Possendorf Church
The Protestant church Possendorf is located in the district of the same name Possendorf in the independent city of Weimar in Thuringia . It belongs to the Buchfart-Legefeld parish association in the Weimar parish of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
location
In the district south of Weimar, the church , Löschwasserteich and bus turning loop form the center of the village.
history
The church Possendorf is a choir tower church . It was first mentioned in a document in 1289. At a distance of about 100 years, renovations of the church from the outside and inside can be recognized by a series of dates. The pointed arch windows and a piscina (medieval sink niche for sacred liquids) are well preserved. The patronage of the church is not guaranteed. A surviving medieval figure with the inscription "sancte egidie ora pro nobis" (Saint Aegidius , pray for us) could be a reference to the name of the church.
The choir has a remarkable wooden ceiling with wickerwork painting. Paintings from different centuries with biblical sayings and dedications can be seen on the walls. The winged altar from 1505 and 1550 shows Mary with the child. On the left stands Peter with the papal crown and on the right Paul with a book.
Five of the eight saints on the right and left in the side wings have been preserved. Barbara and Dorothea are missing and another saint. The patronage of the church is not guaranteed.
Construction time since the fall of the Wall
Since the fall of the Wall in over twenty years of construction, the church has been thoroughly renovated and renewed. In 2010 it was inaugurated again. The Erfurt architect Gerhard Gromes provided the color version: In honor of agriculture The image of seeds and harvests .
Organ and bell
At the end of the 18th century, an organ was installed by master organ builder Johann Michael Hesse from Dachwig. In 1877 this organ was renewed by Hermann Kopp from Bürgel under the direction of Alexander Wilhelm Gottschalg (court organist at the Fürstenhof in Weimar) , whereby the old case was reused. This organ was completely renovated in 2010 by Klaus Kopetzki (Steinheim ad Murr / Württemberg).
A bronze bell from 1927 has been preserved.
Others
The church also served as a motif by Lyonel Feininger and is therefore on the Feininger cycle path .
Web links
- Information about the church on kirchenkreis-weimar.de. Retrieved February 13, 2020 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 11 ° 18 ′ 45.5 ″ E