Marienkirche (Holtland)

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South side of the Marienkirche

The Marienkirche is in Holtland , a member parish of the joint parish of Hesel in central East Friesland . The church was built in the 13th century. However, it has been rebuilt several times over the centuries. The original patronage of the church is unknown. At the end of the 20th century it was consecrated to St. Mary .

Canon Law

In pre-Reformation period the church belonged to the provost vacancy in the diocese of Münster and moved to the Reformation the Lutheran confession. The church patronage has been taken over by the village society since modern times . Even today the congregation exercises the right to vote for pastors.

history

Marienkirche with bell tower

The origins of the Holtland parish go back a long way. It is mentioned for the first time in the Werden arable land in the 10th century. A wooden church as a predecessor could not be proven to date, but is considered likely.

The early Gothic brick church was built in the 13th century as a single nave apse on a terp . To secure the building, foundations made of large granite blocks (boulders) were laid. These are clearly visible today under the bell tower. They had to be fetched from far away with great effort. In the years before 1500, the apse on the east side was replaced by a polygonal, formerly vaulted Gothic choir extension with external pillars across the width of the nave. In 1787 the stone vault was at a renovation by boards ceiling with haunch replaced. During the construction work, the small Romanesque windows on the long sides were enlarged to four simple round arched windows and the portals on the north and south sides were bricked up. On the north wall, an originally small arched window, a so-called hagioscope , remained walled up.

Furnishing

The baptismal font comes from the pre-Reformation period. Like so many baptismal fonts in East Friesland in the 13th century, it was made from Bentheim sandstone . It is about 100 years older than the church and probably already stood in a wooden building that preceded it. It is Romanesque and rests on four lion feet. The cylindrical basin is decorated with flat blind arches made of three-quarter circles.

The pulpit was donated by the Brunsen couple in 1710. It is provided with twisted corner columns, round arches and plant ornaments.

The altar dates from the 17th century. A goblet donated by Foelke Brors and Talke Nannen haben in 1632 and created by a master goldsmith from Emden and a round, smooth wafer box donated in 1702, made by Roelf Frerik from Leer, are also part of the inventory.

organ

Rohlfs organ (1813)

The two-manual parapet organ with attached pedal and 14 stops , largely preserved in its original condition , was built from 1810 to 1813 by the Esensian organ builder Johann Gottfried Rohlfs on a gallery above the altar in the east. It is considered a work of supraregional importance and shows in its design the transition from late baroque to classicism . Over the centuries the instrument has been repaired and changed several times before it was restored to its original condition in 1981/82 by the Alfred Führer organ builder from Wilhelmshaven.

I main work C – f 3
1. Principal 8th' R.
2. Drone 16 ′ R / F
3. Gedact 8th' R / F
4th Octav 4 ′ R.
5. Pipe flute 4 ′ R.
6th Nassat 3 ′ R.
7th Octav 2 ′ R.
8th. Mixture IV R.
9. Trumpet B / D 8th' F.
II subsidiary work C – f 3
10. Principal 4 ′ R.
11. Flute Travers 8th' F.
12. Viol di Gamba D. 8th' F.
13. Flute douce 4 ′ R, F
14th Forest flute 2 ′ R.
Tremulant
Pedal (attached) C – c 1
  • Coupling : II / I, I / P, II / P
  • Remarks:
R = pipe material from Johann Gottfried Rohlfs (1810–1813)
F = pipe material from Alfred Führer (1981–1982)

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Menno Smid : Frisian churches in Emden, Leer, Borkum, Mormerland, Uplengen, Overledingen and Reiderland , volume 3. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever 1980, p. 53.
  • Robert Noah: God's houses in East Frisia . Soltau-Kurier, Norden 1989, ISBN 3-922365-80-9 .
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 220, 224 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .
  • Melchert Stromann: The Altarpiece from Holtland . In: Ostfriesland Magazin 3/2015, SKN Druck und Verlag, Norden 2015, p. 94 f.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Paul Weßels : Holtland, Samtgemeinde Hesel, district of Leer (PDF; 487 kB), accessed on September 8, 2010.
  2. ^ Ingeborg Nöldeke: Hidden treasures in East Frisian village churches - hagioscopes, rood screens and sarcophagus lids - overlooked details from the Middle Ages . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7308-1048-4 , p. 146 f.
  3. ↑ a b Monika van Lengen: Marien Church and Organ in Holtland , viewed on September 8, 2010 (PDF file).
  4. ↑ To the disposition

Coordinates: 53 ° 16 '33.6 "  N , 7 ° 35' 7.9"  E