Eichwalde village church
The evangelical village church Eichwalde is a neo-Gothic - neo-Romanesque basilica in Eichwalde , a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in the state of Brandenburg . The church belongs to the parish district Neukölln of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz . The world's only preserved Parabrahm organ is located in the interior .
location
Händelplatz is located in the northern part of the Eichwalde district and is approached by Grünauer Straße from the north and south and from Stubenrauchstraße from west to east . In the northeast segment of the square, the church stands on a plot of land that is not fenced in .
history
In 1893 the manor Radeland belonging to Schmöckwitz was distributed to settlers. They founded the rural community of Eichwalde with effect from March 20, 1893, but were still parish in Schmöckwitz. The population grew rapidly in the years to come due to the comparatively good rail connections and the location on the Dahme . The service took place at that time in a building at Romanus place. This structure no longer exists in the 21st century. In 1896 a church building association was founded. In 1899 the Protestant church was separated from Schmöckwitz and became an independent parish. Already at this time there were first considerations to build an own sacred building. You could win the Empress Auguste Viktoria to support the church building. With their help, the foundation stone was laid on October 18, 1906 . The executing architect was Carl Zaar , the builder Rudolf Vahl. The community celebrated the topping-out ceremony on August 12, 1907, and the consecration of the church on December 15, 1908 in the presence of the cabinet councilor Karl von Behr . The Empress was not present, but gave the community a Bible with her dedication.
During the First World War , the community had to hand over the pipes to the organ as part of a metal donation from the German people . After the end of the war, the church choir donated money to buy new pipes. In 1927 craftsmen installed an electric drive for the bell. Since the bells were cast from steel , they did not have to be handed in during World War II , but remained in the tower. However, during an attack on December 24, 1943, aerial bombs were dropped on Waldstrasse. Almost all windows were destroyed by the pressure wave. Only the middle window in the choir , which is also called the Christ window , was preserved. In the 1950s, craftsmen painted over the original color scheme in the interior with white paint. In 1976 a hurricane hit the community, causing the cross to fall from the top of the tower into the church roof. In 1987 the parish had the roof of the church tower clad with copper . In 1993 it was placed under protection in the list of monuments. In 1999, craftsmen renewed the windows. In 2002 the organ builder Christian Scheffler restored the organ. In 2008 the roof of the nave was renewed. In 2013 the ship received a new coat of paint.
Building description
The structure was essentially made of reddish brick on a circumferential base made of uncut and non-layered field stones . The polygonal choir has not moved in. The three sides are stabilized by high buttresses . In between there are six narrow panels on each side in the lower area with tracery at the upper end. Above each is a large, three-part pointed arch window. Above is another row of panels, above it is a transverse rectangular panel with a wave-shaped frieze and at the transition to the roof another frieze that opens downwards. A slim tower dome with a tower ball sits on the roof .
The three-aisled nave connects to the west . Its east side is initially closed, only the gable is decorated with panels. On the south side, the nave is extended to the length of the end of the choir. There is a sacristy with three pointed arch windows at the polygonal east end and a wave-shaped frieze at the transition to the eaves . The two long sides are otherwise designed identically. Three mighty buttresses extend from the aisle over the nave to small pinnacles on the roof of the nave. You span three large fields. In the aisles there are two pointed arch windows arranged in pairs with a wave frieze above. In the main nave, these are each completed by a large pointed arch window. The buttresses as well as the walls of the nave are decorated with cross or star-shaped panels on the side of the windows. The ships each have a simple gable roof .
In the west there is a nave wide and 46 meter high church tower . The mighty west portal is adorned with a multi-profiled garment , on the side two buttresses decorated with crosses. Above it is a gable with an ogival panel; on it a cross. Ornately decorated, pointed arch-shaped panels are attached to the sides, each forming three windows on each side. They end with circular tower attachments in which small ogival windows are let into. The tower tower, which is decorated with pinnacles and panels, rises in the middle. In the bell floor, which is also decorated with baffles, there is initially a tower clock in the lower area, above it two coupled sound arcades . You go into a pointed helmet that ends with a lantern and tower ball.
Furnishing
The altar and pulpit come from the Jerusalem Church in Berlin . The altarpiece consists of a structure made of Indian teak with a back wall showing the Entombment of Christ . While the parish states that the material used is copper , the Dehio manual refers to a bronze casting . The work was made in 1907 by the German sculptor Otto Rohloff . The work is a gift from Eichwalder co-founder Paul Schmidt from Berlin-Grünau . Above is a semicircular attachment that is decorated with cartilage . Inside is a figurative representation of Jesus Christ . The fifth donated the Hofsteinmeister Schilling from Berlin-Tempelhof . The middle window in the chancel with a picture of the Last Supper represents another donation from the Empress, while the remaining windows were donated by Eichwalder families.
organ
The organ was created by Friedrich Weigle (son) in collaboration with the harmony company J. & P. Schiedmayer (Stuttgart) in 1908 for 10,000 marks. It is the only surviving Parabrahm organ . The instrument was restored in 2002 by the organ workshop Ch. Scheffler (Sieversdorf near Frankfurt (Oder)).
Bells
In the tower hang three bells with the chimes d - fis - b. They are a gift from the Eichwalder honorary citizen Hugo Hoffmann and bear the inscriptions: “Fear God”, “Honor the King” and “Have dear brothers”. On the largest bell there is also the inscription: "We were donated by the Hugo Hoffmann family in 1907, because Karl Lützow was the first pastor of our community". The bells were made from cast steel by Mayer & Kühne in Bochum and were operated by hand until 1927.
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
- The Eichwalde Evangelical Church , website of the Eichwalde Evangelical Church Community, accessed on January 5, 2019.
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 '31.8 " N , 13 ° 37' 9.3" E