Village church Mühlen Eichsen
The village church Mühlen Eichsen is an Evangelical Lutheran church building in Mühlen Eichsen , a municipality in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg ( Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ). It belongs to the parish of Vietlübbe, Mühlen Eichsen, Groß Eichsen in the Wismar provost of the Evangelical Lutheran Church District Mecklenburg of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
History and architecture
The simple brick-Gothic church from the 14th century stands on a steep hill above the Stepenitz and the former water mill. It consists of a nave with a straight east end. The late Gothic, massive, square west tower with a hipped roof opens up to the nave at full height. The extension on the south side took place later.
Furnishing
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The pulpit dates from 1680 and the altarpiece with five paintings ( Last Supper , Crucifixion, Ascension , Sermon on the Mount and Legislation) from 1698 and the altar barriers from 1691. The limestone baptism in chalice form is from the 13th century, the oak choir stalls from the beginning of the 16th century . Century.
Several tombstones in the south hall date from the 17th century.
The organ prospectus with Rückpositiv from 1671 goes back to David Georg Briegel from Lübeck, son of Michael Beriegel , and organ builder Sager. It was moved here in 1723 from the Johanniter Church in Groß Eichsen by Hans Hantelmann , who created a new organ behind it. Today's internal work comes from Carl Börger from 1884. The instrument has eleven registers , which are divided into two manuals and pedal .
local community
The parish of Vietlübbe, Mühlen Eichsen, Groß Eichsen also includes the village church Vietlübbe and the Johanniter church Groß Eichsen .
literature
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume II: The district court districts of Wismar, Grevesmühlen, Rehna, Gadebusch and Schwerin. Schwerin 1898, Neuruck Schwerin 1992, pp. 503-504. ISBN 3-910179-06-1
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Coordinates: 53 ° 45 ′ 30.1 ″ N , 11 ° 15 ′ 7.5 ″ E