Warnemünde Church
The Warnemünde Church is a neo-Gothic brick building in the Warnemünde district of the Hanseatic City of Rostock . It was built from 1866 to 1871 and is the church of the parish of Warnemünde in the Rostock provost in the Mecklenburg parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
history
There is evidence of a church in the fishing village of Warnemünde as early as the 13th century. During armed conflicts between the city of Rostock and Heinrich II in community with the Danish King Erik VI. were held in Warnemünde, the church in Warnemünde and the tower of the Petrikirche in Rostock were destroyed in March 1312 in order to obtain building materials for a bulwark with a stone tower. The Rostock lost this war in December 1312 and had to recognize the sovereignty of the dukes and the Danish king and commit to building a new wooden church in Warnemünde. It has not been proven whether this successor building was destroyed in the renewed dispute between the Rostock Council and the troops of Duchess Katharina von Mecklenburg in 1430, but it appears possible. During these acts of war, the ducal troops limited themselves to the destruction of Warnemünde, as the well-fortified city of Rostock did not promise any war success.
The present church was built from 1866 to 1871 by the Schwerin architect and building officer Theodor Krüger (design) and the Rostock Wilhelm Wachenhusen (construction management) in the neo-Gothic style. The reason for the new building was the immense growth of the place as well as the poor state of construction and the unfavorable location of the old church for the local development of the up-and-coming seaside resort.
The building site was chosen on what was then the western edge of the village. The floor plan of the new church is designed in a cross shape. Originally, three narrow pointed arch windows were planned for each of the gables of the transept, but at the request of the client and patron saint, Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II , a single larger window was to be installed. It was then decided to install rosettes . In the summer of 1872 the old church building was demolished.
The stones were broken and used in fortifying the southern section of Alexandrinenstrasse. Before the demolition, the Gothic winged altar was moved to the new church and placed behind the new altar, later in the sacristy. Some old pews and carvings were also taken over into the new church. The pulpit and the baptismal angel were given to the Rostock Museum. The first service took place on October 1, 1871.
During the GDR era, only a few renovation work could be carried out on the church. After the political change , extensive renovations were carried out on the roof and facade under difficult financial conditions. There were active supporters who founded an association in October 2001 . This supports the parish in the necessary renovation work. So far, some important projects, such as the creation of a barrier-free entrance, the installation of a toilet, interior painting, repair and new installation of eaves plaster strips around the church, the repair of all sound hatches , the restoration of the Christophorus figure and the altar as well as the redesign of the The church environment.
Furnishing
altar
The Gothic carved altar is designed as a triptych . It was created in 1475 by a master from Gdańsk. In the middle section there are various figures, one behind the other and next to each other, separated by a central column - seven male figures on the left and seven female figures on the right. On the left in the front row the blessing Christ, St. George, Nicholas and John the Baptist. Behind them St. Mauritius as a Moor, Pope Gregory and a bishop. On the right-hand side in front Maria, Maria Magdalena with the ointment box or Saint Barbara with the tower, Saint Katarina and Dorothea. Behind it are three saints, including Saint Agnes with the lamb. In the left wing of the altar, seven apostles and St. Stephen are depicted with three stones in his arms, above Peter, Andrew, John and Bartholomew. In the right wing the apostles Paulus, Jakobus the Elder. Ä. as a pilgrim and Judas Thaddäus with the club; above two female saints, below them St. Elisabeth. On the back of the wings there are paintings with the representations of the Apostle Paul, St. Catherine and St. Nicholas, St. George, St. Dorothea and a king with a cup and halberd. The predella is adorned by a painting with five painted half-figures: Christ, Saint Elizabeth, Maria Magdalena, Agnes and Barbara with a chalice.
The altar was restored in 2009.
pulpit
The Renaissance pulpit was made in 1591 by the "Schnitzger who lives in this town", Hans Wegener. Before the old church was demolished, it was given to the Rostock Museum, restored in 1965, a few parts added, and then reinstalled in the church. On the pulpit there are round arch niches separated by Corinthian columns , which are covered by gable elements with portraits of the evangelists. A restoration took place in 1970.
characters
In the north nave to the left of the choir is the figure of Christophorus, carved from oak, with the baby Jesus on his shoulder and a height of 3.72 meters. In the previous church, the statue, which dates from the last quarter of the 15th century, had its place on the north wall of the choir under the triumphal arch. It was restored in 2007.
House brands
In Warnemünde, fishermen and boatmen have marked their property with the help of rune-like house brands for centuries . The brand belonged to the house, not to a person or family. It passed to the new owner when the property changed hands. The tokens were attached to work equipment, on the house and also in the traditional place in the church. When the old church was demolished in 1872, a number of these house brands, which the carver Hans Wegener worked from 1585–1598, were secured by the master builder Wachenhusen and later put together to form a display wall in the new church. To the right of the entrance portal is this unique documentation of the brands that have largely been lost elsewhere today.
Votive ships
Two votive ships hang in the church , as they can often be found in churches in the Baltic Sea region and which were donated as thanks for the protection from damage on the high seas or rescue from distress. In the south aisle hangs the "Marie" built by Captain Heinrich Stuhr in 1887, and in the north aisle the "Schnau", made in 1825 by the pilot commander Jungmann. The founders were pilot commanders Davids and Stephan Jantzen . The sail of the Schnau is adorned with the verse of a chorale by Johann Andreas Rothe : I have now found the ground that will hold my anchor forever
organ
Until 1975 there was an organ with a neo-Gothic prospect in the church. In 1975 a new organ with a modern prospect was built by the Voigt company from Bad Liebenwerda. It has 1587 pipes and 22 registers , two manuals and a pedal . In 1995 a general overhaul took place in which the pneumatic register control was equipped with an electronic setter connected to the mechanical register action , with which 512 combinations of the registration are possible.
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- Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P.
- Playing aids : 512-fold electronic typesetting system
Bells
In 1917 the bells, all the organ pipes and the copper wires of the lightning rods were given up for war purposes, only the small steel bell of the roof ridge and the large bell from 1433, cast by the bell foundry workshop Rickert de Monkehagen , remained in the church because of their art-historical value. For the 50th anniversary of the church, it was decided to buy a new bell. In order to be able to cover the costs, the Monkehagen bell, which was then melted down, was traded in.
The chime consists of two chilled cast iron bells with the inscriptions:
- Front: 1433 - 1921 / O Land, Land, Land - Hear the Lord's Word. Back: Ulrich & Weule / Apolda - Bockenem
- Front: Ulrich & Weule / Apolda - Bockenem.
Back: 1921 /
As Dütschlands best Blod is flaten,
ok we have to laten rather Lewen.
In need sall nu dis' Klock of Isen
de follen sin her, praise the Lord God.
One of the upcoming measures is the reconstruction of the crossing tower above the ridge cross and the installation of the previous prayer bell in this tower.
Kantorei
The Warnemünder Kantorei consists of around 150 choir singers, who come mainly from Warnemünde, but also from other Rostock districts. The choir is divided into the large choir, the youth choir, the large and small children's choir as well as the senior and trombone choir. By performing larger choral and orchestral works and oratorios, the choir has taken a firm place in Rostock's musical landscape.
Pastors
- Friedrich Avé-Lallemant (1807–1876), pastor from 1857 to 1869
References and comments
- ^ Friedrich Barnewitz: History of the port of Warnemünde. 2. presumably u. verb. Edition. GB Leopold, Rostock 1925, p. 82. (Reprint: Godewind-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 3-938347-08-2 )
- ^ Yearbooks of the Association for Mecklenburg History and Archeology ( Memento from April 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Website of the parish viewed on June 19, 2010.
- ^ Website of the parish viewed on June 19, 2010.
- ^ Friedrich Schlie: The art and history monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 1, 2nd verb. u. probably edition. Schwerin 1899, p. 287. (Reprint: Verlag Stock und Stein, 1992, ISBN 3-910179-05-3 )
- ^ Friedrich Barnewitz: History of the port of Warnemünde. P. 294.
- ^ Website of the parish viewed on June 19, 2010.
- ↑ See Iconographic Attributes of Saints
- ^ Friedrich Schlie: The art and historical monuments. Volume 1, 1899, pp. 287-288.
- ^ Information sheet of the parish
- ^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments. The districts of Neubrandenburg-Rostock-Schwerin . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1980, p. 337.
- ^ Website of the parish viewed on June 19, 2010.
- ↑ More information on the Voigt organ ( memento of the original from March 5, 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.
- ^ Friedrich Barnewitz: History of the port of Warnemünde. P. 311.
- ^ Friedrich Barnewitz: History of the port of Warnemünde. P. 314.
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^ Translation from Low German:
When Germany's best blood flowed,
our bell must also lose its life.
In need now this iron bell
is to honor those who have fallen, to praise the Lord God. - ↑ Website of the Kantorei ( Memento of April 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
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Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′ 36.6 ″ N , 12 ° 5 ′ 6 ″ E