Seegefeld village church
| Seegefeld village church | |
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.JPG) View from the southeast |
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| Construction year: | in the beginning of the 14th century |
| Builder : | unknown |
| Style elements : | Peasant style |
| Client: | Evangelical parish Seegefeld |
| Space: | 200 people |
| Location: | 52 ° 33 '47.1 " N , 13 ° 5' 43.4" E |
| Address: | Bahnhofstrasse 51 Falkensee Brandenburg , Germany |
| Purpose: | Evangelical Lutheran parish church |
| Local community: | Evangelical parish of Falkensee-Seegefeld |
| Regional Church : | Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia , Sprengel Potsdam, parish of Falkensee |
| Website: | www.kirche-falkensee-seegefeld.de |
The Seegefeld village church is one of four Protestant churches in the town of Falkensee and the oldest building (tower) in town. It was the center of the former village of Seegefeld , now a district of Falkensee. In the church there are epitaphs for the noble von Ribbeck family , whose family history is closely related to Seegefeld. The listed building received additions in the 18th century. Extensive renovation work on the outside and inside could begin in 1991.
history
Origin, expansion and condition up to 1922
The initial building history is no longer passed on, among other things due to devastating village fires. The chronological order of construction of the church as well as that of the extensions is visible from the outside. A simple hall church made of field stones and bricks was built as an extension to an original defensive tower . The tower without a level entrance was probably built as an outpost of the Spandau Citadel . In this context, Seegefeld was also mentioned in a document for the first time. This arrangement of a church on a fortified tower can also be found , for example, at the Servatius Church in Selent . The tower was subsequently given a new entrance or staircase outside the foundation walls for bells and a chapel inside (now Ribbeck Lodge ).
A village fire triggered by lightning in 1601 largely spared the church, but the rectory burned down. This building was jointly rebuilt by 1604. After small maintenance measures on the church building in the following centuries, an extension took place in 1742: it was given a side aisle with an approximately square floor plan to the north and south , the main area of the church was increased slightly, so that its gable side towards the tower now part of the same Window covered. The main and side aisles were given a uniform plaster. Inside, the areas are optically separated from each other by coves .
In 1922 a major renovation was carried out on the roof of the church, as can be seen from a bottle found during the current restoration work with a daily newspaper from the year mentioned. However, the most suitable materials were not always used.
Reconstruction, refurbishment, extensive restoration from 1995
After the fall of the Wall , the parish of Falkensee-Seegefeld succeeded in restoring the church building in several construction stages, initially with the help of grants and donations and later by providing € 200,000 from the economic stimulus package II . After extensive surveying and planning work as well as expert opinions, the practical part began in July 2010. Above all, roof work was urgently needed, as the following excerpt from the relevant expert report shows:
“ The structure of the roof has to be completely revised. Rafter feet and ceiling beam heads have to be replaced, cross-sections have to be reconnected and replaced. The hall ceiling must be opened in the area of the joists in order to check the support situations and the load-bearing capacity of the cross-sections. A complex base point must be developed in the area of the eastern main nave in order to be able to safely divert the forces that occur. The danger of renovating the roof structure is to remove the doubled planks in order to create new connections or to reinforce cross-sections. Since the current load-bearing behavior no longer corresponds to that of a collar beam roof and the flow of forces is hardly comprehensible, removing a few planks can cause the supporting structure to fail, and unforeseen chain reactions can occur, which in extreme cases can lead to partial failure of individual structural members or even collapse. "
The church got new exterior plaster and a new roof structure on which beaver tails were placed. The downpipes and gutters also had to be replaced and the drainage changed so that the water leads away from the building. The bell cage was replaced and the bells revised. In addition, a new electrical system including lighting was installed and instead of the air heating system from 1913, gas heating was installed in the church. Because the pulpit and organ were temporarily removed for the reconstruction of the interior of the church, they were brought to specialist workshops for revision. However, the construction progress did not proceed as planned because planned regional church funds were not available. In the long term, it is planned to relocate the altar area back to the east side of the main church area.
The plans envisage the completion of all renovations and renovations for the 700th anniversary of the church in 2013. [outdated]
architecture
Structure
The church has a cross-shaped floor plan due to various extensions, the nave and transept are provided with gable roofs . The south and the east are of stepped gables completed, with pointed arches dazzle decorated. It is remarkable, as can be seen in the interior picture, that since the renovation in 1922 the orientation of the church with the main aisle and altar does not correspond to the nave, but uses the two transepts.
tower
The church tower with a square floor plan on the west side is not directly included in the structure; it has sound openings on all four sides. The pointed gable roof dominates the entire church building. The tower room has a round window and a dormer is inserted in the roof of the tower . The facades are unplastered and the tower cross is erected on the roof ridge at the south end, the tower knob is at the north end. The ringing consists of four bells, two of which are cast bronze and two are cast steel . The oldest and smallest bell was cast by Andreas Kepfel from Lorraine in 1536, another is also dated from the 16th century. During the First World War , Seegefeld had to deliver the two largest bells for the manufacture of military equipment. After the war, the community was able to have two steel bells poured in.
Interior
Altar area
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Due to the later expansion, it had to move from the east wall to the northern arm of the cross and is therefore not in the middle of the church building. Neither special windows nor an elevation mark this area. In front of a smooth white wall is a carved and pillared altarpiece, which is placed on a wooden table. The altar was installed in this church in 1662. The altarpiece and predella are oil paintings depicting the crucifixion of Christ and the Lord's Supper . The altar was donated by Hans Georg von Ribbeck, as the inscription on a small plaque above the picture informs: “Hans Georg Ribbeck II had this altar to honor God, the churches for the zirat and the community for the towns andencken. In M. Aug. AO 1662. “At a later time, two kneeling, praying female figures were added to the gable of the altarpiece. The side frames of the altarpiece in the form of stylized eagles, each with an angel figure, are worth mentioning.
On the west wall of the altar area there is a carved pulpit made at the same time on a column. The polygonal pulpit is decorated with depictions of the four evangelists . The pulpit was dismantled in 2008 during the first interior work and poorly refurbished, but a thorough repair and addition of the missing sound cover still has to take place, for which a larger amount is required. It should also get a better place.
The wooden baptism was also made in 1662 and donated to the church. The octagonal piece of equipment is colored and contains verses from the Bible and images.
A stucco relief on the west wall is striking, showing the coats of arms of the founding family with the names of Hans George von Ribbeck and his wife Alb: Leop: Elis: von Erxleben (= Albertine Leopoldine Elisabeth von E.) 1781. Symmetrically next to it are relief-like death wreaths on epitaphs designed to commemorate the early death of three of their children. A patronage box that used to be in the nave has been removed.
Windows, lighting, walls and other things
The narrow, high-arched windows are grouped in pairs, fitted with simple glass and allow sufficient daylight into the nave. A six-armed brass chandelier hangs roughly in the middle of the flat, plastered ceiling . There is an identically designed double-six-armed candlestick above the altar.
The renovation work in the 1990s led to the uncovering of the remains of the wall painting from the 16th century in the interior of the church and in the tower. However, they are (still) covered by the organ.
The seating was also overhauled, repainted and supplemented during the extensive renovation work in recent years.
organ
- The first organ of the Seegefeld church was built in the workshop of the Potsdam organ builder Gottlieb Heise and was installed in the former chancel on the east side in 1845. The production and installation cost 492 thalers , of which 38 thalers, 27 groschen and 6 pfennigs had to be sued by Heise's widow. Despite the following modifications, including in 1865 by the Lütkemüller company from Wittstock and 1919/1920 by the Walcker company from Ludwigsburg, it was not possible to achieve a satisfactory sound.
- So the community decided to commission a new instrument, for which the company Kemper und Sohn in Lübeck was selected. This reformer organ was placed in the Seegefeld church on the east gallery in 1928. Minor technical errors that could not be eliminated, and again an inadequate sound, meant that a third organ had to be ordered shortly after the end of the Second World War .
- From 1952 onwards, the congregation had the organ builder Alexander Schuke in Potsdam rebuilt it and celebrated the organ consecration on November 4, 1956 . The converted south pore opposite the altar came into question as a location. Here it had to be dismantled in 1991 because of the first roof renovation work.
Several significant donations made it possible to set up the instrument in the eastern cross arm of the building on the ground floor. It was inaugurated again on the 1st of Advent 1999 with a concert. The organ is equipped with two manuals, a pedal and 14 registers . It is also used regularly for concerts. As part of the dismantling of the interior of the church from 2010, especially the planned relocation of the altar to the east side, it will have to move again and should then be given its final and acoustically favorable location in the north aisle.
Side room and surroundings of the church
Instead of the former patron's box, access to the Vierungseck was made possible with a courtyard exit. The preserved sacrament niche is located behind a door .
In the access area to the church there is a red sandstone memorial “For the Fatherland” depicting a dying soldier. Remains of an inscription (..XLEB ..) can be seen on the base, indicating that the von Ribbeck / Erxleben family donated the memorial. Also next to the church there is a cross of honor with the inscription "Our dead in distant earth".
To the east of the church building is the parish hall.
Community life (selection)
The Seegefeld community uses the church building not only for religious ceremonies, but also for concerts , readings and other events. Interested parties can take a tour or a guided tour. A parish letter is regularly issued for the members of the parish, joint excursions, Easter or Christmas events, discussion groups or homework supervision are also part of parish life. The leisure activities for young and old also include a children's choir, a gospel choir, a church choir, and a trombone group. Every now and then there are also services for the deaf .
The Seegefeld parish also maintains a day-care center opened in 1913 and two cemeteries after the first cemetery around the church was closed in 1830. Thus, in 1830 at Seegefelder Strasse 8-10 (expanded in 1901 by purchasing land) and in 1904 in the new district of Neu-Seegefeld at Spechtstrasse 31-39, new burial sites were created and looked after by the Seegefeld parish.
In the 21st century a community development association was founded, whose voluntary members actively participate in looking after the growing number of community members.
literature
- Hans-Joachim Beeskow : Guide through the Protestant churches of the Falkensee parish. Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Falkensee (Ed.), 2001, pages 76-81.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld. P. 75
- ↑ History section on the church website ( memento of the original from February 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Quotation from the building report for 2009 (PDF; 411 kB), printed in the parish church letter of October / November 2009, p. 6.
- ↑ Topping- out ceremony for the new roof structure on October 1, 2010 (PDF; 758 kB) in: Community letter from December 2010 / January 2011; P. 4, accessed on March 10, 2012.
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld , p. 77
- ↑ Parish Church Letter from November / December 2011; P. 10 (pdf; 859 kB) , accessed on March 10, 2012
- ↑ Renovation of the church roof and redesign of the interior (PDF; 662 kB) in: parish church letter from August / September 2010; P. 7, accessed on March 11, 2012.
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld , p. 78
- ↑ Information and thoughts on the redesign of the church interior (PDF; 1.4 MB) in: Community letter February / March 2011; P. 2 ff, accessed on March 10, 2012
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld , p. 78/79
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld , p. 80
- ↑ Organ history on the church homepage ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Beeskow: Guide through the Protestant churches […] Falkensee - Seegefeld , p. 79.
- ↑ Brief description of the evangelical cemeteries of the Seegefeld community on the church homepage ( Memento from February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Homepage of the community development association of the Seegefelder Church ( Memento from February 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ); Retrieved on February 5, 2016.
