Chapel Peenemünde
The Peenemünde Chapel is a church building in Peenemünde in the north of the island of Usedom . In addition to its function as a chapel , it now serves as a memorial for the victims of Peenemünde.
history
Peenemünde is, as the name suggests, at the mouth of the Peenstrom in the Bodden to the Baltic Sea. The history of the place can be traced back to the 13th century. In 1282 the area around the Peene Bay was allocated to the city of Wolgast . In 1306 Wolgast received the Peenemünde meadow from Bogislaw IV . Even then, there must have been a port at this point, which was of economic importance for the Hanseatic city of Wolgast on the mainland, where the Pomeranian dukes were seated. Due to its geographical location, Peenemünde became the scene of historical events in the following centuries.
During the Thirty Years' War , King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden landed here on June 26, 1630. After the defeat of the German Protestants, he intervened in the European religious and state conflict. A memorial stone in front of the chapel reminds of this incident.
In the 20th century, the name Peenemünde did not only go down in German military history. From 1936 the formerly small fishing village was a research center and test field for missiles and remote-controlled weapons and a restricted military area after the establishment of the Army Research Institute. After the end of World War II Peenemunde was until 1952 by the GSSD then and by the NVA the GDR used.
Building history
In 1876 a cemetery chapel was built in the cemetery of the fishing village at that time. The master builder was Friedrich Kräger, whose name is noted on a board at the entrance.
Since the rocket factory was built in 1936, the chapel, which was now in the restricted military area, has been neglected and has been left to decay for decades. On the 50th anniversary of the first bombing raid on Peenemünde in the night of August 17-18, 1943, the parish took the opportunity in 1993 to rebuild the chapel. This was so badly damaged that it was rebuilt in historical form. The interior has been redesigned. Today the chapel is also intended to serve as a memorial to the victims of Peenemünde. The inauguration took place on Memorial Day, August 18, 1993.
Building description
The outer
The chapel is a half-timbered building and designed as an octagon, an octagon. The upper end is an eight-part roof with a lantern-like attachment, which replicates the shape of the chapel in miniature. The roof covering is made of Spanish slate , the lead hood on the lantern and the stainless steel cross on it form a tasteful, optical unit in the material.
The inner
The interior was designed by the Stralsund painter and restorer Hermann Lindner according to a new concept with regard to the changed function of the chapel as a memorial . The walls of the octagon are black and white. The wooden ceiling supported by a star-shaped beam construction is also painted in a light tone. The room should act in its neutrality. The design of the black and white, diagonally structured altar wall is decisive. It is the support of a wooden panel that appears as a free-floating surface with an angled altar plate. The light is directed onto the altar plate through the original lattice windows on both sides.
Bell jar
The bell in the church forecourt was donated and consecrated in 1993 to commemorate the victims of Peenemünde. It is located in a free-standing belfry. The inscription on the bell reflects the occasion of the foundation and makes direct reference to the building as a memorial against the war.
Memorial stone
There is a memorial stone in the cemetery, which was first erected a little higher in 1930 in a small monument on the banks of the Peene River.
The plan for setting up the stone came from the Greifswald Society of Friends for the Study of Sweden . The stone, which originated in Sweden and was worked in a Wismar workshop, was bought by the student corporations of Greifswald University on June 26, 1930 on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Swedish army under King Gustav II Adolf during the Thirty Years' War near Peenemünde Professor Paul set up. It bears the inscription: Do not despair. You little bunch! Gustav Adolf landed here in mid-summer 1630, German admirers of his people erected this stone in 1930.
local community
Until 1945 the chapel belonged to the parish of Kröslin on the opposite bank of the Peene river . After the fall of the Wall , Peenemünde belongs to the parish of Krummin - Karlshagen - Zinnowitz with the Zinnowitz parish of the Pomeranian Evangelical Church and since 2012 to the Pasewalk provost in the Pomeranian Evangelical Church District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
literature
- Karin Hösch: Krummin, Karlshagen, Peenemünde. Passau 1994, ISBN 3-930102-24-2 , pp. 19-22.
- State Office for Monument Preservation Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Hrsg.): The architectural and art monuments in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Western Pomerania coastal region. Henschelverlag, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-89487-222-5 , p. 344.
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Munich, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03081-6 , p. 405.
- Brigitte Metz: Churches on Usedom. Usedom 1994, ISBN 3-937040-23-4 , p. 73.
- Dirk Schleinert : The history of the island of Usedom. Rostock 2005, ISBN 3-356-01081-6 .
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Unprinted sources
- University archive Greifswald
- 2.3 Theological Faculty. Deanery records 1832–1925. German Society for the Study of Sweden at the inauguration of the Gustav Adolf Stone.
- 2. 5 Faculty of Law. No. 32. Inauguration of a Gustav Adolf stone, 1924–1934.
- Stralsund City Archives
- 2.2-1 Manuscripts, No. 6. Chronicles and country descriptions, news about Peenemünde.
- 1.3-12 Church administration of the city of Stralsund 1707, No. 1403 From the consecration day in Peenemünde July 1, 1930.
- State Archives Greifswal. Postcard collection No. 161 Peenemünde.
- Wismar City Archives
- Trial files of the Tribunal 1653–1803. No. 25 therein about costs from the lawsuit of Pastor Eichmann with the residents of Peenemünde for quarterly allowance and Meßkorn 1701–1702.
Printed sources
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ PUB 2nd volume, 2nd department (1885) pp. 475-476.
- ↑ Karin Hösch: Peenemünde, Memorial Chapel. 1994, p. 19.
- ^ The architectural and art monuments in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Western Pomerania coastal region. 1995, p. 344.
- ↑ Karin Hösch: Peenemünde, Memorial Chapel. 1994, p. 21.
- ↑ See the historical postcard
- ^ Brigitte Metz: Churches on Usedom. 2009, p. 73.
Coordinates: 54 ° 8 '22.9 " N , 13 ° 46' 17.4" E