Zichtau village church
The Zichtau village church is the Protestant church in the village of Zichtau in the Altmark in Saxony-Anhalt .
building
The church was built in 1589, presumably on the foundations of a previous building. The building of the half-timbered , rectangular, plastered church was carried out under Ludolf XIII. von Alvensleben (1555–1610), who founded the pastor's office. A renovation took place in 1779. Plastered half-timbered extensions were built on the north and south sides. An inscription with a coat of arms above the entrance refers to Johann Friedrich VII von Alvensleben (1747–1829) and Carl Ludolf von Alvensleben (1746–1813) as donors .
The tower is designed as a square roof tower with a hood and is located on the west side. The lantern of the tower turns into an octagon. The interior of the nave has a flat ceiling that rests on coves .
inventory
The wooden pulpit, which dates from 1695 according to the inscription, is remarkable. The polygonal basket rests on a winding column. The pulpit is decorated with several paintings. In addition to images of the evangelists , the expulsion from Paradise and the Annunciation are shown. Above the pulpit is the sound cover , which is provided with the coat of arms of the patron saint.
The altarpiece was made in 1696. The Last Supper is shown here on a painting and the Resurrection is shown in the gable of the altar .
There is a patronage chair in the northern area . It is dated around 1780 and is glazed. The ceiling is provided with stucco . Flower tendrils and the coat of arms of the von Alvensleben are shown there. Further images and inscriptions can be found on the parapet fields, such as the alliance coat of arms of Busso XIII. von Alvensleben (1600–1654) and Helena von Veltheim (1611–1684) as well as Johann Friedrich I von Alvensleben (1647–1703) and Elisabeth Sophia von Bülow (1652–1698).
A baptismal angel in the church dates from the Baroque period .
There is also a glazed prieche on the south side of the church . Colored glass windows depicting Christ in the mandorla date from 1888 . There are also several tombstones in the church. An epitaph for Johann Friedrich I von Alvensleben, who died in 1703, is executed in alabaster . In addition to the coats of arms of those of Alvensleben, the coats of arms of Elisabeth von Bülow and Lucie Catharina von Schulenburg can also be seen. Both were wives of the deceased. There is an inscription plaque between double columns . Mourning geniuses flank the ensemble.
The tombstone of Ludolf XIII, who died in 1610 . von Alvensleben shows a relief of the deceased and four ancestral coats of arms.
On the west side there are more gravestones from the 18th century.
literature
- Udo von Alvensleben-Wittenmoor: Zichtau under the gentlemen v. Alvensleben. In: Heimatbuch. Contributions to Altmark local history. Volume 4, Gardelegen 1940/41, pp. 219-249.
- Dehio, Handbook of German Art Monuments, Saxony-Anhalt I, Magdeburg administrative district. 2002, Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , page 1034.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 36 ′ 25.8 " N , 11 ° 17 ′ 56.9" E