Wiepersdorf village church (Niederer Fläming)
The Protestant village church Wiepersdorf is a late medieval stone church in Wiepersdorf , a district of the municipality of Niederer Fläming in the district of Teltow-Fläming in the state of Brandenburg . The church belongs to the parish of Zossen Fläming . It is included in the manor district of Wiepersdorf Castle .
location
Highway 714 leads south through the village when coming from the north. To the west of the street, Wiepersdorf Castle is located on extensive grounds with a castle pond and an orangery. The church is in the northeast area of the property.
history
The core of the building goes back to a medieval field stone building. From a church account book from 1661 it becomes clear that the place probably fell desolate as a result of the Thirty Years War and that the church was presumably damaged by the effects of the war: “First of all, it is to be known that this church here in Wiepersdorf in the 30 years and confessed even longer, no resident could be found in the village, none the less so, with God's help, the high-born, strict and manly Mr. Hans George v. Leipzigk , on Wiepersdorf fief and court lord , have this church there ready again at his own expense. ”It is thanks to the patronage of the Leipzig church that the building was renewed at the end of the 17th century. In 1683 an altar was built , but it was not placed in the building, but was placed in the village church of Kossin . In 1701 a new altar was built, which was finally installed in the church. In 1734 Gottfried Emanuel von Einsiedel acquired the little country Bärwalde and with it Wiepersdorf. On his initiative, a crypt was built under the choir in 1737 as well as a patronage box for the von Einsiedel family. A new tower was also built, which was demolished in 1820. In 1738 the church received its first organ from the organ builder Friedrich Emanuel Marx , which was replaced by a new instrument in 1895. In 1780 the church patronage changed to Joachim Erdmann von Arnim . One of his sons, Ludwig Achim von Arnim, took over the management of the estate and in 1823 saw to it that a new church cemetery was built. On the initiative of Achim von Arnim-Bärwalde, a grandson of the German writer Achim von Arnim , the building was converted into a Romanesque style in 1894/1895 . For structural reasons, the builders did without a church tower and built a free-standing bell tower. The new church consecration took place on July 7, 1895. The building was renovated between 1966 and 1971 and after 1990. After 1945 the parish had the box closed and used the newly separated room as a winter church . The organ was also moved in the course of this construction work. On July 20, 1967, workers opened the tomb. Two brass plates with the Einsiedel coat of arms were removed from the coffin and placed next to the organ.
Building description
The structure was essentially built from field stones , which were then plastered . The building has a rectangular floor plan; the east wall is straight. There are two large round arched windows in the lower area, the facings of which are emphasized by a plastered keystone . Above it is a revolving cornice above came the renovation in the years 1894/1895 a mezzanine - floor added. The east field is structured with pilaster strips , each with a smaller arched window and a frieze that opens downwards at the transition to the eaves .
The north wall is divided into two parts; in the center is a small, rectangular porch that extends over the entire height of the structure. To the north is an arched window in the middle, above it on the mezzanine floor two further, interconnected arched windows. To the east, in the lower area, are two pressed-segment arched windows; above in the eastern area a group consisting of three windows, to the west a group of two. In the western area, only the eastern one of the original two windows has been preserved; the western one is blocked and plastered. On the upper floor, as on the eastern side, there are two or three coupled windows. On the south side there are three large arched windows in the lower area and the main entrance in the western area, which can be reached via a small staircase. Two more, rectangular gates are located in the middle and eastern area of the building. A total of four fields have been worked out on the upper floor; therein three grouped arched windows.
On the west side there are three large arched windows, above them on the northern and southern sides a small arched window and a frieze that opens downwards. In the middle is a plastered panel that breaks up this frieze. The gable above is windowless and plastered. The building has a simple hipped roof .
Furnishing
The pulpit altar goes back to a foundation by Count von Einsiedel in 1701 and was restored in 1971. The rounded pulpit basket shows Jesus' Last Supper in a painting and stands between two columns that are decorated with cartilage and angels. Above is the coat of arms of those of Einsiedel and another coat of arms. A painting shows the bust of Christ and was made by Achim von Arnim around 1880. In the western box hangs a mural made in grisaille . It is dated to the year 1847 and shows the flight into Egypt . The painting was restored by the von Arnims around 1900. A coat of arms relief, which served as a coffin shield in earlier times, shows the coat of arms of those of Einsiedel. The relief is made of gold-plated brass and was made in 1745. The arcades between the box and the nave are blocked. The building has a flat roof inside.
The organ was built by Ferdinand Dinse around 1895 . The instrument has a manual and eight stops .
On the outer south wall, three epitaphs commemorate Joachim von Leipzigk , who died in 1609 , Christian von Leipzigk, who died around 1660, and a woman who died in 1590. Next to the choir is the von Arnim family's hereditary burial site. The tombs are designed the same, with limestone slabs and bronze heraldic reliefs. The grave complex was restored beginning in April 2012. Damages in the concrete base and the metal grille were repaired.
A plaque with the following inscription is attached to the southeast corner of the structure:
“Give me love and a happy mouth, That I may announce you, Lord of the earth. Health gives with carefree property, A pious heart and firm courage; Give me children who are worth all effort, drive away the enemies from the familiar flock; Then give wings and a hill of sand, The hill of sand in the dear fatherland, Give the wings to the spirit that is heavy with parting, That it can easily tear itself away from the beautiful world. "
Below is a plaque with the inscription: “In memory of / Friedmund Ernst / Freiherr von Arnim / born on May 24, 1897 / Zernikow / Mark Brandenburg, / died on January 13, 1946 / in Tula / Russia / last man on / Zernikow , Baerwalde and / Wiepersdorf “.
A free-standing bell tower with two late medieval bells still stands in front of the building. The structure, originally made of wood, was replaced by steel in 1968.
See also
literature
- Georg Dehio (arr. Gerhard Vinken et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Brandenburg. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-422-03123-4 .
- Evangelical Church District Zossen-Fläming Synodal Committee for Public Relations (Ed.): Between Heaven and Earth - God's Houses in the Church District Zossen-Fläming , Laserline GmbH, Berlin, p. 180, 2019
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Wiepersdorf Church , website of the Niederer Fläming community, accessed on February 10, 2020.
- Dorfkirche , website of the Wiepersdorf manor house, accessed on February 10, 2020.
Individual evidence
- ^ Village church , website of the Wiepersdorf manor house, accessed on February 10, 2020.
- ↑ Information board : Arnim's grave complex in Wiepersdorf Castle Park , set up at the grave complex, February 2020.
Coordinates: 51 ° 52 '58.5 " N , 13 ° 14' 28.4" E