Kreuzkirche (Wolfsburg)

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The Kreuzkirche, view from the west

The Kreuzkirche is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Hohenstein district of Wolfsburg , built from 1955 to 1957 by Gustav Gsaenger . It was the parish church of the Wolfsburg Kreuzkirche community and has been part of the newly created Lukas community since January 1, 2015, which unites three parishes in western Wolfsburg. In postal terms, the Kreuzkirche is located on Laagbergstrasse.

history

In 1952, the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Wolfsburg-West decided to build a church, a parish hall, a pastorate and a daycare center in the newly founded Hohenstein district west of downtown Wolfsburg. The property had previously been used as an allotment garden . Several architects were invited to submit proposals. The Munich architect Gsaenger, who among other things had built the Dachau Church of Peace in 1953 , was awarded the contract. On the Reformation Day in 1957, the church was consecrated by Regional Bishop Hanns Lilje .

architecture

The 25 meter long, 23 meter wide and 21 meter high central building was made of red brick , which is structured by vertical and horizontal concrete struts; the roof is covered with copper plates and has a short ridge . The church was designed as a “refuge”. The ground plan is approximately egg-shaped; the altar is in the east, the two entrances with a protective roof and vestibule on the west side, which has an indentation and several large windows. The benches are axially symmetrical, separated by two wide aisles, facing the altar. The floor is laid alternately with light and black elongated natural stone slabs.

A large part of the interior is covered by a circular, 13-meter-high dome with several openings. Below the gallery the brick can also be seen inside, the walls above the gallery are plastered. Eight dark, cylindrical columns lead to the simple, brightly painted dome. The sanctuary is separated from the parish room by five steps leading upwards; There is a skylight above the altar . The large marble mosaic New Jerusalem hangs behind the altar .

The asymmetrically arranged gallery with an openwork parapet encloses large parts of the room from the left side of the altar to the side to the right of the altar; the organ is on the left. On the right, between the gallery and the altar, there is the “Confirmation Choir” - a wall niche with rows of seats, which is separated from the rest of the room by a crucifix - and the simple pulpit with a flat sound cover . The baptismal font is to the left of the altar in a niche formed by a brick wall with a lectern.

The church has 620 seats on benches. Around 80 emergency seats can also be set up.

The 50-meter-high, slim, pyramid-shaped tower is also covered with copper plates except for the base. The tower stands immediately northeast of the nave. Since the church was built on the "Hohenstein" hill, the tower can be seen from afar.

The parish hall to the west and the pastorate were also built from red brick. Together with the church they enclose a courtyard.

Furnishing

Gsaenger also designed furnishings such as the wall lights, the ceiling candelabra and the altar candlesticks.

The altarpiece and the window paintings were created by Gsaenger's daughter Angela Gsaenger . The altarpiece represents the traditional core of the city of Jerusalem in an abstract form; the splendor of the city is shown through the use of the color gold. The window pictures have the themes of pigeon, lamb , grapes and ears of corn. There are also oil paintings and a winged altar by Angela Gsaenger in the community hall.

The five meter high crucifix is ​​made of wood and was created by the sculptor Andreas Schwarzkopf , who often worked with Gustav and Angela Gsaenger.

Four bells that were made in Bochum hang in the tower . There are Dominica with the tone c 'and a mass of 2289 kg, the death bell with the tone es' and 1377 kg, the wedding bell with f 'and 1041 kg and the baptismal bell with as' and 637 kg. In the campanile of the parish hall, the 346 kg prayer bell hangs in c '', but for static reasons it is not rung.

organ

The organ was built in the 1950s by the organ builder Karl Schuke (Berlin). The slider chests -instrument has 26 registers on two manuals and pedal .

I Rückpositiv C – g 3
10. Dumped 8th'
11. Principal 4 ′
12. Reed flute 4 ′
13. Sesquialtera II
14th Forest flute 2 ′
15th Sif flute 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
16. Scharff III-IV
17th Krummhorn 8th'
Tremulant
II Hauptwerk C – g 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Capstan whistle 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Pointed flute 4 ′
5. Nassat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
6th octave 2 ′
7th Mixture V-VI
8th. Bear whistle 16 ′
9. Trumpet 8th'
Pedals C – f 1
18th Pedestal 16 ′
19th Principal 8th'
20th Dumped 8th'
21st Gemshorn 4 ′
22nd Peasant flute 2 ′
23. Mixture V
24. bassoon 16 ′
25th Trumpet 8th'
26th shawm 4 ′

See also

Web links

Commons : Kreuzkirche (Wolfsburg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Building history of the church at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  2. ↑ a b c d e architecture at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  3. ↑ a b floor plan at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  4. ↑ Altarpiece at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  5. ^ Nicole Froberg, Ulrich Knufinke, Susanne Kreykenboom: Wolfsburg. The architecture guide. Braun Publishing, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-03768-055-1 , p. 81.
  6. ↑ Window pictures at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  7. ↑ Crucifix at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  8. ↑ Bells at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )
  9. ↑ Organ at kreuzkirchewolfsburg.de (archive version )

Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 18.2 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 6.6 ″  E