Seemannskirche (Prerow)

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View from the southeast
View from the southwest
Gravestone on the church wall

The Seemannskirche Prerow is an 18th century church in the Baltic Sea resort of Prerow in Western Pomerania . It is the oldest church on the Darß and once also served as a point of reference for seafaring.

history

The church was built from 1726 to 1728 (originally in the half-timbered style ). Between 1740 and 1830 it was converted into a brick church. Their first pastor was Martin Henrici. There was a church a bit east of the current position. The wooden church tower dates from 1727. In 1911 the seaman's church was painted by Marianne von Werefkin and Alexej Jawlensky , who were staying at the seaside resort for their summer vacation . This landmark , which was once important for seafaring, became known nationwide through her paintings . While Werefkin's painting Kirchgang in Prerow has been missing for decades, Jawlensky's depiction - a striking detailed view of the “seaman's church” from the southeast - reappeared in the art trade in 2012.

Exterior

The Seemannskirche Prerow is a brick hall church; The church tower was built by the master carpenter David Müller. The roof of the tower is covered with oak shingles, and two bells hang in it. Interesting old tombstones are placed on the outer wall. As you can see in the picture, one of them tells a whole family story.

Furnishing

Altar and baptistery
Interior of the church with chandeliers and votive ships

The panel above the front door still comes from the old church. The father of a sailor from Copenhagen who was stranded and drowned off Prerow in 1690 donated it to the church.

The baroque pulpit altar dates from 1728 and was made in Elias Keßler's wood painting workshop in Stralsund . A pulpit clock with two glasses is located at the priest's head height . In 1733 it was given its baroque color scheme.

The late baroque baptistery was built in 1740 and decorated in color in the baroque style in 1753.

In the central nave of the church hangs a brass chandelier that was donated by Prerower farmers and fishermen in 1733. Their names are engraved on the candlestick. The glass chandelier in the chancel was donated by a team that stranded with their ship off the coast of Prerow around 1800 and was rescued.

Model ships

Numerous model ships from the 18th and 19th centuries are part of the church's furnishings. These are votive ships that were donated to the Church out of gratitude for the rescue from distress at sea.

In the north aisle hangs the "Peter Kraft", the model of an English three-masted frigate , donated in 1780 by the captain of the same name.

Behind it hangs the "Teutonia" and in the central nave the largest model, the "Napoleon", both of which were also handed over to the church by captains to rescue them from distress at sea.

organ

Organ prospectus

The organ was built in 1848 by the Nehrlich company in Stralsund. In 1960 the instrument was rebuilt by organ builder Günter Bahr and changed permanently. A drone 16 ', a Gamba 8' and a fifth 2 were removed from the Manual work 2 / 3 '. These registers were u. a. replaced by the sesquialtera and the mixture. The original violon 8 ′ in the pedal was converted into a pointed flute. The purely mechanical instrument has ten registers.

Manuals C – f 3
1. Principal 8th'
2. Lull trav. 8th'
3. octave 4 ′
4th Flute 4 ′
5. octave 2 ′
6th Sesquialtera II
7th Mixture V
Pedal C – c 1
8th. Sub-bass 16 ′
9. Violon 16 ′
10. Pointed flute 8th'

local community

The Protestant parish of Prerow has been part of the Stralsund Propstei in the Pomeranian Evangelical Church District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany since 2012 . Before that she belonged to the Stralsund parish of the Pomeranian Evangelical Church .

The church is also used for Catholic services.

Web links

Commons : Seemannskirche Prerow  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bernd Fäthke: 1911, Die Blaue Reiterin with Jawlensky in Ahrenshoop, Prerow and Zingst, Blaue Reiter in Munich, Murnau and Berlin . In: 8th communication from the Association of Berlin Women Artists 1998 , Berlin 1998, p. XXX, fig. 5
  2. ↑ Jawlensky's painting was previously painted on both sides. On the back was the "Still life with a green bottle". Today this picture is in the Museum Wiesbaden. In 1968/70 it was split, see: Bernd Fäthke: Der Fall Jawlensky. Original copy fake . In: Supplement to WELTKUNST from March 1, 1996, Munich 1996, p. 5, fig. 5
  3. ↑ Stadt Barth: Die Seemannskirche Prerow , accessed on March 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ Information on the organ

Coordinates: 54 ° 26 ′ 50.7 ″  N , 12 ° 34 ′ 56.8 ″  E