Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (Olszewo Węgorzewskie)
| Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Olszewo Węgorzewskie (Kościół pw.Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego w Olszewie Węg.) Church in Olschöwen (Kanitz) |
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 The church in Olszewo Węgorzewskie (Olschöwen / Kanitz) |
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| Construction year: | 1904-1905 |
| Inauguration: | December 19, 1905 |
| Architect : | Oskar Hossfeld |
| Style elements : | Brick construction on field stone foundation |
| Client: | Evangelical parish of Olschöwen ( Church Province of East Prussia / Church of the Old Prussian Union ) |
| Location: | 54 ° 18 ′ 7 " N , 21 ° 45 ′ 20.5" E |
| Address: | House no. 31 Olszewo Węgorzewskie Warmia-Masuria , Poland |
| Purpose: |
Roman Catholic , until 1945: Evangelical Lutheran parish church |
| Parish: | Olszewo Węgorzewskie No. 29 11-606 Budry |
| Diocese : | Ełk |
| Website: | diecezjaelk.pl |
The church in Olszewo Węgorzewskie ( Polish: Kościół pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego ) is one of the 14 East Prussian jubilee churches from the beginning of the 20th century. Until 1945 it was the central Protestant church for the parish of Olschöwen (1938 to 1945: Kanitz) and is now the Roman Catholic parish church of the parish of Olszewo Węgorzewskie .
Geographical location
Olszewo Węgorzewskie is located in the northeast of the Polish Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , three kilometers south of the Polish-Russian border and can be reached from the Polish state road DK 63 (former German Reichsstraße 131 ) in a north-easterly direction. A station on the Angerburg – Gumbinnen line that existed until 1945 no longer exists.
The church is located in the southeast of the village on the road to Wężówko (Wensowken , 1938-1945 Wensen) .
Church building
The former Olschöwen only became a church village on June 1, 1897 , but without its own church. Until 1905 the place belonged to the parish church in Angerburg ( Polish Węgorzewo ). However, up to then there were held services in Olschöwen, to which the congregation initially stayed in a rented apartment. later met at school.
When the 200th anniversary of the Kingdom of Prussia was celebrated in 1901, a call was made to raise funds for the construction of anniversary churches in East Prussia . The income was sufficient for the construction of three churches, one of which was built in Olschöwen.
The foundation stone was laid on July 26, 1904. A brick building was built on a field stone foundation for which the Berlin architect Oskar Hossfeld provided the design. The complex was asymmetrical with a separate chancel and a side-mounted tower , in which the front gable front was continued.
The interior of the church, with its side and organ loft, was given its color scheme by the painter Ballin from Berlin. The main nave is vaulted, the side aisle only flatly covered, while the apse is provided with a star vault .
The pulpit was richly carved, the altar kept rather simple with a crucifix , created by the company Gustav Kuntzsch from Wernigerode , on the massive substructure.
The organ was the work of the organ builder Bruno Goebel from Königsberg . The church bell consisted of three bells .
The church survived the world wars of the 20th century only slightly damaged. After 1945 it was expropriated in favor of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland . It was restored and its interior was adapted to the liturgical requirements of Roman Catholic services. Under the name “Church of the Exaltation of the Cross” it now serves as a parish church with a branch chapel in the neighboring village of Ołownik (Launingken , 1938 to 1945 Sanden) .
Church / parish
History
At the end of the 19th century in the Olschöwen region there was an urgent need for its own church. Up to now, long distances had to be covered to the district town of Angerburg ( Polish : Węgorzewo ), Engelstein (Węgielsztyn) and Dombrowken (1938 to 1945: Eibenburg, Polish: Dąbrówka). The wish was initially fulfilled when Olschöwen was elevated to a Protestant parish village on June 1, 1897 . In the same year a pastor took over his service in the newly formed parish . In 1905 the church was built and served the residents of the parish comprising nine villages as a Protestant church.
Until 1945, Olschöwen was incorporated into the church district of Angerburg in the church province of East Prussia of the Church of the Old Prussian Union . In 1925 the patroness parish had 1,500 parishioners.
The village, which was renamed "Kanitz" in 1938, came to Poland in 1945 as a result of the war and has been called Olszewo Węgorzewskie ever since . The flight and expulsion of the local population let church life die out. New Polish and predominantly Roman Catholic citizens settled and took over the church as their place of worship. There was a new local parish ( Polish parafia ), which is now the dean's office Węgorzewo in the Diocese of Elk (Lyck) of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland belongs. Meanwhile resettled Protestant church members now belong to the parish in Węgorzewo , a filial community of the parish Giżycko (Giżycko) in the Diocese Mazury the Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland .
Evang. Parish (until 1945)
The villages and localities belonged to the evangelical parish of the Olschöwen Church (from 1938: Kanitz Church):
| Surname | Change name from 1938 to 1945 |
Today's name |
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| Old coo | Stare Góry | |
| Klimken | Klimki | |
| Lingwarowen | Berglingen | Łęgwarowo |
| Marienwalde | Maryszki | |
| New cooing | Nowe Góry | |
| Olschöwen | Kanitz | Olszewo Węgorzewskie |
| Petersberg | Piotrówko | |
| Pioneers | Waldkerme | Kasachye |
| Wensowken | Wensen | Wężówko |
Catholic parish (after 1945)
Today's Catholic Parafia Olszewo Węgorzewskie includes the following villages:
| Polish name | German name |
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| Góry | coo |
| Yakunovo |
Jakunowen 1929–1945: Angertal |
| Olszewo Węgorzewo |
Olschöwen 1938–1945: Kanitz |
| Ołownik |
Launingken 1938–1945: Sanden |
| Pawłowo | Paulswalde |
| Pochwałki | Sandenfelde |
| Sobiechy |
Sobiechen 1938–1945: Salpen |
| Wężówko |
Wensowken 1938–1945: Wensen |
| Vilkovo |
Wilkowen 1938–1945: Geroldswalde |
Pastor (until 1945)
During the time of the evangelical parish of Olschöwen (Kanitz) the clergymen were:
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Church records
The church registers with baptisms, weddings and funerals kept from 1897 to 1945 did not survive the Second World War .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kanitz (Olschöwen) ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Walther Hubatsch : History of the Protestant Church in East Prussia. Volume 2 Pictures of East Prussian Churches. Göttingen, 1968, p. 88, Figs. 353 and 354.
- ↑ Julius Schnaubert et al. a. (Ed.): The Jubilee Churches in East Prussia. Kunstanstalt Albert Frisch, Berlin 1912, p. 29.
- ↑ a b Friedwald Moeller: Old Prussian Protestant Pastor Book from the Reformation to the Expulsion in 1945. Hamburg, 1968, p. 104.
- ^ A b Walther Hubatsch: History of the Protestant Church in East Prussia. Volume 3: Documents. Göttingen, 1968, p. 477.
- ↑ The local office of the village, which no longer exists today, is on Russian territory.
