Saaringen village church
The Saaringen village church is a small hall church in Saaringen in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel . The church belongs to the parish of the cathedral parish of the church district Mittelmark-Brandenburg of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia . It is a monument .
Building
Building history
The first known mention of a church in Saaringen comes from the year 1391. It was a branch church of the village church Klein Kreutz . In 1786 a fire broke out that destroyed the church. As a result, a new church was built from 1787 to 1790 in the Baroque style.
At the end of the 20th century, a support association was founded , dedicated to the renovation of the now very dilapidated church. The local Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a member of the association . An extensive renovation took place in the following years . Initially, the church became the property of the friends' association. Funding came from the German Foundation for Monument Protection , among others .
Exterior construction
The Saaringer village church is a small plastered building . The plaster is painted in a yellow shade. The portal in the west can be reached via a small flight of stairs . It is designed in an arched segment . The single-leaf wooden door is star-shaped. The church tower is designed in half-timbered , which is only plastered to the west. The sound openings of the bell cage, like all church windows, are segment-arched. The church tower roof is a tent roof that is covered with beaver tails . The top is equipped with a tower ball , a weather vane and a six-pointed star .
The outside of the ship is kept simple. The elements that structure the facade are vertical pilaster strips , around the windows fascias and an eaves cornice that ends in gable ears on both sides on the west side . Furthermore, there are six inclined pillars supporting laterally , two each on the north, west and south sides. The eastern choir is polygonal . The roof, like that of the tower, is covered with red beaver tails. Some skylights are incorporated.
Interior
Inside the village church there is a baroque pulpit altar with carvings . There is also a baptismal font . The west gallery has two ornate fracture inscriptions on. The first is “Lord I love the place of your house and the place where your honor dwells” ( Psalm 26.V.8), the second inscription “Blessed are those who hear God's word and keep it” (LvK.11.28). A metal chandelier is set with candles . The wooden beam ceiling has a plain white paint. The walls are also plain white and without decorations. There are candlesticks on them. In addition to the candle lighting, there is also electric light in the church. There are two round supporting pillars in front of the west gallery. The seating is simple. The floor is partly covered with bricks , partly with square tiles . The windows are glazed with white glass. Only a blue border is colored.
Church grounds
The church is located in the center of Saaringen a little raised on Dorfstrasse. The churchyard continues to be used as a cemetery .
use
The Saaringen village church is regularly used for concerts, theater performances, exhibitions and village festivals. In addition, services are held in the church on important festivals such as Easter , Thanksgiving and Christmas .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information brochure The Saaringen village church . Accessed January 1, 2018.
- ↑ a b The village church of Saaringen (Brandenburg / Havel) . Accessed January 1, 2018.
Coordinates: 52 ° 26 ′ 36.9 ″ N , 12 ° 39 ′ 41.5 ″ E