St. Petri Church (Cuxhaven)
The Protestant St. Petri Church in Cuxhaven - Döse , Arno-Pötzsch-Platz 2, was a garrison church from 1911 and has had its current name since 1950. It is under the protection of historical monuments in Lower Saxony and is included in the list of architectural monuments in the outskirts of the city of Cuxhaven .
history
The single-nave neo-Gothic naval garrison church from 1911 with an indented choir with a straight end was built according to plans by the naval garrison building inspector Stock, influenced by Kaiser Wilhelm II. The church was consecrated in 1911. The church, the hall, rectory and sexton's house form a uniform ensemble.
The garrison church for the marines and their relatives granted the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Alt-Cuxhaven a right of hospitality. In 1948 it became the parish church. It was named St. Petri in 1950 . In the 1960s the church was renovated and the chancel redesigned.
In 1993 a memorial chapel was set up for the maritime services for the seafarers who died in the accident; In 2002 a memorial for the fallen soldiers of the German Navy followed.
organ
In the 1960s a new organ was installed in the gallery . In 1993 a new, classical symphonic organ from the workshop of Gerald Woehl in Marburg followed. It was placed above the altar, which replicates the original shape of the chancel, and takes up the architectural forms of the church. Woehl describes: “In Cuxhaven, the most unusual organ project from the beginning of the 1990s was realized in Lower Saxony. It combines elements of the Romantic-French and Romantic-German organ styles. ”The organ has three manuals, a pedal and 49 stops.
St. Petri Congregation
A kindergarten belongs to the parish. She has different groups, including a. the Concerto Vocale choir , a children's choir, women's and senior groups, a theological Bible study group, a Klönkreis and a literature study group. A development association supports the parish.
An old Art Nouveau villa used to be the parish hall; it was sold in the 2010s.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 52 ′ 29.6 " N , 8 ° 41 ′ 25.4" E