Wulkau village church

Wulkau village church, view from the apse

The church tower from the southwest

Interior, view towards the altar and apse with mosaic

The village church Wulkau is the Protestant church of the district Wulkau in the municipality of Kamern , located in the northeast of Saxony-Anhalt . The building is mostly neo-Romanesque .

history

The apse and some other areas in the east of the building date from the first half of the 14th century, but were subsequently changed. After a lightning strike and the fire caused by it in 1839, the nave was torn down and rebuilt in 1863–1864 as a neo - Romanesque three-nave hall longhouse .

Architecture and equipment

The central and side aisles are each equipped with a gable roof. The tower, which is square up to the 4th floor, then merges into an octagon and has a tent roof . The ceiling of the nave is flat in the western part and barrel vaulted in the eastern part . The wooden horseshoe gallery from 1865 is supported by two round arches.

The dome of the apse is decorated with a gold mosaic image of Jesus. It was made by an Italian artist. To the left and right of the apse there are paintings by Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon . The stone altar in neo-Romanesque style has a tabernacle and parapets, also made of stone, on the left and right. The font in the same style has a square shape with set corner pillars. The carved pulpit stands on an octagonal column.

The organ, like many others in the region, was built by Friedrich Hermann Lütkemüller in 1865.

A door leaf of the sacristy dates from 1655.

Web links

Commons : Dorfkirche Wulkau  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Thomas Hartwig: All Altmark churches from A to Z . Elbe-Havel-Verlag, Havelberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-9814039-5-4 , p. 553 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 45 ′ 33.3 "  N , 12 ° 4 ′ 11.7"  E