Martinskirche (Cuxhaven-Ritzebüttel)
The Martinskirche Cuxhaven-Ritzebüttel (also Church of St. Martin ) in Cuxhaven - Ritzebüttel , Vorwerk / Südersteinstraße near Ritzebüttel Castle , is a Lower Saxony monument and is included in the list of architectural monuments in Cuxhaven .
history
The classicistic Martinskirche was built from 1816 to 1819 near Ritzebüttel Castle near Cuxhaven according to plans by Axel Bundsen from Denmark on over 200 driven piles. The Ritzebüttel bailiff Amandus Augustus Abendroth had a large share in the construction since 1814 . The single-nave brick church, with the two-sided two-story galleries and the slightly indented apse as a choir , was named after Martin Luther . The model for this building was the second, burned-down Christ Church (1800–1898) in Wandsbek . The Hamburg Senate ordered a general church collection for the new building in 1819.
In 1828 the first renovation work had to be carried out because the structure had sunk.
The construction of the square tower with the branch turrets followed from 1883 to 1885. The bells date from 1885. The outer buttresses from 1885 were structurally necessary.
In 1906 the church was extensively renovated; Iron girders replaced the rotten driven piles.
Inside
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The church has around 600 seats. The two-story galleries shape the interior.
The cross on the altar from around 1819 is a document of Judeo-Christian coexistence in the city. Samuel A. Friedländer, head of the Jewish synagogue community, had the cross made on behalf of bailiff Abendroth and contributed to the costs.
organ
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In 1629 organ parts were brought from the Hospital of the Holy Spirit (Hamburg) (Rödingsmarkt) to the neighboring Maria Magdalena Church. The older parts of the organ were used in 1640/1643 for a new building with a main work and a Rückpositiv . In 1675/1678 an independent pedal was installed and the organ was enlarged to 19 stops by Johann Friedrich Besser, Braunschweig. Arp Schnitger overhauled the organ in 1702 and Otto Diedrich Richborn changed the mood in 1721 .
In 1816 Ritzebüttel bought the organ for the Martinskirche, which was then built and converted in 1819 by Johann Wolfgang Geyke and Johann Heinrich Wohlien.
In 1885 the new building and renovation was carried out by the organ builder FA Mohmel, Stralsund; it was expanded to 26 registers and the housing was renewed.
The organ work was rebuilt in 1927 by Paul Rother, Hamburg, and expanded to 3 manuals with 43 registers .
In 1972 the Hammer company rebuilt the organ and reduced it to 2 manuals with 35 stops.
Parish
The Evangelical Lutheran Martinsgemeinde Cuxhaven Ritzebüttel , Regerstraße 41, with the 2.5 hectare cemetery from 1826 with the chapel from 1968, the war cemetery and the Austrian war cemetery Ritzebüttel from after 1864 as well as a daycare center has existed since the beginning of the 19th century.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 51 '26 " N , 8 ° 42' 3.4" E