Krummensee village church (Werneuchen)
The evangelical village church Krummensee is a stone church from the 13th century in Krummensee , a district of the town of Werneuchen in the Barnim district in the state of Brandenburg . The church belongs to the parish district Barnim the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz .
location
The village road leads from the northwest in a southeast direction through the village. On the historic village green , the building stands east of the street on a slightly elevated plot of land that is enclosed with a wall made of unhewn and non-layered field stones .
history
The sacred building was probably built in the 13th century under the influence of the Lehnin monastery . The relatively carefully carried out masonry work in the core structure was probably carried out with the support of the local Cistercians . In the 14./15. In the 19th century the structure was supplemented by a west tower . In 1542 the church patronage was Otto and Albrecht von Krummensee. That year there was a visit at which a chalice was mentioned. The existence of two pewter candlesticks, a chasuble and a missal is recorded from the year 1600 . Mid-19th century grew the congregation to strong, so that craftsmen in 1866, two cross arms at the long sides of the nave grew. At the same time, the interior was also redesigned. In 1935 a figure of Moses from the 17th century was brought to the Strausberger Heimatmuseum. It can no longer be found after the end of World War II . In 1942, as part of a metal donation by the German people, the parish had to hand over the two smaller of the three medieval bells with a diameter of 70 and 74 cm. A restoration was carried out between 1996 and 1998, during which a stencil painting was exposed in the cross arms.
Building description
The core structure was built from hewn and layered field stones . The choir is straight and has not moved in. On the eastern wall of the choir is a lancet triple window with a raised pointed arch, the reveals of which are highlighted with reddish brick . They extend into the gable . There is a bull's eye set in the brick in the middle . The north and south walls of the choir have no windows; in the upper area the stones are significantly less carved. The lines also run there.
The two cross arms made of reddish brick dominate the nave. They are closed on the west and east sides and each have a lancet triple window on the north and south side with an equally elevated pointed arch and an ox-eye in the gable. Above each is a cross.
The transverse rectangular west tower with a width of eight meters and a length of six meters was made from uncut field stones; its outlines are emphasized by carved, light-colored corner stones. Access is through a pointed arched portal, the walls of which are made of light-colored limestone with a profiled upper area . On the north and south sides on the ground floor there is an ogival window. In the storey above there is only a pressed segment arch-shaped opening on the south side. In the bell storey of the 22.2 m high tower there are one on the north and one on the south side and two round arch- shaped sound arcades on the west and east side . This is followed by the rectangular gable roof , the gable of which is decorated with three-way staggered pointed arches .
Furnishing
Most of the church furnishings date from the time it was refurbished in 1866. This includes the neo-Gothic , wooden and polygonal pulpit . The fifth with a seven-sided dome is 98 cm high and was made of limestone in the 15th century. There is a sacrament niche in the choir wall . In the western area is a gallery . The building has a wooden ceiling rising like a tent. An epitaph commemorates Moritz August Röbel, who died on January 22, 1593. A medieval bell with a diameter of 91 cm has remained in the tower.
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 .
- Matthias Friske : The medieval churches on the Barnim. History - architecture - equipment . Series: Churches in rural areas , Vol. 1, Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2001 ISBN 3-931836-67-3 .
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Die Kirche , website of the city of Werneuchen, accessed on June 11, 2018.
Coordinates: 52 ° 35 ′ 46.7 " N , 13 ° 41 ′ 34.1" E