Behind church

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Behind church

The Reformed background Church is located in the East Frisian Hinte . The building, originally consecrated to St. Martin , is considered to be one of the most important late Gothic church buildings in East Frisia. Until the Reformation it was a provost church of the diocese of Münster, where broadcasting courts were held in addition to services . The church, together with the Hinta castle and the adjoining residential buildings, form a unique ensemble for East Frisia.

history

Interior with nave and choir

The rear church is on the northeastern edge of the village throws . It had at least one previous building, of which the bell tower from the 13th century, standing apart from the building, was preserved. The current building was erected in the second half of the 15th century as the provost church of the Münster diocese . In its wall elevation, the tracery and the vaults, the building is very similar to the monastery church of Ter Apel , consecrated in 1501 , so that it is stylistically dated around 1500. The north wall of the previous building was probably integrated into today's church. This is indicated by the remains of an old portal in the north wall, which is cut through by a buttress.

At the time of its construction, the building had entrances on the north and south sides. Originally a chapel was added to the south and on the north side of the choir polygon there was a sacristy , the door of which is still there. Both extensions were demolished in later times. The year 1688 affixed to a vaulted area is associated with a major repair, in the course of which the chapel annex and the sacristy may have been removed.

Building description

The church from Hinte was built in the late Gothic style as a single-nave hall church with a polygonal choir made of bricks. It has a length of 46.7 m and a width of 10.2 m.

Its outer walls are relatively unadorned and only structured by the supporting pillars and window openings with sandstone tracery and a surrounding coffin cornice. The north wall of the church is now windowless. Originally existing windows were bricked up. In the east, the church is closed by a polygonal choir with a five- eighth end.

Inside the nave, the nave is divided into five bays by belt arches . The ceiling is spanned in the choir with a star and in the nave with net vaults. The window openings on the south side have largely been preserved in their late Gothic original state. Its sandstone tracery shows fish bubbles , while scale-like tracery has been preserved on the walled-up windows on the north side. The windows of the choir have a simple framework .

The belfry was built according to the parallel wall type. It is two-storey and has three arched acoustic arcades each, and two more arched arcades in the gable. The older bell dates from 1789, weighs 2.5 tons and has a diameter of 161 cm. Another bell was cast in the 1960s.

Furnishing

Ahrend & Brunzema organ behind the historic prospectus

Only remnants can be seen of the original paintings on the net vault of the ship . The ceiling painting over the central window in the choir vault with Christ as the judge of the world dates from the first quarter of the 16th century. The flaming sword and the blooming lily indicate his justice and mercy as well as his worldly and spiritual power and are regularly encountered in representations of the Last Judgment . It is probably the last pre-Reformation fresco in East Friesland.

A worn grave slab in the choir dates from 1489 and shows a chalice. The part on which the name of the deceased was written has broken off. Vincent Lukas designed two tombstones with depictions of the dance of death , which are now in the rear church. One depicts the maiden Oeffer Emke Ripperda, who died in 1547, between columns and ornate arches, another depicts the Junker Frederick Ripperda. On a wall grave you can see Junker Omeko Ripperda, whose legs were amputated in an accident when a car drove over them. Belief in the physical resurrection can be recognized by the fact that he is shown above as a young man with his limbs restored.

The baptismal font from 1569 in the shape of a cup indicates the shape of the Renaissance . In 1616 the Lord's Supper table and the choir stalls were made. Master Albert Frerichs created the baroque pulpit in 1695 with herms in the lower area, twisted columns and fruit hangings between the fields of the pulpit and a large hexagonal sound cover. At the beginning of the 18th century the prieche for the church patron was created . The seating dates back to 1761. The leaded glazing on the windows dates from 1909.

organ

An organist Martinus is attested for the year 1539 in Hinte. Repairs to the organ were carried out in 1580 and 1584. A major reconstruction and a conversion to the choir screen took place from 1613 to 1619. The organ was repaired by Jost Sieburg (“Joest Seborch”) from 1645 to 1653 and by Johann Friedrich Constabel in 1748/49 . Johann Friedrich Wenthin created a new organ from 1776–1781, of which the historical prospectus has been preserved. In 1909 P. Furtwängler & Hammer replaced the complete pipework and built in a pneumatic action . Behind the historical front, Ahrend & Brunzema built a new organ with eight registers on a manual and attached pedal in 1958 .

I Manual C – f 3
1. Quintadena 16 ′
2. Praestant 8th'
3. Dumped 8th'
4th octave 4 ′
5. Pointed flute 4 ′
6th octave 2 ′
7th Mixture IV-V 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
8th. Trumpet 8th'
Zimbelstern
Pedal C – f 1
attached

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Sons, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 64 f.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . Verlag Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1986, ISBN 3-925365-07-9 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .
  • Justin Kroesen, Regnerus Steensma: Churches in East Friesland and their medieval furnishings . Michael Imhof, Petersberg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86568-159-1 (translation from Dutch).

Web links

Commons : Behind Church  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kiesow: Architecture Guide Ostfriesland . 2010, p. 109f.
  2. ↑ a b c Ev.-ref. Church: Evangelical Reformed Church to the rear ( memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), viewed on May 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Georg Dehio: Dehio - Handbook of German Art Monuments: Handbook of German Art Monuments, Bremen, Lower Saxony . German art publisher; Edition: revision, greatly expanded edition. Munich, Berlin (January 1, 1992). ISBN 3-422-03022-0 . P. 736
  4. ^ Ortschronisten der Ostfriesische Landschaft : Hinte, administrative seat of the municipality of the same name, district Aurich (PDF; 50 kB), viewed on May 11, 2011
  5. ^ Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches . 1986, pp. 167-170.
  6. ^ Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches . 1986, pp. 143f.
  7. ^ Ostfriesen-Zeitung of December 21, 2012 , viewed January 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ Kroesen, Steensma: Churches in East Friesland and their medieval furnishings. 2011, pp. 28-30.
  9. ↑ Kroesen, Steensma: Churches in East Friesland and their medieval furnishings. 2011, p. 257.
  10. ↑ Kiesow: Architecture Guide Ostfriesland . 2010, p. 113.
  11. ↑ Kiesow: Architecture Guide Ostfriesland . 2010, p. 112.
  12. ↑ Kroesen, Steensma: Churches in East Friesland and their medieval furnishings. 2011, p. 264.
  13. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden . Hauschild Verlag , Bremen 1995, ISBN 3-929902-62-1 , p. 219-230 .
  14. ↑ Organ on NOMINE eV , seen April 23, 2011.

Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 58.5 ″  N , 7 ° 11 ′ 42.3 ″  E