Marienkirche (Gardelegen)

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Marienkirche

The Marienkirche is the main church in the town of Gardelegen in the north of Saxony-Anhalt . It is the brick Gothic allocated and Maria consecrated the mother of Jesus.

history

Around 1200, a smaller, Romanesque church was built on the site of today's Marienkirche , which was expanded in the 13th century to a five-aisled hall church with a square west tower. The construction of a transept was canceled. Probably after a city fire in 1306, the three- bay long choir was built with a five- eighth end. At the end of the 15th century, the nave was raised and vaulted . A sacristy was built on the south side of the choir . Bartholomaeus Rieseberg , a student of Martin Luther , worked at the church from 1539 and introduced the Reformation in the Altmark . The Marienkirche became the main church in the city. On the north side, the two-storey Marienkapelle was built in 1558 in the Renaissance style with a magnificent bridal gate . On Ascension Day 1658, a large part of the tower collapsed during the service, damaging the roof and the interior of the church; 22 people died. The rest of the tower followed seven weeks later. Subsequently, the pillars and vaults of the nave had to be renewed; by 1691 the tower was rebuilt and an additional floor and a baroque dome with a double lantern were added.

In 1945 the church took on numerous items of equipment from the Nikolaikirche in Gardelegen, which was destroyed in the war . In 1973 a Vespers altar made of different parts was set up in the south apse. In 1983 the interior of the church was renovated, from 1991 the roof and masonry were renovated and the bells replaced.

Architecture, equipment and use of the church

Choir with altar
Epitaph for Valentin von Alvensleben

Romanesque remains can be found in the area of ​​the crossing . The foundations of the 45 meter high tower are also late Romanesque. The brick church is whitewashed inside; the vault ribs and keystones in the nave are blue, in the choir terracotta, blue and green.

The choir is separated by a late Gothic, wrought iron grille. In the choir there are wall paintings from the second half of the 14th century. The four-winged, fully gilded altar dates from around 1430, making it one of the oldest carved altars in northern Germany. At its center is a depiction of the Coronation of Mary. Four smaller altar reredos from the late 15th century and a double figure of Anna selbdritt are also part of the furnishings. On the west wall of the north aisle there is an altar from the end of the 15th century, which is dedicated to Andreas . The baptismal font , created in 1607, has a canopy from 1593. The elaborate pulpit was inaugurated in 1605. A painted wooden prayer room dates from 1699 and has windows similar to a confessional .

Numerous art treasures come from the Nikolaikirche, including a triumphal cross group from around 1450 , a Marien altar that serves as the western end of the southern nave, a bronze baptismal font from 1466 and an epitaph for Valentin von Alvensleben , created in 1597 by Jürgen Röttger . The seated figure of Nicholas on the south wall of the choir also comes from this church, as does a late Gothic Pietà with a shrine .

The church is used for church services, casuals and concerts. The pastor of the Marienkirche is also superintendent , but the superintendent is located near the Nikolaikirche.

Surroundings

The church is located in the south of the old town of Gardelegen on Marienkirchplatz. There are large deciduous trees around the church, especially linden trees .

Monument protection

The church is a listed building and is managed under the number 094 85793.

literature

  • Mathias Köhler: The St. Marienkirche in Gardelegen. DKV art guide No. 621/4. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin, no year.

Web links

Commons : Marienkirche (Gardelegen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Information at baufachinformation.de , accessed on June 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Hartmut Bock, Ingelore Fischer, Peter Fischer, Folker Rattey (eds.): The north-western Altmark - a cultural landscape. Sparkasse Gifhorn-Wolfsburg, Gifhorn 1991, pp. 134-135.
  3. ^ Information from the city of Gardelegen ( Memento from August 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Mathias Köhler: The St. Marienkirche in Gardelegen. DKV art guide No. 621/4. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin, no year, p. 11.
  5. ↑ Inquiry from Olaf Meister in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament (PDF), accessed on July 28, 2017

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 29 ″  N , 11 ° 23 ′ 41 ″  E