Gross Markow Church
The Evangelical Church of Groß Markow is a neo-Gothic hall church from 1840 in Groß Markow , a district of the municipality of Lelkendorf in the Rostock district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . The church belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation High Mistorf the provost Rostock in Mecklenburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
location
The Teterower street leading from southwestern coming to the historic village green. From there it continues in a northeasterly direction. The building stands south of this street on a slightly raised area that is not fenced .
history
In the region around Groß Markow, the von Levetzow ruled for many centuries , who thus also held the church patronage . After they had a manor house built in the village in 1829, craftsmen built a manor church on the historic village green in 1840 at the behest of Alexander von Levetzow (1786–1861) . Four years after his death, Friedrich Wilhelm Winzer built an organ into the church. In the years 1889 and 1890 which led church through an extensive renovation of the building. The windows were decorated with stained glass and the west tower was built. After the end of the Second World War and the land reform in Germany , the building became the property of the municipality. In 1993 the artist and glass designer Thomas Kuzio repaired the two south-facing windows using historical fragments. The organ was repaired two years later.
Building description
The building in the forms of the early, romantic neo-Gothic was essentially erected from reddish brick on a circumferential base made of uncut field stones . The apse is drawn in, semicircular and divided with pilaster strips over the entire height . In between, a black cross is worked into the upper half, which is decorated by a frieze arranged above and below . It has a conical roof with windows worked into it. In the middle, lower field is an epitaph that reminds of Fideikommissherr Theodor Vollrad Ferdinand von Levetzow (* February 16, 1811, † May 15, 1899), a half-brother of Ulrike von Levetzow . His grave is to the east of the structure. The choir adjoins the apse, which takes up the height and width of the nave . It is decorated on its east wall with two ogival panels . Above it is a surrounding cornice and a gable with a cross, also decorated with panels . There is a large window on the north and south sides.
The southern wall of the nave is dominated by three similar, pointed arched windows. This is followed by a two-winged gate to the east, above a rectangular inlet with a plaque reminding of the builder Alexander Carl Ludwig Wilhelm (ACLW) Theodosius von Levetzow. In the middle the Levetzow coat of arms, including an inscription from Philippians 2.11 LUT to read: “To the glory of God, the father of the son and the holy. Spirit ”. The north wall is structured with four windows of the same type.
The slender church tower connects to the west . It can be entered from the west through a large gate. Above it is a plate with the inscription "TvL 1871". The portal is decorated by two powerful buttresses arranged on the side . Above it is a surrounding frieze in which a cross has been worked. On the floor above , on the west side, there is an ogival window, followed by another frieze with pinnacles . On the tower floor there is a lancet window with tracery into which sound arcades are incorporated. It ends with a pyramid roof and a tower ball with a cross.
Furnishing
Von Levetzow was not only a squire and church patron, but also cathedral capitular in Magdeburg and Halberstadt . He was therefore inspired by other sacred buildings when furnishing the church . A candlestick therefore has the design language of a comparable piece from Halberstadt Cathedral . Also worth seeing is a marble baptismal angel carrying a baptismal bowl. The original is from Bertel Thorvaldsen and is in the Frauenkirche in Copenhagen . It was often copied, for example as a zinc cast in the St. Petri Church in Wolgast .
The rest of the furnishings, including the pulpit , the chairs and the gallery , were made of wood and date from the time the church was built. The apse is richly painted and shows Jesus Christ and the evangelists . It is separated by a neo-Gothic choir screen with tendrils and pegs. In front of it is the altar with a crucifix on it. The glass windows were designed by the Ferdinand Müller glass painting company from Quedlinburg on behalf of the von Levetzow family. In addition to inscriptions, they show scenes from the New Testament .
The interior of the building is flat covered; the transition is designed with a haunch .
To the east of the church is the grave of the von Levetzow family. In the northeast, a grave cross commemorates the fallen from World War II.
literature
- Georg Dehio (edited by Hans-Christian Feldmann et al.): Handbook of German Art Monuments - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin / Munich, 2016, ISBN 978-3-422-03128-9 .
- Church of Groß Markow , website of the Lelkendorf Interest Group, accessed on February 14, 2018.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Church of Groß Markow ( Memento of the original from October 31, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Lelkendorf interest group, accessed on February 14, 2018.
Coordinates: 53 ° 49 ′ 39.5 ″ N , 12 ° 41 ′ 49 ″ E