Rogäsen village church

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The village church in Rogäsen in February 2016 after reconstruction

The village church Rogäsen is the partial ruin of the church in the village Rogäsen in the municipality Rosenau in the west of the state Brandenburg. It is designated as an architectural monument . The church belongs to the Wusterwitz rectory of the Evangelical Church District Elbe-Fläming of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

history

The Saalkirche is a Romanesque stone church from the early 13th century. As with many churches in the area, stones brought in from the ice age were used as building blocks. The choir and the nave are of Romanesque origin . The church was in four parts with a transverse west tower that was the width of the nave, the nave, the opposite choir and an apse . The Romanesque building was probably built in two phases. The apse, choir and eastern part of the nave probably originate from a first, while most of the nave and the old tower were built in a somewhat later second. The choir had arched windows with fieldstone walls , the nave instead had arched windows with brick arches . There was also a community portal in the southern outer wall of the ship. The priest portal was incorporated into the south wall of the choir. It is assumed that a west portal still existed.

Over the centuries there have been several modifications and extensions to the church building. At the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century, the western part of the church tower collapsed. The break line can still be seen on the church building. The tower was rebuilt in the late Gothic style with the incorporation of the old field stones and also with many bricks for the spaces in between . It is assumed that during this construction work (or earlier) the existing connection between the ship and the tower was also walled up. The west portal was not rebuilt.

Before or shortly after the Thirty Years' War there were major renovations. The existing apse was torn down and the choir room was extended to the east. The triumphal arch was also removed . The church windows have been enlarged significantly. The choir was lengthened and the windows changed. Before 1860, a new brick tower was added to the tower . In 1897 the semicircular apse was created in its existing form.

The village church in Rogäsen as a partial ruin on July 9, 2015 immediately before the start of reconstruction

In 1978 the roof of the nave and the choir was removed due to the poor structural condition, as it was threatened with collapse. Even before that, the windows and interior fittings were also secured. In 1993, the first security measures were taken for the building fabric. In 2002, the first plans for the complete renovation of the building were made. The renovation of the church tower took place in 2003. In 2014 it became known that in 2015 the repairs, the church should get a new roof, should start. The expected costs were estimated at 160,000 euros. This included 96,000 euros from the cultural state minister's special monument protection program. Reconstruction began in July 2015.

Building

The church interior of the ruin in July 2015 immediately before the start of the renovation with a view to the east into the choir and the apse

The nave and choir are bricked with field stones. Two small arched portals on the south side and a walled up arched window on the north side attest to the Romanesque origin of the church. Other openings were subsequently changed. They are walled with red bricks . The window openings are segmentbogig designed. A basket arch window in the south wall of the ship was walled up. In each case to the north and south, flat segment arch portals were created to the choir room, which is slightly indented opposite the nave and can be reached via small open stairs . The roof over the nave and choir has been completely demolished, including its chair . A semicircular apse adjoins the choir to the east. This is plastered gray and dates from the late 19th century. It has three arched window openings. A pointed arch frieze is incorporated under the eaves as a decorative element. The apse is half-conical with red beaver tails .

The lower, older part of the west tower is made of field stones across the nave. In the newer upper area, clinker bricks were used as building blocks. The transverse area ends at about two thirds of the total height. There are triangular gable roofs to the north and south . Arched openings, probably sound openings for a former belfry , were walled up. In the middle of this transverse building, a square tower tower with the new bell cage was built in red bricks in 1897. The segmented and round-arched sound openings for the sound of the bells in all four directions are partially closed with stone grids. On the top of the tower there is a tower ball and a weather vane .

The interior of the church is largely destroyed or removed. A ceiling painting can be seen in the apse . The floor is covered with ceramic tiles . To the west you can see a large arched passage between the tower and the ship, which is walled up except for a small rectangular door.

Web links

Commons : Rogäsen village church  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the BLDAM's list of monuments
  2. ^ Wusterwitz parish office . Accessed July 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Rogäsen (part ruin) (Ev. Village church). Retrieved April 26, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Information panel 5 Colorful village path
  5. ↑ Claudia Nack: Church without a roof is getting one again . Published on March 24, 2014 in Märkische Allgemeine . Accessed July 14, 2015.

Coordinates: 52 ° 19 '16.36 "  N , 12 ° 21' 25.88"  O