Parish church of Plaue
The Protestant church Plaue in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel belonging Plaue is a two-aisled hall church in the style of Gothic . It is located not far from the castle park on a central hill.
History of the structure
The church in Plaue was first mentioned in a document in 1217. Originally it was a Romanesque hall with a flat ceiling. The retracted rectangular choir is estimated to be in the middle of the 13th century and is attributed to the early Gothic. The decorative friezes under the eaves, which differ on the nave and choir, have been preserved from these early construction phases . In 1571, under the patronage of Saldern , it was converted into a Gothic two-aisled, four-bay vaulted hall. The ribbed vaults lie on pillars and are supported on the outside by buttresses . During the renovation, some old arched windows were walled up. The windows, which were partly newly created and partly modified, were redesigned in the Baroque style in 1715 and in the Neo-Gothic style in 1862. In 1715 the choir was given an extension on the north side with a crypt and above it a patronage box. The free-standing bell tower was built in 1844. The Koenigsmarck crypt attached to the south was built in 1911.
inner space
Today's church impresses with its lavish interior. Changes and expansions were made in particular due to changing city and patronage rulers.
Murals
On the west wall there are frescoes of significant quality from around 1400, which were only rediscovered during restoration work between 1983 and 1987. Due to the Gothic conversion and the organ, the view is severely restricted and only possible from the gallery.
altar
The altar has a three-tier wooden column structure with Corinthian columns and statues of King David and Moses as well as paintings of Christ's Last Supper and his crucifixion, burial and ascension.
pulpit
The pulpit from 1616 is a donation from the von Arnim family .
organ
The organ was built by Wilhelm Grüneberg in 1793 for the St. Johanneskirche in Brandenburg . After requisitioning and outsourcing, it was replaced by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. dedicated to the church in Plaue. On September 26, 1814, the transport was carried out by four trucks.
Further equipment
The late Renaissance epitaph for Leonhard and Elisabeth von Arnim, who are shown kneeling on the lowest level, is, like the pulpit, a foundation of the von Arnim family from 1616. It is attributed to the sculptor brothers Jonas and Michael Grünberger from Freiberg in Saxony. Grave slabs for Matthias von Saldern from 1575 and for Leonhard von Arnim from 1638 made of sandstone with half-reliefs are located in the entrance area. A bust of Luther by Gottfried Schadow is from 1817. A bronze monument to Friedrich Wilhelm Hans von Koenigsmarck, who was killed in a duel in 1861, was placed on the south wall of the choir next to the altar.
literature
- Marianne Mehling (Hg): Knaurs Kulturführer in Farbe Brandenburg, Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf. Munich 1991 ISBN 3-426-26491-9
- Leaflet from the Independent Citizens' Association Plaue eV
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 23.5 " N , 12 ° 24 ′ 56.9" E