Rahnsdorf village church
The Protestant village church Rahnsdorf , built in 1886/1888 according to plans by the Royal Building Councilor Paul Spieker and the Prussian district building inspector Friedrich Wilhelm Koppen, is located in the Berlin district of Rahnsdorf in the Treptow-Köpenick district . It originated in the round arch style of the late Schinkel school and is one of more than 50 village churches in Berlin . The Angerdorf is under monument protection with the church and school .
Location and history
The church building stands on the highest point of Angers, which was an independent village until 1920, and is situated on a dune . The original local form was that of a (Slavic) cul-de-sac village . For the first time Rahnsdorf was in 1375 in the country Book of Charles IV. In documents as Radenstorf mentioned. In the fishing village on the Müggelspree , a visit was carried out in 1541 and it was recorded that there was no church yet. In 1589, a sacred building appears for the first time in written sources . A church is shown for the first time on a hand sketch from around 1660/1670. In 1691, Elector Friedrich III. the Rahnsdorf building blocks and roof tiles for a new building. In 1728 this baroque style church was repaired by the patron saint of the village, Samuel von Marschall . The house was built for the sexton around 1698, and the classroom was added later. The church and sexton's house were destroyed in the village fire on August 12, 1872. The church square served as a cemetery until 1877 .
A new church, today's church, was designed around 1881. The foundation stone was laid on August 22, 1886; on July 9, 1887, the parish celebrates the topping-out ceremony . The bell was installed on April 22nd, 1888; four days later the organ. The parish celebrated the consecration on June 11, 1888 in the presence of the general superintendent Brückner. In 1910 the building received its tower clock, made in the Berlin clock factory C. F. Rochlitz. In 1925 extensive renovations took place inside and outside, some of which were dismantled during renovations between 1961 and 1963. Under the direction of the city's chief architect Globig, the south entrance was bricked up and a new entrance was created at the apse . He also had the pulpit replaced and an expressionist painting done. In 1934 the building received an electric heater, which was exchanged for a gas heater a year later as part of a renovation of the electrics. The windows of the building were destroyed during World War II; they could be exchanged in 1950 and 1951. In 1962 a specialist company restored the altar; In 1965 craftsmen repaired the tower clock. The church has been a listed building since 1982. 1985–1987 the exterior of the building was renewed; Documents and coins from the year of construction 1887 were found in the tower sphere, which were placed back in the sphere together with more recent evidence of the time. The area around the church was given a new 120 meter long retaining wall to secure it.
After the political change in 1997, the roof was renewed and re-covered with red tiles. The historic Dinse organ was cleaned and re- voiced by the Potsdam organ building company Alexander Schuke . In 1998, an expert report revealed a pollution from wood preservatives, which led to the church being closed from October 1998 to April 1999. Then the wooden ceiling in the nave was renewed; 2002 the bell system repaired. In 2004 the parish renovated the upper part of the church tower and had it re-covered with slate; The church roof followed in 2005. Painters performed interior work in 2006 and 2007. At the same time, craftsmen repaired the benches and platforms. The outer tower shaft was renovated in 2009 and 2010 together with the eastern gable wall. In 2011, the organ was extensively restored by Mitteldeutsche Orgelbau A. Vogt, which also included returning it to its original state from 1888. The inner tower shaft was renovated in 2012.
Building description
The hall church is a single-nave historicist building made of yellow Rüdersdorfer bricks , with Romanizing and Gothicizing elements. It has a polygonal choir and a west tower on a square floor plan . The base is made of Rüdersdorfer limestone . The dividing parts of the plastered masonry building above, i.e. the frames of the arched windows , the pilaster strips and the main cornice under the eaves are designed with red-brown bricks, as are the buttresses . The tower shaft of the bell tower consists of three floors . The second floor is structured with round arched panels . Behind the arcades on the top floor is the bell room, in which two cast steel bells hang, which were cast by the Bochum Association in 1888 . They weigh 350 or 200 kg and strike in the notes d – f. The tower clock , donated by the Rahnsdorf mill owner Martin, was installed in 1910. The mechanical movement is wound weekly. The octagonal , pointed slate-covered helmet is flanked by four corner turrets. The weather vane bears the year 1887, it shows a fish and a star.
Furnishing
The nave has a west gallery . 16th and 18th century originate two cups consisting of silver were produced and gold are, to a tin - paten . The cast iron crucifix was made in the middle of the 19th century . The baptismal font was made in 1887, the wooden pulpit dates from 1925. The choir windows were made according to designs by Lothar Mannewitz between 1960 and 1962. On the left is Peter’s fishing trip from the Gospel according to Luke (5: 3-11), in the middle Jesus Christ from the Revelation of John (4: 2-11) and on the right the risen one at the meal with the disciples at the lake to see the Gospel according to John (21: 4-14). The candlesticks on the stalls and the candle chandelier are a design and gift of the architect Robert Wischer . The organ was built in the workshop of the Dinse brothers in 1888 and technically overhauled several times. The instrument is one of the few remaining organs with a mechanical action . It is now back in its original condition from 1888. In addition to church services, it is also used for church concerts.
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Pairing: Pedal
literature
- Architects and Engineers Association of Berlin: Berlin and its buildings. Part VI. Sacred buildings. Berlin 1997.
- Günther Kühne, Elisabeth Stephani: Evangelical churches in Berlin. Berlin 1978.
- Kurt Pomplun: Berlin's old village churches. Berlin 1984.
- Ernst Badstübner , Sibylle Badstübner-Gröger: Churches in Berlin. Berlin 1987.
- Institute for Monument Preservation: The architectural and art monuments in the GDR - capital Berlin II. Berlin 1987, p. 345/346.
- Hans-Jürgen Rach: The villages in Berlin. Berlin 1990.
- Christine Goetz and Matthias Hoffmann-Tauschwitz: Churches Berlin Potsdam. Berlin 2003.
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Munich / Berlin 2006 (Band Berlin).
- Barbara Schwantes: 125 years of the Rahnsdorf church, history of a unique, listed village ensemble and its church, Berlin 2013
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelical parish Rahnsdorf / Wilhelmshagen / Hessenwinkel: Rahnsdorf village church , flyer without date, display in the church in September 2016
- ↑ a b Dorf Rahnsdorf, excursion destinations at Müggelsee with details about the village church
- ↑ a b [Schwantes, 2013] - see literature
- ↑ Website: Music in Churches with information on the venue and dates, accessed on December 13, 2012
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 50 ″ N , 13 ° 41 ′ 19.2 ″ E