Gross Varchow Church
The church Groß Varchow in the district Groß Varchow of the municipality Möllenhagen in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is an early Gothic rectangular brick building from the year 1326.
history
In 1170 Groß Varchow belonged to the Broda Monastery . The first church was built around 1276. In 1326, Bishop Johann von Schwerin placed the newly founded church in Lehsten as a filia to the church in Varchow. Further renovations in 1825 gave the church its current appearance. Further repairs were carried out in 1860. The uniform neo-Gothic interior also dates from this period.
After decades of decline, extensive renovation began in the new millennium. As early as 2004, the inner tower framework, standing behind a brick outer wall, and the tower spire were repaired. The steel bell cage from the 1970s, which disrupted the historical construction and also had a static load, was removed again and the much older wooden one was repaired.
In September 2007 the church tower was restored for over 130,000 euros. Further measures followed with the repair of the roof structure of the nave in 2007 and the choir roof, including the renewal of the roofing with plain tiles in 2009.
The tower was consecrated on January 11, 2008. A new tower ball was filled with the construction documents, small change and a flyer reporting on the collection campaign. On July 12, 2009, the bell was ceremoniously brought in a procession from Lehsten to the church in Groß Varchow. Then Mrs. Finkenstein rang the bell once and consecrated it.
Exterior view
The church is a rectangular brick building with an octagonal choir closure from 1326.
The mighty west tower with a high pyramidal hipped roof also dates from the Middle Ages . Its brick formats of 300 mm in length, 160 mm in width and 100 mm in height are of unusual size and, as monastery format stones, are more likely to be found in late Romanesque churches of the 13th century. With field stones in the basement, there are ogival brick panels and sound openings with a round finish on the upper floor. The nave has pillars and a frieze on the eaves. The two-part windows are closed in an ogival shape and have sharp-edged stepped walls. With the west portal and the north sacristy , they were greatly changed during the restoration in 1860. The reconstructed spire from 1741 was put on. The spire of the Gross Varchow church again carries a billy goat standing upright.
inside view
A flat wooden beam ceiling spans the interior. The uniform, simple neo-Gothic furnishings date from the time the church was rebuilt in 1860. The interior of the tower was given a vaulted false ceiling and served as a room for the baptisms.
Furnishing
Two bells:
- The old bell is from 1568. The new bell was cast by the Bachert bell foundry in Karlsruhe and consecrated on July 12, 2009. The bells were removed during the tower restoration. Two steel bells from 1959 were no longer attached and are now in the tower. Their ringing had affected the tower due to the increased vibrations resulting from the high mass. The bell from 1568 has been restored and reattached. It bears the bell saying: “Man does not live on bread alone.” On the back it says: “Ev. Church of Groß Varchow “; a Jerusalem cross is present as a sign .
- Stalls, altar , patronage boxes from 1825.
- Sauer organ from 1861 with 11 stops on two manuals and pedal , not playable.
- Two pastor pictures: On the south side Nikolaus Breddin († 1738) and on the opposite side his father-in-law and predecessor Friedrich Steinhagen († 1703). They worked in the village after the Thirty Years War .
- Altar from 1860 with image of Jesus on the cross with landscape with hill on the right in the background by the painter Wilhelm Greve (father of Fritz Greve ) from Malchin
- Above the right patron s box seven Gothic carved figures from a triptych from the 15th century.
- Wall texts on both sides.
Text on the left: Come to me all who are troublesome and burdened, I want to refresh you
Text on the right: Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it in a fine, good heart and bear fruit in patience - The ceiling beams are painted with flowers.
- The choir windows are made of stained glass.
- The baptismal font has eight corners. In the text there is a cross at each corner. The baptismal bowl and the baptismal stand probably also date from around 1860. The text around the baptismal font: Let the little children come to me, because such is the kingdom of God . The baptismal bowl shows Adam and Eve next to the apple tree with the snake.
Pastor Nikolaus Breddin
Bell from 1568
Neo-Gothic fifth
organ
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graveyard
The cemetery is laid out around the church and is surrounded by a field stone wall with a brick top.
local community
The church is a branch church of Möllenhagen and belongs to the affiliated parish Möllenhagen-Ankershagen. It is part of the Stavenhagen church region in the Neustrelitz provost, Mecklenburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
Literature and Sources
literature
- Friedrich Schlie : The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 5: The district court districts of Teterow, Bützow, Malchin, Stavenhagen, Penzlin, Waren, Malchow and Röbel. Schwerin 1902, pp. 216-219 (reprint: 1993, ISBN 3-910179-08-8 ). archive.org
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Munich / Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03081-6 , p. 212.
Printed sources
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ MUB VII. (1872) No. 4749.
- ↑ Jens Amelung: Groß Varchow, district of Mecklenburg Lake District, village church. In: KulturERBE in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Volume 8/2012. Schwerin 2014, ISBN 978-3-935770-42-2 , p. 184.
- ^ Hermann Rönnberg: The church to Gr. Varchow. MJB XL (1875), p. 211.
- ^ Friedrich Schlie: The estate and church village Varchow. 1902, p. 218.
- ^ Entry in the Mecklenburg Organ Inventory, Malchow Organ Museum
- ^ Friedrich Schlie: The estate and church village Varchow. 1902, p. 218.
- ↑ Church regions
Coordinates: 53 ° 34 ′ 37.2 " N , 12 ° 56 ′ 11.2" E