Roskow village church
The Protestant village church Roskow is a cruciform church in the village of Roskow in the state of Brandenburg . The church is relatively central in the place. The church, which is a listed building , has no name.
Building
Building history
The village church was built in place of a previous building in 1724 in the Baroque style. Only the tower from the Gothic period remained from the previous structure. The church patronage lay with the local Katte family . In 1750 a rococo- style organ prospect was installed inside . In 1934 an organ was incorporated by Wilhelm Rühlmann .
Exterior construction
The church tower in the west was made of exposed bricks . A west portal is designed in a pointed arch and has two levels . The windows in the tower are arched windows . These are not original, as can be seen from the clogged window openings. The sound openings for the bells are also rounded . The clock face of the tower clock faces south. In addition to this, several round panels are incorporated on both sides . The spire is in the lower portion four-, in the upper octagonal . It is covered with black slate . A tower ball and a weather vane mark the top . The weather vane was designed in the shape of a pelican . Furthermore, the year 1992 has been incorporated. The spire, which rises to a point, is significantly higher than the rest of the massive masonry tower, which means that the church is visible from a considerable distance.
The main nave and transept are connected by a rounded central building. In contrast to the church tower, these parts of the church are plastered in gray . The main portal used is on the south side. Further portals open to the south and north. In the southern arm there is access to the patron's box via a five-step flight of stairs . As in the tower, the church windows are also round-arched lattice windows . A profiled eaves cornice surrounds the building. The roof is covered with red beaver tails . A bat dormer is located in the roof of the nave on the south side. An octagonal dome was erected over the central building.
Interior
The interior of the Roskow village church is decorated in the Baroque style. In the church there is a with carving ornate pulpit altar . In front of this is an octagonal, metal baptismal font . The von Katte family's patronage box in the south arm is separated from the rest of the interior by glazing. The organ prospect is located in the north arm and protrudes into the central building. It can be reached via stairs from the interior. In the south-east, south-west, north-east and north-west corners of the central building, four paintings were hung next to the arched windows . These show the evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The paintings are by G. v. Kettle from 1871 and 1872. The arched windows are colored lead glazed . The seating in the church is modern. The west gallery is relatively unadorned. Below it, a separately heated room was separated from the hall as a winter church . There are two bells in the church tower . The larger of the two bears the inscription "O rex glorie (xpe) veni cum pace" .
Churchyard
The churchyard is still in use as a cemetery in its northern area . On this is the simple hereditary burial of the Roskower branch of the von Katte family. This is designed by a large stone cross with inscriptions of the names and life dates of the buried family members. On the south side of the churchyard facing Dorfstraße there is a war memorial for the fallen soldiers of the First World War from Roskow.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Roskow village church . Accessed December 18, 2017.
Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ′ 21.6 " N , 12 ° 42 ′ 59.2" E