Johanniskirche (Kühlungsborn)

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The Johanniskirche Kühlungsborn is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Kühlungsborn in the Rostock district . The parish belongs to the Rostock provost in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

history

View of the altar and the group of the triumphal cross

Kühlungsborn was created by merging the villages of Brunshaupten, Arendsee and Fulgen in 1938. The Johanniskirche is located in the Brunshaupten district. In 1219 Brunshaupten was mentioned under the name "Brunshovede" (= Bruno's court or port) in the founding document of the Sonnenkamp nunnery . The reason was the donation of thirty hooves and half of the beach fishery to the monastery, which was initially based in Parchow near Kröpelin and later in Neukloster . Up until the Reformation, the monastery not only acquired greater ownership, but also patronage of the church and the highest jurisdiction. After secularization in the middle of the 16th century, the patronage went to the sovereign. The painter Selle painted the chairs around 1707 and decorated the windows with foliage. In 1710 an organ was installed by the organ builder Johann Engelbrecht Gerhard from Rostock. A new gallery was built for this purpose. The pavement in front of the chancel was raised in the 17th century. In 1777 the parish of Brunshaupten was merged with Biendorf , which lasted until 1850. In 1843/44 the organ was replaced by a new one by Heinrich Rasche from Rostock. The interior painting was renewed at the end of the 20th century.

After extensive renovations, the old parish barn was inaugurated as a community center for the 2003 harvest festival and expanded as a center for children and young people in Advent 2004.

Extensive renovation

Stud work in the tower

In order to avoid major damage, extensive renovation work was carried out from 2010. Damage to the roof, the masonry, the vault, the wooden sleepers in the tower and the altar pieces were removed. The power wiring was completely renewed. The lighting concept was completely redesigned and then the new lighting technology was installed. a renovation of the floor in the interior was necessary and the church forecourt was redesigned. Georg von Knorre from Rostock undertook the professional restoration of the late medieval and baroque figures. After the damage to the wood had been repaired, the Nussbücker organ building company from Plau moved the instrument to its original location; the sound perception was improved.

Structural investigation

The structural and wood protection investigations were carried out by Jörg Baschista. Major damage was found to the eaves of the roof. The construction timbers were extensively examined. The various construction phases over the past centuries can be proven by the existing joinery symbols. From the care and nature of the work, conclusions could be drawn about the high will to preserve. Damage to the inaccessible rafters in the area of ​​the choir polygon was suspected.

After extensive renovations, the church was put back into use in March 2012.

Outdoor area

  • Side view

  • Choir view

  • graveyard

  • Cemetery view

Building description

Fragment of the original medieval painting

The oldest part of the church is the nave. It was built from field stones in the 13th century and initially had a flat wooden ceiling, which was later replaced by a vault. At the corners, the masonry is reinforced by supporting pillars. The shape of the narrow slit windows indicates the transition from Romanesque to Gothic . The choir made of field and brick with a north sacristy is younger, it was built in the late fourteenth century and closes with three sides of an octagon . The choir is vaulted and slightly higher than the nave. The separation of choir and nave is formed by a triumphal arch with a triumphal beam on which a crucifixion group stands. To the west of the nave is a wooden tower that has stood in its current form since 1680. The planking was applied to a massive beam construction. There is a tower clock in the top of the tower. A wooden tower is said to have existed before that. Evidence of this is the still existing bronze bell from 1495. On the north side of the nave there is a sacristy extension, on the south side there is another extension with a Gothic gable.

Interior decoration

  • The crucifixion group on the triumphal beam in the triumphal arch dates from around 1400.
  • The Madonna is also from around 1400 .
  • The brass chandelier was made for another church in 1597 and given to the community around 1713.
  • The medieval altar is no longer there. In 1707 a baroque altar was installed, of which only a few figures have been preserved in the choir: they depict David, Peter, Paul, Moses and John the Baptist. They were carved by the Lübeck master Bernhard Lübbers.
  • The baptism angel is also a work by Lübbers from 1707. The acquisition was made possible by donations from the parishioners, which were collected in a sealed box by three church leaders and the sexton within three days.

Carved figures

  • Madonna

  • Baptism angel

  • Peter

  • Paul

  • The pulpit by Rostock master Adam Hartig dates from 1698. It is decorated with reliefs depicting the disciple Johannes , the four evangelists and Christ as the Savior of the world . A peculiarity in the depiction of the evangelists is remarkable, they are barefoot. Since the figures were painted yellow, they do not stand out clearly.
  • Around 1660 citizens of Brunshaupten had stained glass installed in the choir windows, most of which show family coats of arms. Among them are also the remains of a Danish and Mecklenburg coat of arms.
  • The organ was installed in 1963 by the Bautzen company Eule . At first it had its place on the side gallery, since 1981 it has been on the middle gallery. It has 11 sounding registers on 2 manuals and pedal and a total of 724 pipes. The organ was dismantled in 2011 by master organ builder Andreas Arnold. She was badly damaged by woodworm infestation. All wooden parts were fumigated in the workshop. The mechanics and the pipework have been refurbished. Openings have been added to the left side of the housing for better long-term radiation. The entire wooden case was treated with semi-oil, it had dried out completely over the decades. The instrument was rebuilt at its original location on the south pore.
  • As part of the renovation in 2012, a new altar was planned and made by the artist Gerd Frick from Brandenburg. The altar, kept in functional and modern forms, consists of plexiglass layers in various colors. The color arrangement refracts the light.
  • The new lectern and the cross also come from Gerd Frick's workshop. A silver leaf insert was inserted into the cross.

Bells

  • In the tower hang three bells that Jubilate- and the cantata bell, and a small bell to Beiern . The large bell has a diameter of 120 cm and was cast in 1840 at the Hausbrandt bell foundry in Wismar. The smaller bell from 1834 has a diameter of 108 cm. The bronze bell from 1495 bears the inscription O rex gloriae, Christe, veni cum pace (O King of glory, Christ, come with peace).

Interior decoration

  • pulpit

  • The organ on the gallery

  • Lectern

  • View into the tower, framework

  • Easter candle in front of the acrylic altar

Rectory

Rectory

The rectory belonging to the church was built in brick in 1870. It stands next to the cemetery that is laid out around the church.

literature

  • Heinrich Schreiber: The church at Brunshaupten-Arendsee . In: Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn (Ed.): Kühlungsborner Yearbook 2013 . Print ODR GmbH, Rostock 2013.

See also

List of churches in the Rostock parish

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kühlungsborn on the pages of the Evangelical Church in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
  2. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Art and History Monuments of Mecklenburg , Volume 3, 1899, p. 530
  3. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  4. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  5. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  6. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Art and History Monuments of Mecklenburg , Volume 3, 1899, p. 531
  7. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  8. ↑ Kühlungsborn Yearbook 2013 Ed. Touristik Service Kühlungsborn GmbH Kühlungsborn, Druck ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013, pages 117 and 118
  9. ^ Website of the parish
  10. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  11. ^ Dehio, Georg , edited by Hans-Christian Feldmann, Gerd Baier, Dietlinde Brugmann, Antje Heling, Barbara Rimpel: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . Deutscher Kunstverlag , 2000 ISBN 3-422-03081-6 , page 295
  12. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  13. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39
  14. ^ Friedrich Schlie: Art and History Monuments of Mecklenburg , Volume 3, 1899, p. 532
  15. ^ Website of the parish
  16. ↑ Heinrich Schreiber The Church of Brunshaupten-Arendsee in Kühlungsborn yearbook 2013, publisher Touristik-Service-Kühlungsborn, print ODR GmbH Rostock, 2013 page 39

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Coordinates: 54 ° 8 ′ 14 "  N , 11 ° 45 ′ 4.5"  E