Semlow Chapel

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Cemetery chapel
The model of the Semlow Chapel is the mausoleum in Schenna by Johann von Austria
Altar of the Semlow Chapel

The Semlow Chapel is a 19th century chapel in the cemetery of the West Pomeranian community of Semlow and was built on the model of the mausoleum of Archduke Johann of Austria .

The chapel

history

In 1878 a new cemetery was set up in Semlow on the outskirts of Schlemmin . Count Ulrich von Behr-Negendank then had a chapel built under the direction of the Berlin architect Wilhelm Walter . Construction work began on March 11, 1880 with the staking out of the construction site. On the birthday of Ulrich's father, June 24th in 1881 , the then local pastor Wallis consecrated it as a place of worship and grave. The funeral services of the community took place in the upper room. The cemetery wall was also completed in 1881.

After 1945 the chapel fell into disrepair, but was still used for Protestant and Catholic services and funeral services until the 1960s. Due to increasing vandalism and destruction of the window panes, the use was discontinued. However, the ornate decorative stones from the dilapidated masonry were secured for later restoration. After a structural engineering report by the preservation authorities, the restoration and reconstruction measures could begin in 1999, which lasted until 2010. On November 20, 2011 , the chapel was reopened for worship.

The outer

The neo-Gothic brick building with glazed molded stone decor was modeled on the mausoleum of Archduke Johann of Austria in Schenna near Meran (South Tyrol). The gable facade was designed with pointed arch portals and angel relief, in the gable there is a blessing figure of Christ and on the gable roof a filigree roof turret .

Furnishing

The coffins of the Behr-Negendank family were on display in the crypt . From 1881 to 1971 the carved Gothic altar of the Coronation of the Virgin Mary , which is now on permanent loan from the Semlow parish in the Marienkirche in Stralsund , was placed in a niche in the north wall of the chapel. During the major restoration, ceramic tablets with the names of the donors were placed there, which made it possible to rebuild the chapel. Since 2011 there have been restored benches for around 80 people in the interior. The church stalls originally come from the neo-Gothic castle church in Neustrelitz and were extensively restored in the carpentry of the Waldeck correctional facility .

Maintenance and use

Today the chapel is used again by the local parish for church services, guided tours, concerts and official acts. The maintenance of the chapel is made possible in a special way by the Association for the Preservation of Semlow's cultural assets.

Grave site of the Behr family

In 1998 the coffins from the chapel were reburied in a newly designed grave complex on the north side in front of the chapel. Since then, other family members have also been buried there.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Christian Friedrich Lisch, Yearbooks of the Association for Mecklenburg History, Vol. 6, p. 302.
  2. ^ Eberhard Kell, Ortschronik von Semlow. Part 1 (1320-1945) , Ribnitz 1995, p. 72.
  3. ↑ Eberhard Kell, Chronicle of Semlow. Part 2 , Ribnitz-Damgarten 2012, pp. 156–159.
  4. ↑ Semlower Friedhofskapelle on: ostseeferieninfo.de Retrieved on July 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ Eberhard Kell, Chronicle of Semlow. Part 2 , Ribnitz-Damgarten 2012, pp. 156–159.
  6. ^ Website of the Friends' Association. Accessed on July 23, 2020.

Coordinates: 54 ° 11 '5.02 "  N , 12 ° 39' 39.88"  O