Holy Spirit Church (Rostock)

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View from the south
Historical view
Walcker organ

The Holy Spirit Church is a neo-Gothic church building in Rostock . It was built in 1905–1908 on the corner of Margaretenstrasse and Borwinstrasse in the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt and is used by the Evangelical Lutheran Holy Spirit Congregation , which belongs to the Rostock provost in the Mecklenburg parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

history

With the structural expansion of the city towards the west at the end of the 19th century, the population increased in these suburbs in particular. Since the Jakobikirche was regularly hopelessly overcrowded, it was necessary to build a church. After long, grueling negotiations between the Mecklenburg regional church and the Rostock councilors, who had patronage duties here , the boundaries of the parishes in Rostock were only adapted to the population development in 1905, thus enabling the establishment of a new parish. The church was the first church to be built since the Middle Ages at the city's expense and was designed by the renowned architect Johannes Vollmer in a neo-Gothic style with 1,000 seats. The church was named after its location on the Heiligengeistfeld, which previously belonged to the Heiligengeist Hospital. Construction began on the new building, which cost 439,000 marks , in August 1905 and was consecrated on April 26, 1908. The church is laid out as a cross in its floor plan and its tower is 70 meters high. The brick walls with glazed stones as decorative elements stand on the foundations of Swedish granite .

organ

The organ was built in 1908 by EF Walcker & Cie. built in Ludwigsburg. It is the largest Walcker organ in Mecklenburg . The instrument has pneumatic action and a total of 41 stops on three manuals and pedal . It was last restored by Christian Scheffler in 1999–2001 .

I Manual C-g 3
1. Principal 16 ′
2. Drone 16 ′
3. Principal 08th'
4th Hollow flute 08th'
5. Viola di gamba 00 08th'
6th Gemshorn 08th'
7th Distance flute 08th'
8th. Octave 04 ′
9. Reed flute 04 ′
10. Octave 02 ′
11. Cornett 08th'
12. Mixture II-IV
13. Trumpet 08th'
II Manual C-g 3
14th Quintatön 16 ′
15th Principal 08th'
16. Concert flute 08th'
17th Reed flute 08th'
18th Salicional 08th'
19th Octave 04 ′
20th Transverse flute 04 ′
21st Piccolo 02 ′
22nd Intoxicating fifth II00
23. Clarinet 08th'
III Swell C – g 3
24. Darling Dumped 16 ′
25th Violin principal 00 08th'
26th Flauto dolce 08th'
27. Darling Dumped 08th'
28. Aeoline 08th'
29 Vox coelestis 08th'
30th Flauto amabile 04 ′
31. Flautino 02 ′
32. oboe 08th'
Pedal C – f 1
33. Principal 16 ′
34. Violon 16 ′
35. Sub bass 16 ′
36. Dacked bass 00 16 ′
37. Octavbass 08th'
38. Flute bass 08th'
39. cello 08th'
40. Dacked bass 08th'
41. trombone 16 ′
  • Pairing :
    • Normal coupling: II / I, III / I, III / II, I / P, II / P, III / P
    • Super octave coupling: I / I, III / I
    • Sub-octave coupling: III / II
  • Playing aids : Fixed combinations (mf, f, tutti), 1 free combination, tongue holder, crescendo roller

today

Today the community of the Holy Spirit Church with over 2,250 members is one of the most important communities in Mecklenburg, especially since there are many young people and students among them. In addition to the church services, the church is also used for concerts of various musical styles. For parish work, an approx. 70 m² parish room was created under the north gallery in 2014 with a glass front that can be opened to the church room.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Festschrift for the restoration of the Walcker organ , comprehensive information on history and disposition.

Web links

Commons : Holy Spirit Church  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 54 ° 5 ′ 19 ″  N , 12 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  E