Møgeltønder Kirke
Møgeltønder Church , in Danish Møgeltønder Kirke , is the center of the Møgeltønder Sogn parish in the Tondern provost of the Ripen diocese . It was not until 1970 that it became a regular parish church of the Danish People's Church , until then it belonged to the von Schack family at Schackenborg Castle .
While Prince Joachim of Denmark lived in the castle (until 2014), his wedding to Marie Cavallier and the baptisms of their two children took place in the church .
Church building
The oldest parts of the brick building date from the first half of the 13th century. In the late Romanesque period, the choir was provided with three round-arched choir windows, of which only the middle one has survived. In addition, the nave was extended to the west with a base made of granite blocks. Before the Reformation , the church was dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra .
At the end of the 15th century, the church received a tower with a classic Gothic octagon spire. Its high peak was torn down by a storm on December 16, 1628. Two years later the tower was restored a little lower. A burial chapel for the von Schack family was added to the north side of the choir in 1763, and the pompous sandstone portal dates from 1853. The roofs are covered with lead .
Under the choir is a crypt, laid out in the 16th century for the Rantzau family . It keeps three sandstone sarcophagi for Hans Schack (died 1719) and his two wives as well as three children's coffins.
Furnishing
The count's patronage box from 1693 on the north wall is splendidly designed. The gallery had to be financed by the farmers, so their names were immortalized there.
The wooden beam ceiling was probably painted in 1693 and shows creation, crucifixion and the last judgment.
Lime paintings from the 16th century have been preserved on the choir walls and vaults, but they were heavily reworked by August Wilckens at the end of the 19th century. He used portraits of himself as well as of his clients Hans and Otto Didrik Schack (District Administrator of Tønder Amt , died 1949) in the paintings. Because the golden horns of Gallehus were found near Møgeltønder , they too are posted on the walls.
The Romanesque baptismal font made of granite is the oldest piece in the inventory (around 1200). The baroque sky above (around 1660) is richly carved, it shows the baptism of Jesus .
The five-winged late Gothic carved altar (around 1500) shows the crucifixion scene very rich in figures, the twelve apostles on the side wings. Around 1700 the altar was provided with an essay by the Tonderan artist Peter Petersen, on it you can see the resurrection, the evangelists and angels; at the same time side wings with acanthus tendrils were added.
The pulpit, also from the workshop of Peter Petersen (1694), shows angels with instruments of passion and rests on a plinth depicting children playing ( Mt 19.14 EU ).
Late Gothic carved sculptures show Mary with the child and St. Nicholas.
organ
The organ from 1679 is Denmark's oldest in use. It comes from Joachim Richborn and was rearranged by Marcussen & Søn in 1906 and extended by Rudolf von Beckerath to include a return positive in 1957 .
gallery
North portal with baroque gable
Altar, middle field
organ
Individual evidence
- ↑ Henning Dehn-Nielsen: Kirker og klostre i Danmark , Sesam, 1998, p. 509.
Web links
- Brief description at nordenskirker.dk (Danish)
Coordinates: 54 ° 56 ′ 25 ″ N , 8 ° 48 ′ 13.8 ″ E