Langeneß Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church Langeneß is the only church on the Hallig Langeneß . It is centrally located on the Kirchwarft .
Previous buildings
Until the loss of land in the 14th century , there were many parishes in the area of today's Halligen . Due to the demise of some churches, the newly created Halligen Langeneß, Nordmarsch and Butwehl belonged to different parishes on neighboring islands or Halligen. It was not until 1599 that Nordmarsch received its own church again. Due to storm surges, this had to be rebuilt and relocated several times. The name of the Kirchhofswarft , where the Hallig cemetery is still located today, is reminiscent of the last location of the building, which was finally demolished in 1838 .
The Hallig Langeneß received its first preaching place in 1658 and in 1666 the first regular pastor . In 1663, a full-fledged church was built at the current location, which was completely renovated in 1725 and used until 1894.
Construction and history
The current thatched building was built in 1894 on the foundations of the previous building. The western part was expanded, the eastern part was divided and set up as a school. After the school received other buildings in the 1960s, the church was redesigned and renovated in 1975/76, with the former school section also being converted into a two-story parish section.
Today the church is at a height of 4.44 m above sea level. NHN and thus already 3 m above the mean flood . In addition, it is protected by a wall on the terp edge, whose height is 5.5 m above sea level. NHN is.
Furnishing
Some of the current furnishings come from the old church in Nordmarsch, such as the painted winged altar from 1670, the pulpit from 1696 and the pews from 1686. The ceiling of the church interior , which was painted in 1730 with biblical scenes, is striking. The altar is donated by two boatmen from Langeness and shows important scenes from the New Testament , such as the crucifixion of Jesus , the last supper and the four evangelists .
There are two baptismal fonts inside the building. A baptismal font made of shell limestone is dated to the 13th century and is now in the entrance room, while the baptismal font used today for baptisms in the main room is made of sandstone and dates from the end of the 16th century.
The names of the pastors of the church have been recorded chronologically since 1658 on two boards on the west and south walls. The frame of the older panel dates from 1706. On the north wall and above the altar there are two crucifixes , both of which are dated to the 17th century.
In the 20th century, the votive ship , the Easter candlesticks, the chandelier and the sculpture found on the south wall in the mudflats off Langeneß were added to the furnishings .
One of the most remarkable pieces of the original interior, the 188 x 204 cm oil painting The Beheading of John the Baptist , is now in Husum Castle . The painting is said to have come to the island as flotsam in 1706 , it is attributed to Gerard Seghers and dated to the year 1620. Due to its very realistic depiction of the beheading on the Hallig, it was not shown publicly for long. Carl Haeberlin found it in the attic of the church in 1903, had it extensively restored and later brought to Husum.
Bell tower and cemetery
The church has a small cemetery on the south side and a stack of bells in front of the northwest corner . Its single bronze bell dates from 1957, weighs 125 kg and has the striking note f 2 . The remains of a historic sandstone coffin stand directly in front of the bells, and in the middle of the cemetery is the statue Rufer zu Gott by the Hamburg sculptor Gertrud Weiberlen.
Photographs and map
Coordinates: 54 ° 38 ′ 26.5 ″ N , 8 ° 36 ′ 59.7 ″ E
Pastors Board
Painted ceiling
Baptismal font
Bells and flood protection gate
literature
- Georg Quedens : The Halligen . 14th edition. Breklumer Verlag, Breklum 2014, ISBN 3-7793-1114-3 , p. 70-73 .
- Georg Quedens: Inselkirchen . Breklumer Verlag, Breklum 1980, ISBN 3-7793-1118-6 , p. 113-117 .
- Matthias Krämer: Little guide through the Ev.-Luth. Church on the Hallig Langeneß . Ed .: Parish Langeneß / Nordmarsch. Self-published (Flyer, after 1996).
Web links
- Address of the congregation on the website of the North Church
- The history of the church on the website of the municipality of Langeneß & Oland