John the Baptist Church (Wiesens)

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John the Baptist Church
Interior

The Evangelical Lutheran St. John the Baptist Church in Wiesens , a district of Aurich , was built in the middle of the 13th century as a late Romanesque hall church made of bricks.

history

Due to the arched arcades on the long sides, the view was taken that it was originally a three-aisled basilica. As with comparable churches such as the Eilsumer Church or the Reformed Church in Bunde , however, there are blind arcades that divide the walls into two zones. The original apse on the east side was replaced by a rectangular choir in the 15th century. In 1818 four meters from the height of the church walls were removed, which also caused the upper window closure to suffer. In the medieval free-standing bell tower is one of the oldest bells in East Friesland, which dates from the time the church was built. In 1821 a buried pot with silver coins from around 1400 was found in the church.

Furnishing

Rohlfs organ from 1822

The interior of the church is simply designed and is closed off by a flat wooden ceiling. Originally there was a three-bay vault in the church. Only a fragment of the Romanesque font from the 13th century has survived. Another from the 14th century has a cup-shaped shape. The crucifixion painting was created in the 17th century. The retable of the altar dates from 1715 and probably comes from the Cröpelin workshop, as does the pulpit from 1735.

organ

The organ was built by Johann Gottfried Rohlfs from 1820 to 1822 with ten stops on a manual and attached pedal and has been largely preserved. An extension by Johann Martin Schmid (1909/10) to 13 registers and two manuals was reversed by the organ building company Alfred Führer in the course of a comprehensive restoration from 1979 to 1981.

Today the instrument has 10 manual registers again (Bordun 16 ′, Principal 8 ′, Gedackt 8 ′, Octave 4 ′, Rohrflöte 4 ′, Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′, Octave 2 ′, Sexquialter II, Mixtur IV, Trumpet 8 ′ ). These are largely the original Rohlfs registers. The original wind chests, the pedal keyboard and the double bellows restored in 1910 are also preserved. The instrument is also equipped with a tremulant and a Zimbelstern .

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 35.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 75, 149, 155 f., 223 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .

Web links

Commons : Church of St. John the Baptist  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Genealogy forum: Wiesens ( memento of September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), as of October 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Kiesow: Architecture Guide Ostfriesland . 2010, p. 251.
  3. ↑ Kiesow: Architecture Guide Ostfriesland . 2010, p. 252.
  4. ↑ Reinhard Ruge (NOMINE eV): Wiesens, St. John the Baptist - Organ by Johann Gottfried Rohlfs (1822). seen October 9, 2010.

Coordinates: 53 ° 27 '8.9 "  N , 7 ° 33' 21.2"  E