Martje Saljé

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Martje Saljé (2015)
The tower of the St. Lamberti Church in Münster, where Martje Saljé worked

Martje Saljé (born October 17, 1980 in Bremen ) is a German tower keeper . She has been working at the St. Lamberti Church in Münster since January 2014 and is currently one of at least three female towers in Germany - the other two work at the Blue Tower in Bad Wimpfen and in the Paul Gerhardt Church in Lübben . Since the tower keeper is not a protected official title, tour guides related to the tower can also use this name. Martje Saljé is the first woman in this office in Münster since a tower warden was documented on St. Lamberti in 1383. It is primarily about an active, authentic continuation of this tradition. Guided tours are not possible here.

biography

Martje Saljé spent part of her childhood in Norway . She studied history and music at the University of Oldenburg and has mastered several instruments ( piano , guitar , double bass , flute , lute , accordion and cello ). Until she took office in Münster, she worked in museums and archives, as a teacher and as a musician. With her application for the position of municipal tower keeper for the city of Münster , she prevailed against 46 other applicants . As a tower keeper, she has been working half a position in the public service since January 2014 . She also has alternating sideline jobs.

Service as a tower keeper

Saljé's service starts at 8:30 p.m. every day except Tuesdays; 300 steps lead to the keeper's room . At the beginning, the tower keeper reports to the fire department . Between 9 p.m. and midnight, she blows a watchman's horn every half hour . The instrument from 1950 is a replica of the instrument from the 16th century and produces only one tone, a low C. The acoustic time signal is given in three directions, but not to the east - according to legend, because it used to be there Cemetery and the peace of the dead should not be disturbed. Other legends speak of a rich man who lived in the east and wanted some peace.

The horn sounds of the tower keeper traditionally indicate that there is no fire hazard in the city and that enemies are not approaching. Then she touts long tones, different according to the time. Saljé has already reported fires several times, which she could see early from the tower. In such cases she first notifies the fire brigade and then blows several staccato sequences one after the other as an alarm signal .

The service of the tower keeper also includes interviews with media representatives, lectures in front of associations and institutions, research on the city's history and support for her website.

literature

  • Annette Muenster: Above the roofs of Münster - the tower keeper. muenstermitte medienverlag, Münster 2015, ISBN 978-3-943557-30-5 .

Web links

Commons : Martje Saljé  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Tobias Romberg (text) / Roman Mensing (photos): Above the end of the flagpole. In: taz.de . May 16, 2015, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Weekly offers. Tower ascents on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. In: luebben.de. Tourism, Culture and City Marketing Lübben GmbH, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Johannes Schönwälder: Martje Salje is the first keeper of Münster. In: domradio.de. August 23, 2015, accessed October 14, 2019 .
  4. ^ The tower keeper of Münster. In: stadt-muenster.de. Münster Marketing, accessed on October 14, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Henning Stoffers: Teatime with the keeper. In: sto-ms.de. Retrieved March 24, 2018 .
  6. ↑ a b c Martje Saljé: The fine art of doing. In: tuermerinvonmuenster.de. May 20, 2014, accessed November 8, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Saljé, Martje
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German keeper
DATE OF BIRTH 17th October 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen