable of the choir and partially covers it. The annex can be entered through a beehive-shaped gate on the eastern part or through a staircase from the south. Its roof is covered with a reddish beaver tail . The gable of the choir was built from reddish brick. In the center there are two ogival panels , each with two beehive-shaped windows in the lower area. In the upper third of the southern panel there is another, small and rectangular opening, also in the direction of the roof ridge .
The nave has a rectangular floor plan. It was also built from unevenly layered field stones, with no sorting in terms of size. On the south side there is a central pointed arch-shaped gate, which is covered with bricks and field stones and which probably dates from the construction period. Above and to the left of it is a rectangular window, the reveal of which was framed with reddish brick. Repair work can be seen above, which could have come from the baroque enlargement. Towards the choir are two more of these windows. They are incorporated in a large, encompassing arch. To the west, the remains of a raised, ogival window can be seen, which was closed with stone. The north side of the nave is structured with three high, beehive-shaped windows.
Access to the building is via a segment arched gate on the south side below the west tower , which leads into a vestibule. The tower was originally to be designed as a transverse west tower. Now a wooden, square attachment rises from the simple gable roof , which merges into an octagonal shape. It has a sound arcade on each side with a tower clock on the north and south sides. The gable on the west side is decorated with a mighty cross that extends over the entire surface. The octagonal, bent helmet closes with a tower ball and weathercock .
Furnishing
The wooden altarpiece dates from the end of the 16th century and consists of a multi-storey structure. In the predella , the Lord's Supper can be seen, which is adorned by several putti arranged on the side . The main field shows the crucifixion of Christ , accompanied by two figures standing in shell fields arranged on the side. The cheeks are shaped like eagles . An apostle is placed to the left and right of the cheeks . This is followed by a wide cornice with four putti and the representation of the resurrection of Jesus Christ . Above another cornice with two putti, the Ascension is depicted in a column-framed pediment , with a pelican on it . The pulpit on the north wall of the nave was made of wood at the beginning of the 17th century. The polygonal pulpit is decorated with corner pillars and acanthus . To the left of the pulpit is a wooden fifth in front of a sacrament niche in the north-eastern wall of the choir.
A wooden gallery in the south and east of the building dates from the late 16th century. The southern one is dated to 1594 and is decorated with reliefs of heraldic arms. On the western gallery there is a Dinse - organ from 1909. A portrait from 1604 shows the saint Christoph von Robel with his wife, another from 1764 a pastor. Two epitaphs remember Franz Erdmann von Burgsdorff , who died in 1745, and Ursula Hedwig von Burgsdorf, who died in 1756 .
The interior has been provided with a groin vault since the late 16th century , which rests on two yoke- wide wall pillars.
A boulder to the southwest of the building commemorates the victims from the Second World War.
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 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′ 5.8 " N , 14 ° 11 ′ 44.3" E