St. John's Church (Waddewarden)

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St. John's Church in Waddewarden, Wangerland parish
Interior of the hall church.
Separate bell tower of St. John's Church.

The St. Johannes Church is a Protestant church in the village of Waddewarden in the municipality of Wangerland . The granite church on a terp from the 13th century is a stop on the Wangerland pilgrimage route. The frescos , the font from the 13th century, the winged altar from 1661 and a pulpit from 1649 are particularly worth seeing .

Building history

The St. John's Church had several wooden predecessor churches. The current building was erected in 1246 on a terp. The apse still has a typically Romanesque semicircular floor plan, but the semicircular dome with which it ends at the top is already pointed . Originally the entire interior was vaulted, but a decorated beamed ceiling has now been added.

The west gable was clad in brick at the end of the 19th century. A long walled-up portal on the south side was later reopened. Typically Frisian, although by no means found in all Frisian churches, is the non-spire-shaped bell tower, which is separate from the actual church building.

organ

Organ of St. John's Church

The organ has a playable Rückpositiv. It was built by Joachim Kayser in a workshop in Jever in 1697 . A maintenance contract was concluded with Johann Gerd Schmid in 1803. In 1870 a pedal mechanism was added, but in 1933 the old composition was restored by Alfred Führer from Wilhelmshaven. The most recent restoration took place in 1966.

Wall painting

The wall painting in the apse is late Gothic and shows Mary and John under the triumphant Christ. Further wall paintings were uncovered during a renovation phase.

See also

literature

  • Hans Saebens, Christel Matthias Schröder : The churches of Jeverland. Verlag CL Mettcker & Sons, Jever 1956, pp. 12 f., 32 ff.
  • Günter Müller: The old churches and bell towers of the Oldenburger Land. Kayser-Verlag, Oldenburg 1983, p. 168 ff.
  • Robert Noah, Martin Stromann: God's houses in Friesland and Wilhelmshaven. Verlag Soltau-Kurier-Norden, Norden 1991, ISBN 978-3-922365-95-2 , p. 102 ff.
  • Wilhelm Gilly: Medieval churches and chapels in the Oldenburger Land. Building history and inventory. Isensee Verlag , Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-126-6 , p. 162 f.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 41 f .
  • St. John's Church (ev.). In: Churches in the Wangerland. In the protection of the warps and dikes. Brochure Wangerland pilgrimage route.
  • Axel Bürgener , Klaus Siewert: Saalkirchen in Wangerland. Verlag "Auf der Warft", Münster - Hamburg - Wiarden 2015, ISBN 978-3-939211-97-6 , p. 93 ff.

Web links

Commons : St. John's Church (Waddewarden)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bells of St. John's Church in Waddewarden, accessed on September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Waddewarden, St. Johannes, organ by Joachim Kayser , accessed on December 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Organ of St. John's Church on Organ index , accessed on September 29, 2018.

Coordinates: 53 ° 36 '33.2 "  N , 7 ° 57' 22.9"  E