Groß Rietz village church
The Protestant village church Groß Rietz is a hall church from 1704 in Groß Rietz , a district of the municipality of Rietz-Neuendorf 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 federal road 168 runs as Beeskower Chaussee in a west-east direction through the district . The Bahnhofstrasse branches off from here in a northerly but also in a southerly direction. The church stands southwest of this intersection on an area that is enclosed by a wall made of unhewn and not layered, but partly plastered field stones .
history
The construction of the church is closely related to the construction of the castle in Groß Rietz between 1693 and 1700 according to plans by Cornelis Ryckwaert . The builder was Johann Georg von der Marwitz , who died in 1704. In the same year the church was built and the church consecration was celebrated. In 1790 Johann Christoph von Woellner bought the estate and, as patron, had the church renovated and the west tower added in 1791 . The tower was given a top in 1909. The building was renovated between 1994 and 1997.
Building description
The church was built from bricks, which are provided with a bright plaster. The choir is straight and has not moved in. On its east side are two tall rectangular windows, the shape of which is emphasized by a plastered fascia . Above it is a surrounding cornice that leads into the gable, which is also plastered.
This is followed by the nave . It has a rectangular floor plan and on its southern side two double-sided, also rectangular windows. In between, as well as on the western side, two large rectangular panels can be seen extending over the entire height of the facade . A portal could have been at these points at an earlier point in time. Such a portal is still present on the similarly designed north facade in the middle of the nave. Only a small, rectangular wooden door is incorporated at the height of the church tower. The nave has a hipped roof .
The transverse rectangular west tower can be entered through a likewise rectangular portal on its west side. Its facade is decorated with a square plaster . On the three accessible sides of the central tower floor there is another rectangular panel into which a sound arcade is embedded. Above another cornice is a small, rectangular opening on each side. This is blocked on the east side. This is followed by the eight-fold kinked tower helmet covered with black slate , which ends with a tower ball .
Furnishing
The baroque church furnishings are from the period after 1704. The altarpiece is decorated with rich carvings and is flanked by two Corinthian columns. The predella shows the Last Supper of Jesus , the altarpiece the Crucifixion ; on it a cartouche of the von Marwitz coat of arms. In the altar extract the resurrection of Jesus is depicted between putti and instruments of passion . The pulpit is comparatively simple.
An epitaph from Alabaster reminiscent of the 1704 at the age of 66 years died Johann Georg von der Marwitz. The art historian Simone Neuhäuser points out that the very existence of another epitaph in the Friedersdorf village church is “remarkable”, especially since the heirs' financial resources were mostly limited. Striking is the work attached to the south wall next to the altar, the "high quality portrait bust" made of alabaster. This makes the work one of the "most important portrait busts of the Baroque within the Brandenburg grave sculpture". Below the bust is an inscription plaque, below it is a console covered with coats of arms and symbols of death. Three cartouches connected to one another show the coats of arms of the von der Marwitz, von Görtzke and von Osterhausen families, which were grouped around the Maltese cross .
Other furnishings include three children's tombstones from 1569, 1580 and 1585 and two other tombstones from the first half of the 17th century.
The organ was built by the Teschner company in 1853. The instrument with a mechanical sliding drawer has a manual and nine stops . It was restored by the Sauer-Orgelbau company at the end of the 20th century .
The building has a flat, wooden hollow vault, which is framed with stucco.
The grave of the Prussian pastor and statesman under Friedrich Wilhelm II , Johann Christoph von Woellner, who died in 1800, and his wife is still in the surrounding cemetery . On the north side, a memorial 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 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Simone Neuhäuser: … been faithful in life and death… - Monuments for Johann Georg von der Marwitz in Groß Rietz and Friedersdorf , published on the website of the Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg e. V., (PDF), accessed on October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Restorations 1989–2001 (a selection) ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2014 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. , Website of W. Sauer Orgelbau, accessed on October 15, 2017.
Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 44.2 ″ N , 14 ° 12 ′ 21.1 ″ E