St. Mary's Church (Großenkneten)
The St. Marien Church in Großenkneten is the parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church . Parish of Großenkneten, which belongs to the Delmenhorst / Oldenburg-Land parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg .
history
A church was probably founded in Großenkneten as early as the 9th century. Excavations revealed previous buildings from before 1000 and around 1300. The written sources indicate that there was a Romanesque church building that was enlarged in the 15th century.
The current church was built between 1819 and 1820 using wall remains from a previous building. The southern transverse wing dates from the end of the 15th century. The tower on the west side was added in 1873.
Building description
The newer part of the church is a plastered hall church with a wooden ceiling and galleries on all four sides. The southern transverse wing made of brick is late Gothic and has a groin vault . Outside there are buttresses made of sandstone .
The church tower is made of brick, its helmet is covered with slate .
The altar mural measuring 9 by 10 meters was created in 1965 by the artist Heinrich Schwarz .
Bells
There are two bells in the tower that were cast in 1812 and 1872, respectively.
See also
literature
- The architectural and art monuments of the Duchy of Oldenburg . Issue I: Amt Wildeshausen, reprint of the 1896 edition, Osnabrück 1976, pp. 77–79.
- Georg Dehio (Hrsg.): Handbook of the German art monuments . Vol. 2: Bremen / Niedersachsen, Neubearb., Munich 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 566.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Architectural and art monuments, p. 78.
- ↑ a b Dehio, p. 566.
- ↑ Architectural and art monuments, p. 78 f.
- ↑ a b c Architectural and art monuments, p. 79.
- ↑ Nordwest-Heimat (supplement to the NWZ) on February 13, 2016
Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ 36.2 ″ N , 8 ° 15 ′ 26 ″ E