St. Margarethen Church (Stotel)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sankt Margarethen in Stotel , a district of the municipality of Loxstedt in the Lower Saxony district of Cuxhaven , south of Bremerhaven , belongs to the Wesermünde parish of the Hanover regional church .
history
The beginnings of the Stoteler Church are in the dark. It was probably built from rocks and bricks by the Counts of Stotel before 1350 . A church was founded in 1316. In the "Stader Kopiar" it is called "Capella in Stodle" and is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch .
In 1500 the church was extended to the east by the end of the choir and to the west by the tower. The baptismal font was built in 1639. The baroque pulpit altar was built in 1660. The church was renovated in 1745/46. After the roof was renewed, it was given galleries and a vaulted ceiling. The seating dates from the middle of the 18th century. In 1860 the tower was given the helmet end and the roof turret . The organ gallery was built in the 19th century. The last renovation to date took place in 1989/1990.
architecture
The Margaret Church, located on a hill and surrounded by old trees, is an east-facing hall church in the Romanesque style with a gable roof . It is almost 26 m long, about 9 m wide and has a height of 9.75 m inside. Large metal numbers on the west tower indicate the expansion with the helmet end in 1860. The masonry of the tower stands out clearly from the light gray plaster of the outer walls of the rest of the church building. The church is entered from the south side,
Furnishing
altar
The pulpit altar is baroque. The pulpit is decorated with images of prophets. There is a painting of Christ on the cross above the pulpit. On both sides of the pulpit the carved figures of the four evangelists can be seen in the altar wall: above Mark and Luke, below Matthew and John . The Lord's Supper is depicted under the pulpit : Christ has his favorite disciple John on his lap. Judas Iscariot sits in front of the table. At the very top, above the crucifix, stands the triumphant Savior with a flag and crown in his hands. He tramples the snake with his feet.
window
In the north window of the choir the birth of Jesus is depicted, in the south window opposite his resurrection . The arched windows in the nave have simple glazing with many bars.
Baptismal font
The hexagonal wooden baptismal font was created by the Oldenburg carver Ludwig Münstermann. Six standing female figures can be seen on the lid. They embody the virtues of faith, hope, justice, wisdom, strength and temperance. These are replicas from 1909.
Grave slab
In front of the choir room there is a grave slab on the north side of the church. The inscription is barely legible. The plate was made in 1582 and lay in the floor of the church for a long time.
Rohden family crypt
The family crypt has been closed since the renovation in 1989/1990. It is located in the vault under the church in the center aisle at the level of the entrance door under a sandstone grave slab. In the crypt there are two splendid coffins belonging to the von Rohden family and two children's coffins. Lieutenant Colonel von Rohden, as the landlord of Holte, was obliged to maintain the Stotel church. He generously supported the renovation in 1747/1748.
Gallery
The parapet of the gallery on both sides of the nave is decorated with scenes from the Old and New Testaments. Because Stotel belonged to the Electorate of Hanover and because George I ascended the British royal throne in personal union in 1714, the coat of arms of the British kings is included in the series of pictures.
organ
The 1973-built Hillebrand - organ was first in the St. Michael's Church in Bremerhaven-Lehe. In 2003 the two-manual with pedal and 13 sounding registers was built into the Stotel church. It has around 950 pipes.
Old graveyard
24 tombstones and tombstones have been preserved from the old cemetery around the church. They are made from Oberndorf sandstone. Most of the inscriptions are still legible.
literature
- Church councils of the parishes of Büttel and Stotel (ed.): Small church tour: St. Margarethen Stotel. Lower Saxony Heimatblatt. (3/2000)
- Stotel. Ev. St. Margaretha Church. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 1259.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 27 ′ 3.7 " N , 8 ° 35 ′ 56" E