Martinskirche (Magdeburg)

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The Martinskirche was a Protestant church in the Magdeburg district of Alte Neustadt .

Location and architecture

Martinskirche burned out in 1955

The church, built in the neo-Gothic style, was located on Dräseckeplatz at the corner of Salzwedeler Straße . It was surmounted by a 66 meter high tower with a pointed roof. Buildings of this kind were only possible in Neustadt after the relaxation of the Rayon regulations for Magdeburg Fortress . At the main portal of the church there was a statue of Martin Luther designed as a scaled-down replica of the Luther Memorial in Worms . Three colored windows were inserted in the chancel.

history

The foundation stone was laid on October 31 ( Reformation Day ) 1898 and the consecration took place on November 10, the birthday of Martin Luther , in 1902. The name chosen in honor of the reformer was also linked to the Martini church that existed here in earlier times , that of the saint Martin of Tours was consecrated. The inauguration of the parish hall at Salzwedeler Straße 18 followed in 1914.

For purposes armaments were in the First World War the front pipes of the organ and two bronze bells melted. The pipes were then newly made in 1921 by the organ builder Ernst Röver , who had built the organ in 1902. The bells were replaced by two cast steel bells .

The church building was badly damaged during the Second World War . In 1959 the ruins were blown up. However, the parish hall and the Martinsgemeinde itself still exist today. In 2006 the city of Magdeburg named a nearby square in memory of the church as Martinsplatz .

literature

  • Hans-Joachim Krenzke: Churches and monasteries in Magdeburg. Magdeburg 2000, page 94.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 53.5 "  N , 11 ° 39 ′ 11.2"  E