Rerik Church

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Church in Rerik, 2007
Church from the East, 2019
Church tower, 2019

The St. Johannes Church in Rerik is a church belonging to the Affiliated Parish Rerik-Biendorf in the Rostock district . The community belongs to the Wismar Propstei , Mecklenburg parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

history

Between 1245 and 1300 three clergymen, the pastors, Dietrich, Johann and Berthold were named to Alt Gaarz. The fishing village itself was first mentioned in 1267 when listing the goods owned by the Sonnenkamp monastery in today's Neukloster . On May 26, 1267, Pope Clemens IV awarded the nunnery in Neukloster an umbrella letter and on January 25, 1271, Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg confirmed the possession of all goods to the monastery, including Alt Gaarz. The Wustrow peninsula to the west was first mentioned in 1273, was the seat of the von Moltke family in the 14th century and the von Oertzen family until 1590 . In 1567 Alt Gaarz went up in flames, the arsonist is said to have been the sexton Severinus Helmich, an arch villain who broke into the tannery and stole everything. The fishing village burned down, only the brick church remained. In 1591 the von Vieregge sat on Wustrow.

After the Thirty Years War , Wismar , the island of Poel and the Neukloster office fell to Sweden until 1803. Pastor Christian Wulf also suffered from the troubled war system. In 1639 they wanted to set fire to all the rooms in the rectory, but after they had been billeted, the rectory was completely ruined. All household items have been plundered and destroyed, he has had to add his grain and cattle. Six months later the pastor's family died of the plague .

From ancient times until after 1668 the patronage was with the Duke of Mecklenburg. After that, the owners took over the church patronage on Wustrow, from 1848 it came back to rule. During the Swedish rule, the Swedish colonel and commander of Wismar, Erich Hansson Ulfsparre, acquired Wustrow. In 1666 Helmuth Otto Freiherr von Winterfeld was named, after 1696 those from Pleesen were on Wustrow. The von Kettenburg family in 1760, the Goldschmied family in 1782 and the Stever family from 1820. From 1860 Johann Steinsaß was pastor in Rerik for twenty-two years. He is said to have been an original in thinking, speaking and acting. But the congregation also brought a complaint because he did not prepare adequately for his sermons. One Sunday Superintendent Scheven appeared in the church among the audience. But Steinsaß had found out about the distinguished visitor beforehand and this time he had prepared himself excellently; he gave an excellent speech. As he got down from the pulpit, he brushed against Scheven's chair. In passing he leaned over to him and whispered to the superintendent, with whom he stood up to you and you from the university: Huh, Korl, you don't want to wait?

Building history

The stately church in the former town of Alt Gaarz, which was renamed Rerik in 1938 and made a town, is a brick building built in the middle of the 13th century. According to the latest dendrochronological dating, the wooden roof structure is said to date from 1243.

The late construction of the tower after 1400 may be surprising, since in the Middle Ages churches in the immediate vicinity of the coast always served as navigation marks. It is not known whether there was a previous tower. The painting of the church in 1668 on behalf of the sovereign by the Wismar painter Hinrich Greve. During the restoration in 1974, sections of the original wall paintings around 1300 were exposed. The entire restoration took place in the years 1971 to 1979. The roofs of the choir and nave were repaired from 1992 to 1993 and covered with new roof tiles. The colored glasses in the three window group of the eastern choir were repaired in 2001 by the Rolf Köhler glazier from Kühlungsborn . In 2006 a new staircase was installed in the tower.

Building description

The church in Rerik is one of the best examples of an early Gothic brick building in the Mecklenburg coastal area , comparable to city churches in the vicinity, such as Neubukow .

Exterior

The church was designed in the form of a three-aisled, but only two bay long hall church with a square choir and a retracted tower. All components have wall bases of different heights made of square stone.

The choir in the east seems to be the oldest construction phase. The round arch above the priest's gate on the south wall and the surrounding double toothed frieze under the eaves are striking . In addition to the staggered group of three windows in the east wall, the large recessed screen cross is to be emphasized in the gable dirt between the twin screens. In the southern choir wall there is a group of two windows. At the southeast corner of the choir, a massive, brick supporting pillar was added in the 18th century and the southern choir window was enlarged.

In the outer contour, the nave dominates the choir considerably. Erected at a short time after the choir, enormous improvements can already be seen in the construction. Together with the pairs of windows, the pilaster strips provide a specific pattern, the longitudinal walls are each divided into two similar compartments. In addition to two simple slit windows, the nave has four pairs of pointed arches. The extensive inventory of ornamental stained glass from the second half of the 19th century, including all windows, is designed in carpet patterns that vary by window. On the east wall of the nave there is a pointed arch frieze and in the gable there is a rising stair frieze and staggered triple panel.

In the west rises a square tower with a high eight-sided pointed helmet, also called a bishop's hat. Like the southern porch, the tower is a late Gothic addition, probably after 1400. Its block-like, cubic shape is particularly striking. The panels and segment-arched sound hatches of the side walls are paired and are combined by coupling panels. All four side walls merge seamlessly into the unadorned shield gables of the spire. Inside the tower base, the walls open into large, deep niches. The planned arching was not implemented, shield arches are still in place. Originally, the tower hall was almost fully open to the main nave of the nave.

Interior

View towards the altar

The interior of the nave with its broad nave is flanked by two narrow aisles. The vaulted bases of all three naves are on the same level. Both structurally and functionally, the nave and the choir form a whole. Inside, the choir is separated from the nave by a triumphal arch and has a simple groin vault . In the longitudinal extension between the tower and the choir, the space is divided into two bays by the two pillars. They are strikingly similar, but different due to their strongly graduated profile. The southern bundle pillar seems to be the older one, because angular and rounded bars alternate here. The north pillar, on the other hand, has fluted and rounded edges. The vaults consist of steep and towering caps, they are heavily busted cross vaults with ribbon ribs and steep ogival belts.

In the tower hall, to the left of the staircase, hangs the armor of Hardenac von Bibow, who died in 1684, as the heir to Blengow . In the tower there is still a piece of a very old cheek with an incised coat of arms . The first coat of arms can only be guessed at and could be v. from Pentz with the letters HV VP underneath. The second coat of arms is the coat of arms of Preen with the letters S P. the 3 awls of the shield image are horizontal.

The rich decoration was carried out in 1668 by Hinrich Greve from Wismar and is still shown today as an ensemble of unique completeness in the coastal area. Ornamental motifs predominate, which mainly emphasize arching. The windows are framed with shell work. The elements that divide the room, such as pillars, septum arches, belt and diagonal ribs, are emphasized by motifs that are geared towards their physicality. In the vault caps there are angels with banners. On the surfaces between the windows, apostles stand on plinths with their names inscribed. The frieze made of reefed cloth running around the height of the window sills is a motif that was used as early as the Middle Ages.

With its well-preserved medieval furnishings, the interior has a special charm.

altar

Baroque altar and Wustrow gallery

The main altar today has a wooden top from 1754/55. In the predella there is a small painting with a communion scene. Above it rises an architectural structure with two marbled and coupled pairs of columns that support an architrave with cherub heads. The pillars are framed by a painted crucifix and the crucifixion after the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck . Two allegorical figures stand in front of them. Acanthus carvings complete the composition. The essay is completed by a lunette gable held by figures of angels, which shows an ascension scene.

Former main altar

The shrine of a carved altar stands on a plinth in the south aisle , probably from the third quarter of the 15th century. It shows the crucified Christ with Mary and John as the central scene in a fully plastic figure composition. The figures of Anna the third under a crowning canopy and John the Baptist stand on both sides through vertical bars . The altar wings and the predella have been lost.

pulpit

The pulpit from 1751/52 with splendid ornamental carvings and a four-part pulpit clock . The decor consists almost exclusively of acanthus carvings. On the sound cover with the strut crown, cherub heads and the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit appear as figural motifs. Crowned by the pelican, which legend says brought back to life its dead cubs with its own blood. A motif that was often used to symbolize the idea of ​​salvation. A special feature of the pulpit is the four-part sermon clock . In this way the pastor could keep his sermon time and his audience could estimate how long the sermon would last.

  • pulpit

  • four-part sermon clock

  • former main altar

  • Triumphal cross

Baptism angel

The wooden baptismal font hanging freely in the choir is likely to have been created around 1755 at the same time as the pulpit and the altarpiece.

Triumphal cross

On the north wall above the baptismal font hangs a former triumphal cross with painted evangelist symbols from the 14th century. It shows the crucified with the three-point nailing typical of that time. On the arms of the cross are the medallions with the angel for Matthew , the bull for Luke , the lion for Mark and the eagle for John . Originally the triumphal cross stood on a beam under the triumphal arch at the entrance to the choir. The associated assistant figures Maria and Johannes are no longer available.

Christening, 2013
Organ, 2013

Baptismal font

The limestone fifth from the end of the 13th century stands today on the eastern side of the north wall of the nave. At the cuppa is a blend series with lobed arches and in the interstices three and four passes.

Baptismal font

The hexagonal old offering box has a wrought-iron lid, and the wooden basin with style and base was decorated with ornamental carvings.

organ

The unusually designed for Mecklenburg organ with central gaming table of 1793 is one of the narrow life work of Wismar organ builder Christian Friedrich Colbows as the only preserved new building. Here the styles mix between Rococo and Classicism . Today's instrument with 14 registers on two manuals and a pedal was installed in the old case by the organ builder Friedrich Wilhelm Winzer from Wismar in 1870.

In 1973 and 1974 the VEB SCHUKE organ builder from Potsdam made new arrangements using a winegrower's register. The entire technical infrastructure of the winery with shop, action, wind supply and play area was retained and continued to be used. In 1973 a new pewter brochure was added. The gallery with the curved parapet and the ornate plait decoration was built as early as 1780. The local work of the Potsdam company stands in the middle between new construction and renovation.

Patronage temples

The parapets of the patronage galleries are richly decorated with carvings, which have a significant impact on the spatial appearance. Originally there were four galleries.

The Wustrow'sche gallery. In the choir room on the north wall above simple box stalls stands the splendid Wustrow gallery with the coat of arms of the Kettenburg and von Plessen, which is still in its original state . It has a pilaster structure and its parapet areas have flat ornamental carvings. It is crowned by a heraldic cartouche held by two lions. The gallery belonged to Philipp Kajus von der Kettenburg (1708–1760) on Wustrow and Tützen, and in 1739 he married Eleonore von Plessen (1702–1771) in Güstrow.

The Mechelsdorf gallery. The Mechelsdorf gallery is located on the north side of the nave. According to the carved figures, it was probably made in 1682 and has the richest decor of all the galleries. The parapet bears a coat of arms , which is held by putti , as well as ornamental cartouches. The corners are accentuated by columns turned in pairs, between which there are sculptural putti. Heraldic shields and allegorical figures stand on the ceiling beam with cherub heads. At that time, the master of Mechelsdorf was Adolf Hans von der Lühe , who married Eva Elisabeth von Moltzan (1661–1712) in 1676 . Both coats of arms are present on the gallery.

The Hohen - Niendorf - Kägsdorfer gallery. The oldest and at the same time the simplest gallery is the Hohen - Niendorf - Kägsdorfer gallery from the first half of the 17th century. It was of a simple box shape and had no roof. Its parapet areas were structured by simple, partially overlapping profile frames. It stood in the west yoke of the north nave and was removed in the interests of a better room layout. The coat of arms of Plüskow and von Bülow are no longer available.

The Blengower gallery. It is the youngest gallery and dates back to around 1800. It was moved from its original location in the east yoke of the north nave to the tower. Due to its sober design, the parapet fields framed with profiles and the crowning semicircular gable, the gallery is not very conspicuous. Only the two golden lions that keep their heads asymmetrical seem to be of interest here. This apparent coincidence was probably intentional and has to do with the original location. Because when the gallery was built, the Blengowers had a dispute with the pastor, but they could not get through. As a kind revenge, they had those two lions attached, their heads turned so that they kept sticking their tongues out of the pastor's sermon.

coat of arms

In the church in Rerik there are 44 coats of arms on the galleries, the tombstones, in the tower and on epitaphs of 18 noble families. They are von Below, von Bibow, von Bülow, von Hahn, von Kardorff, von Kettenburg, von Krakewitz, von Lehsten, von der Lühe, von Maltzan, von Oertzen, von Plessen, von Plüskow, von Preen, von Quitzow, von Stralendorf, von Vieregge and an unknown coat of arms.

Bells

Originally there were four bells in the church. The St. John's bell from 1460 was brought to the Hamburg bell cemetery in 1942 and destroyed there in an air raid. A bell from 1480 became unusable due to a crack and the metal was used together with a smaller bell in 1892 for the casting of Friedrich-Franz-III. -Bell used. This bell was destroyed in the First World War. The Catherine's Bell was made in 1519 and hidden during the Thirty Years War and was lost for about 100 years. It was only dug up in front of the church tower in 1742, prepared and hung up again.

In 2012, Günther Uecker had his nailed spiral (For Rerik) auctioned off by the Villa Grisebach auction house in Berlin for the benefit of the Rerik Church . The proceeds (340,000 euros) were originally intended to be used to cast a bell that was destroyed in the war. In fact, two new bells were consecrated at Easter 2013. Both bells were artistically designed by Günther Uecker. On the smaller bell, Uecker made reference to his well-known nail pictures - in the lower third of the bell there is a surrounding relief of nails. There are now three bells hanging in the Reriker church.

  • Rerik church bell 1.jpg
  • Rerik church bell 2.jpg
  • Rerik church bell 3.jpg
  • Rerik church bell chair.jpg

The St. John's Bell, cast in 1460, had rare, art-historically significant carved bell drawings .

epitaph

Epitaph of Hardenac von Bibow

On the west wall in front of the passage to the tower hall is a large carved epitaph for Hardenac von Bibow (1628–1684), heir to Bengelow, Danish-Norwegian colonel in the Baroque style. This epitaph was originally located on the left wall in front of the choir in the Blengow gallery that was then there. Created after 1684, it consists of a central coat of arms, which is framed by numerous alliance coats of arms . A text underhang as well as a cherub and putto complete its appearance. The inscription reads: THE WOLGEBORNER MR MR HARDENAC OF BIBOW. DERO KÖNIGL: MAYST. TO DENNEMARCK NORWAY HIGH-ORDER OBRISTER OVER A REGIMNT TO ROS, HERBON OF BLENGOW IS DRILLED Ao 1628, AUG. UNDT SEELIG SLEEPING Ao 1684, APRIL 24, HIS AGE 56 YEARS 7 MONTHS, 27 DAYS: HIS SOUL GOD GNEDIGLYCH.

In the middle of the epitaph is the Bibow coat of arms with the red rooster for the recipient. The ancestors are listed in pairs on the sword and spindle side. The parents are with both coats of arms at the top of the circular arrangement. The middle coat of arms above the red rooster is for the father Heidenreich von Bibow and the mother Elisabeth von Vierecken. To the left of the head father, on the father's side Hardenac von Bibow with his mother, on the father's side Mette von der Lühe. On the right side the upper father, maternal side Friedrich von Vieregg and the upper mother, maternal side Sophie von Bülow. On the following 24 alliance coats of arms, the parents' fathers and mothers, superparent fathers and mothers and the superparents on the paternal and maternal side are always listed. These include the noble families Hahnen , Preen , Belowen , Quitzowen , Lehsten and Kardorff .

In the tower hall hangs a polychrome wooden epitaph for von Plüskow without a date on the north side .

Grave slabs

There were two grave slabs in front of the altar . They are placed on the wall in the south entrance of the church. One plate bears the coats of arms of Oertzen and von Stralendorff . The inscription reads: Anno * domini * m * cccc * lxv * iar * done * starf * de * edelghebaren * vicke * van * oerssen * un * alheyt * syne * husvrouwe * dat * en * got * gnedich * vn * barmhartich * sy * The two people are the miner and Mecklenburg councilor Vicke von Oertzen, owner of Wustrow, died in 1465 and buried in the local church. His wife is Adelheid von Stralendorff from the Gamehl family, who probably died in 1465 and was buried in the church. The second, heavily worn grave slab is provided with the remains of an unrecognizable coat of arms and was used as a grave stone for Johann Schütze, who was pastor in Alt Gaarz from 1682 to 1704. A third, heavily worn grave slab is attached to the wall behind the altar. Traces of Oertzen's coat of arms suggest Sivert von Oertzen.

Pastors

Names and years indicate the verifiable mention as pastor.

  • 1245–1300 clergymen Dietrich, Johann and Berthold.
  • 1355–1405 church rector Gerhard Cruse.
  • 1405– 0000Viceparre Henning Evermann.
  • 1414–1421 Johann Cletzeke.
  • 0000–1506 Pleban Eggerd Schwarz.
  • 1506–1516 Johann Lüderstorf, sued Mathias von Oertzen on Roggow .
  • 1535–1549 Jodocus Scheler, appointed by Duke Albrecht , fled to Lübeck.
  • 1549–1553 Georg Pantzier (Pantzen, Pantzin).
  • 1553–1581 Johannes Wipperdingk, previously six years sexton in Alt Gaarz, deposed due to age .
  • 1582–1592 Georf Auriga, previously Kapellan zu Schönberg , pastor in Damshagen .
  • 1592–1631 Matthias Rötger from Westphalia.
  • 1631–1639 Christian Wulf from Greifenhagen / Pomerania , died of the plague.
  • 1639–1681 Christian Liskow from Prenzlau . Full-length portrait as an oil painting from 1668, probably by Hinrich Greve from Wismar. Inscription: Chritianus Liscovinus Pastor zu Gartz was born in Pentzlou in the Marck Anno 16. confierjet in his 68 and his preach in 43 year blessed died ano 1682 on August 21st
  • 1682–1704 Johann Schütz from Alt Karin.
  • 1705–1733 Hartmann Hermann Müller from Grabow . His portrait as an oil painting no longer exists.
  • 1737–1778 Johann Heinrich Hasse from Rostock. His portrait is available as an oil painting.
  • 1779–1782 Peter Bernd Stange, pastor's son from Bernitt .
  • 1783–1803 Leopold Adolf Heinrich Fabricius from Great Many .
  • 1803–1842 Johann Joachim Riedl from Diedrichshagen .
  • 1843–1860 Christian Gottfried Berg, son of a pastor from Wustrow , then in Hagenow
  • 1860–1882 Johann Friedrich Ludwig Steinsaß zu Wichmannsdorf near Kröpelin , son of the estate inspector. He was an original in his thinking, speaking and acting, but remained unmarried.
  • 1882–1917 Ludwig August Willers from Pampow near Schwerin .
  • 1919–1921 Sibrand Ludwig Hans Siegert, then Güstrow parish church .
  • 1922–1964 Heinrich Ernst Julius Hamann, provost from 1934.
  • 1965–1969 Walter Schultz.
  • 1970–1978 Manfred von Saß.
  • 1978–2002 Heiko Münch.
  • 2002–2017 Karen Siegert, also Russow and Biendorf .
  • 2018– 0000Jean-Dominique Lagies.

Today's church

The districts of Bastorf, Bolengow, Gaarzer Hof, Garvsmühlen, Hohen Niendorf, Kägsdorf, Meschelsdorf, Meschendorf, Rerik with church, Wendelstorf, Westhof and Wichmannsdorf belong to the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Rerik. The parish is connected with the parish Biendorf - Russow , and the parish seat is Rerik.

Churchyard

Stever mausoleum with church, 2019

In the east corner of the cemetery there is an octagonal mausoleum . It was built from brick in 1858 and has a flat tent roof. It belongs to the Stever family. Theodor Ernst Stever, born on March 12, 1781 in Rostock, bought Wustrow and was enfeoffed with Wustrow and Tützen on August 25, 1820. His son Theodor Ernst Stever, born on September 3, 1815 in Rostock, became the heir to Wustrow and was a councilor. He was married to Caroline Marie Pauline Wächter. On January 30, 1857, he had a fatal accident with a hunting rifle. His son, the last owner of Wustrow, was struck by lightning. In the pointed arch above the entrance to the mausoleum is the coat of arms of Stever (1742), carved in sandstone. It depicts in silver a broad red bar covered with two slanted silver swords with golden handles, above a rummaging brown hunting dog, underneath three red hearts, on the helmet with the red-silver cover the hunting dog watching.

literature

  • Friedrich Schlie : Art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. III. Volume: The district court districts of Hagenow, Wittenburg, Boizenburg, Lübenheen, Dömitz, Grabow, Ludwigslust, Neustadt, Crivitz, Brüel, Warin, Neubukow, Kröpelin and Doberan. Schwerin 1896 (new edition 1993) ISBN 3-910179-14-2 , pp. 507-513.
  • Horst Ende : Village churches in Mecklenburg. Berlin 1975, pp. 27, 125, 145.
  • Horst Ende: Town churches in Mecklenburg. Berlin 1984, pp. 110, 175-176.
  • Gerd Baier, Horst Ende, Brigitte Oltmans, Heinrich Trost: The architectural and art monuments in the Mecklenburg coastal region with the cities of Rostock and Wismar . Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-362-00523-3 .
  • Rolf Bullerjahn: The parish church to Rerik. DKV art guide No. 500/9 Munich, Berlin 2007.
  • Ernst Bahr, Bernhart Jähning, Klaus Conrad, Antjekathrin Großmann, Ralf Koehler, Sabine Kühne-Kaiser, Roderich Schmidt and others: Handbook of the historical sites of Germany , Volume 12: Mecklenburg / Pomerania . Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-520-31501-7 .
  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , edited by Hans-Christian Feldmann, Gerd Baier, Dietlinde Brugmann, Antje Heling, Barbara Rimpel. Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-422-03081-6 , pp. 444-445.
  • Reinhard Kuhl: 19th century stained glass, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the churches. Rerik, District Doberan, Ev. Church of St. Johannes, Leipzig 2001 ISBN 3-361-00536-1 , pp. 163–164.
  • ZEBI eV., START eV .: Village and town churches in the Wismar-Schwerin parish. Bremen, Rostock 2001, ISBN 3-86108-753-7 , pp. 40-41.
  • Edelgard Feiler, Klaus Feiler: The forbidden Wustrow peninsula. Berlin 2012, ISBN 3-86153-323-5 .
  • Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. Karlsburg 2007.
  • Max Reinhard Jaehn : Organs in Mecklenburg. Rostock 2008 ISBN 978-3-356-01267-5 , pp. 108-111.
  • Dörte Bluhm: Churches in Mecklenburg . Rerik (Wustrow Peninsula), St. Johannes. Rostock 2013. ISBN 978-3-356-01598-0 , pp. 164-166.
  • Tilo Schöfbeck: Medieval churches between Trave and Peene. Berlin 2014 ISBN 978-3-86732-131-0 .

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Printed sources

Unprinted sources

  • State Main Archive Schwerin (LHAS)
    • LHAS 5.12-3 / 1 Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ministry of the Interior .
    • LHAS 5.12-4 / 3 Department of Agriculture, Domains and Forests.
    • LHAS 5.12-7 / 1 Mecklenburg-Schwerin Ministry for Education, Art, Spiritual and Medical Matters.
    • LHAS 5.12-9 / 10 Wismar district office 1921–1945.
  • State Church Archives Schwerin (LKAS)
    • OKR Schwerin, personnel and exams.
    • OKR Schwerin, Specialia Section 3, No. 17, 25. 26.
    • State superintendent of Rostock-Land, 33 Rerik (Alt Gaarz), No. 40 Bauten-Kirche 1936–1984.
    • Alt Gaarz (Rerik) architectural drawings and plans of ecclesiastical buildings, No. 001–008 floor plan, section, choir, side windows, chairs and seats, gallery, on cardboard and parchment undated, master builder illegible.
  • City archive of the Hanseatic city of Wismar
    • Estates.

Web links

Commons : Kirche Rerik  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rerik - Wismar church region - Wismar priory - municipalities and regions - Mecklenburg - kirche-mv.de. Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b MUB II. (1864) No. 1120.
  3. ↑ a b MUB II. (1864) No. 1215.
  4. ^ Friedrich Schlie: The church village Alt-Gaarz. 1899, p. 509.
  5. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches of Rerik and Russow. 2007, p. 6.
  6. ↑ ZEBI eV, START eV: Rerik. 2001, p. 40.
  7. ↑ Reinhard Kuhl: Rerik, District Doberan, Ev. Church of St. John. 2001, p. 162.
  8. ^ Horst Ende: Village churches in Mecklenburg. 1975, p. 145.
  9. ↑ Reinhard Kuhl: Rerik, District Doberan, Ev. Church of St. John. 2001, pp. 163-164.
  10. ^ A b Rolf Bullerjahn: The parish church to Rerik. 2007, p. 16.
  11. ^ Rolf Bullerjahn: The parish church to Rerik. 2007, p. 10.
  12. ↑ Georg Dehio: Rerik, district Doberan. 2000, p. 445.
  13. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. 2007, p. 16.
  14. ^ Rolf Bullerjahn: The parish church to Rerik. 2007, p. 23.
  15. ↑ Georg Dehio: Rerik. District Doberan. 2007, p. 445.
  16. ↑ Village churches in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Rerik village church (formerly Alt-Gaarz), St. Johannes , accessed on March 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ Rolf Bullerjahn: The Church of Rerik. 2007, p. 20.
  18. ↑ Rolf Bullerjahn: The Church of Rerik. 2007, pp. 18-19.
  19. ↑ Georg Dehio: Rerik, district Doberan. 2007, p. 445.
  20. ^ A b Friedrich Schlie: The church village Alt-Gaarz. 1899, p. 510.
  21. ^ Max Reinhard Jaehne: Rerik, city church. 2008, pp. 108-109.
  22. ↑ Mecklenburgisches Orgelmuseum mentions the new building in 1973, organ builder Alexander Schuke, Potsdam mentions 1974 as an addition.
  23. ^ Max Reinhard Jaehne: Rerik, city church. 2008, p. 109.
  24. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. 2007, pp. 13-14.
  25. ^ Rolf Bullerjahn: the parish church to Rerik. 2007, p. 22.
  26. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. 2007, pp. 14-15.
  27. ^ Rolf Bullerjahn: The parish church to Rerik. 2007, p. 22.
  28. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. 2007, p. 3.
  29. ^ Friedrich Lisch: The church at Alt-Gaarz. MJB 10 (1845) pp. 312-313.
  30. ↑ Auction in Berlin: You have to like it. In: FAZ . June 4, 2012, Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  31. ↑ Uecker's church bells are consecrated on Easter Sunday. On: nordkirche.de. March 27, 2013, accessed August 9, 2013.
  32. ^ Ingrid Schulze: Incised drawings by lay hands - drawings by medieval sculptors and painters? Figural bell scratch drawings from the late 13th century to around 1500 in central and northern Germany. Leipzig 2006, ISBN 978-3-939404-95-8
  33. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Russow. 2007, p. 9.
  34. ↑ Gustav Willgeroth : The Mecklenburg-Schwerin Parishes since the Thirty Years' War. Wismar 1925.
  35. ^ Friedrich Schlie: The church village Alt-Gaarz. 1899, pp. 508-509.
  36. ^ LKAS, OKR Schwerin, Personalia and Examina H 034.
  37. ^ Edelgard, Klaus Feiler: The forbidden peninsula Wustrow. 2004, pp. 11, 20.
  38. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The mausoleum of the Stever family. 2007, p. 19.
  39. ↑ Jürgen Luttmann: The coats of arms in the churches Rerik and Rusow. 2007, p. 20.

Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ 19.6 ″  N , 11 ° 36 ′ 41.6 ″  E