Evangelical Church Donop
The Protestant church is a listed church building in Donop , a district of Blomberg in the Lippe district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
History and architecture
The church was originally under the patronage of St. Paul . The small hall building with a recessed choir square was built from quarry stone in the 12th century . The square west tower is a little younger. The arched windows were enlarged at the beginning of the 19th century. The cross-arm-like southern extension probably dates from the end of the 16th century. The grave vault of the von Donop zu Altendonop family is located on the north side of the church under a sloping roof . It was built in 1703 and expanded in 1810. A large coat of arms tombstone of the von Donop family from 1681 was placed next to the entrance. In the interior, groin vaults rest over shield arches on stepped corner templates. A longitudinal barrel vault was drawn into the tower hall . Most of the wall and vault paintings date from the beginning of the 16th century. They were discovered and supplemented between 1964 and 1966. There were u. a. painted wall hangings, capitals and vaulted ribs found.
Furnishing
- The pulpit from the beginning of the 17th century was renovated in 1728 and rebuilt in 1939.
- The Romanesque font was added to the chalice shape in 1992.
- The organ was built in 1970 using the organ front from 1691, the new breastwork was clad with parts of the gallery parapet from 1689.
- The domination gallery with turned columns and carved balustrade fields was probably built around 1670 by Cordt Scheffer. The gallery was converted into the southern extension in 1965.
- One bell from the 14th century and one from 1650.
literature
- Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011 ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2
Web links
- History and photos (accessed March 21, 2012)
Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 16.8 ″ N , 8 ° 59 ′ 41.2 ″ E