Vahldorf village church
The village church Vahldorf is the Protestant church in Vahldorf in Saxony-Anhalt .
Architecture and history
The church goes back to the Romanesque period . On the west side of the rectangular nave, built from rubble stones, a west transverse tower was also placed in the Romanesque style. The eastern part of the ship was rebuilt in 1621 and 1710. An inscription reminds of the latter modification. In the baroque of today's upper part of the tower was built.
The sacristy , the apse and the vestibule on the north side were added in 1903.
The inside of the church is spanned by a wooden barrel ceiling. It was renewed at the end of the 20th century. The nave is connected to the hall of the basement of the tower by two high round arches. The gallery on the north side and parts of the west gallery date from 1691. The west gallery was extended in 1781 when the baroque, curved organ prospect was installed . The organ was created by the Magdeburg organ builder Adam Heinrich Ritze .
The altar and the short southern gallery, which were added in the course of the redesign in 1903, are more recent . At the same time, the colored glass windows of the Quedlinburg company Ferdinand Müller were made in the apse of the apse. They represent Christ as the good shepherd . The pulpit also dates from 1903 in the neo-Romanesque style . It is decorated with rich carvings. Symbols of the evangelists can be found in the panels.
The octagonal, late-Gothic baptismal font, carved in the shape of a chalice, dates back to the 16th century . At the end of the 15th century, a chest made of oak with iron straps was built. The original north portal of the church has an oak door that was made in the Middle Ages .
There are three old bells in the church. The middle and oldest bell with a diameter of 98 cm was cast in 1478 by the Magdeburg bell caster Hans Bedding . Church dignitaries are depicted on the bell. In addition, there is a Latin inscription which, translated into German, reads: Greetings, gracious ones, the Lord be with you - Beddig. In the year of the Lord 1478 .
The smallest of the bells was cast in 1501. Their diameter is 62 cm. It bears the inscription Oh King of Glory. Christ come with peace. In the year of the Lord 1501 . The big bell was built in 1502. It was cast by the Magdeburg Klawec Backmester , whose name is immortalized on the bell, with a diameter of 117 cm. On the bell is the inscription: O King of Glory Christ, come in peace; with you Maria, Johannes. In the year of the Lord 1502 and a representation of the Mother of God with the baby Jesus.
literature
- Folkhard Cremer in Dehio, Handbook of German Art Monuments , Saxony-Anhalt I, Magdeburg District , Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , page 954
Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 27 " N , 11 ° 30 ′ 6.7" E