St. Christophorus Chapel (Hanstedt)

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St. Christophorus Chapel in Hanstedt II

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Christophorus Chapel is in the Hanstedt II district of the Lower Saxony city ​​of Uelzen .

location

The chapel is located in the center of Hanstedt II a few hundred meters south of the federal road 71 . The building stands slightly elevated and is surrounded by deciduous trees, which largely obscure the view of the chapel in summer.

Architecture and equipment

The chapel is a rectangular brick building on a field stone base with a length of 13.14 meters and a width of 7.74 meters. The east end of the hall building from the 15th century is divided into a gable with a three-part blind arcade and three regularly arranged pointed arched windows below the eaves . The north side contains four ogival windows. The entrance portal is on the south side, which has three irregularly arranged windows. A bell house from the 18th century adjoins the chapel building to the west . It was built in half-timbered construction and is completely clad with wood. The chapel and the bell house each have a tent roof with red roof tiles .

The interior has a wooden ceiling, which is set off by a surrounding stucco frieze . The walls show consecration crosses and wall paintings from the 16th century.

The chapel has a splendid altarpiece depicting the crucifixion of Jesus , created in 1696.

Peal

During the Second World War , the chapel's bell was melted down , whereupon it was replaced with an iron emergency bell. This was replaced in 2017 by today's 400 kilogram bronze bell, cast by the Hessian company Rincker .

Church organization

Today the chapel belongs to the parish of Rätzlingen in the parish of Uelzen of the Evangelical Lutheran regional church of Hanover .

Web links

Commons : St.-Christophorus-Kapelle (Hanstedt II)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Christian Wiechel-Kramüller: Churches, monasteries and chapels in the district of Uelzen . Wiekra Edition, Suhlendorf 2015, ISBN 978-3-940189-14-1 , p. 70-71 .
  2. ^ A b Hector Wilhelm Heinrich Mithoff: Fürstenthum Lüneburg . In: Art monuments and antiquities in Hanover . tape 4 . Helwing, Hannover 1877, p. 87 .
  3. ↑ Lars Lohmann: A bell moves a village. In: General newspaper of the Lüneburg Heath . December 2, 2017, accessed August 19, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Ev.-luth. St. Vitus parish in Rätzlingen. In: kirche-uelzen.de. Retrieved August 19, 2020 .

Coordinates: 52 ° 57 ′ 25 ″  N , 10 ° 40 ′ 3.6 ″  E