Hohenjesar village church
The Protestant village church Hohenjesar is a baroque hall church in Hohenjesar , a district of the municipality Zeschdorf in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in the state of Brandenburg . It belongs to the Mallnow-Podelzig parish of the Evangelical Church District Oderland-Spree . The structure is in danger of collapsing and has had an emergency roof since 2007.
location
The district is located southwest of the Hohenjesar Lake, which extends in a north-south direction. To the west of the lake, Lindenstrasse runs in an arc from the south-west to the north. The sacred building stands on a hill in a line of sight that led to a castle that was demolished after the Second World War and that stood to the east of the building. The churchyard is enclosed with a wall made of reddish brick .
history
The building goes back to the von Burgsdorff family, who had lived in the region since 1537. She held the church patronage and donated the funds to build the building on the foundations of a previous medieval building between 1721 and 1723 . In 1920 a cemetery chapel was added in the north-western area , which was built by Russian prisoners of war . 1942 had church in the course of one of the two bells from the late 13th century metal donation of the German people give. During the Second World War there was an observation post for the Wehrmacht artillery in the tower . It was damaged by bullets in February 1945. With the advance of the Red Army , the soldiers left the church tower , but had no more time to blow up the structure. During the time of the GDR , the building fell into disrepair because building materials donated for reconstruction were removed on the orders of the mayor. The roofing, the roof structure and the inventory were dismantled and lost. The bell could be retrieved from a bell cemetery and put back in 1965 in the church tower, which has now been repaired. The parish also bought two more bells. However, since the financial means to secure the remaining structure were lacking, the church fell into disrepair over the decades. After the fall of the Wall , nothing changed in this situation. In 2004, however, a support association was founded, which freed the structure of bushes and trees and set up a club room in the church tower. Visits to the church tower were possible for a short period of time. In 2007 the nave was given an emergency roof designed for a service life of 12 years - the year 2019. During this time, the money should be collected for a permanent roof. In 2013, on the occasion of the church's 290th birthday, it became clear that a seven-figure sum would be required for the renovation. Two years later, the tower had to be closed to the public due to massive dilapidation. Since then, the bells for church services or funerals are no longer allowed to ring. A performance by the parish for Christmas was canceled.
Building description
The choir is designed as a three-sided apse and was built from reddish brick. Mighty segment-arched panels were worked into the fields, which were provided with semicircular openings in the upper quarter. There have been no windows there since the destruction; transparent plastic panels protect the interior from the ingress of moisture. In the lower area of the eastern choir wall, the remains of an arched ornate panel can be seen, in which the von Burgsdorff coat of arms was possibly located.
The mighty nave adjoins the choir to the west . Here, too, three large panels and one smaller facing towards the west were used to structure the facade. On the north side is an additional transept, which was designed in a similar way. Remains of the original windows can be found there in 2017, with a gable with a circular opening above it. At the transition to the former roof is a cove made of masonry bricks.
The church tower has moved in, has a square floor plan and thus appears more filigree. In the middle tower floor there is a small, segment-arch-shaped opening. Above it is a cornice , which is followed by an octagonal attachment. In each of the cardinal points there is a rectangular panel with two coupled acoustic arcades in which windows were built. The tower ends with a curved hood , tower button and cross.
Furnishing
The equipment is no longer available.
West of the church is a cemetery chapel, which was built in 1920 by prisoners of war. The small structure was built in the style of a Nordic log house. The entrance door is decorated with a portico made of pillars.
To the northeast is the burial site of those von Burgsdorff. A mural made as a mosaic from the 19th century shows Jesus Christ in a niche, above an angel's head and Alpha and Omega in the gable . To the right of it is a pigeon in front of a bright sun.
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
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hohenjesar church ruins (Märkisch-Oderland district) , website of the Old Churches Berlin Brandenburg sponsorship group, accessed on May 28, 2017.
- ↑ A roof for the church in Hohenjesar , article in the Märkische Oderzeitung from April 26, 2007, published on the website of the Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin Brandenburg, accessed on May 28, 2017.
- ↑ Hohenjesars Glocken Schweigen , article in the Märkische Oderzeitung from October 18, 2015, published on the website of the Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin Brandenburg, accessed on May 28, 2017.
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 '35.5 " N , 14 ° 25' 57.2" E