St. Johannis (Neukirchen)
The St. Johannis Church in Neukirchen (also "Feldsteinkirche Neukirchen" / "Vicelinkirche Neukirchen") in Neukirchen, part of the municipality of Malente in the Ostholstein district in Schleswig-Holstein , is one of the East Holstein field stone churches / round tower churches from the 12th century.
history
The origins of the church are related to Adolf II von Schauenburg and Holstein , who had German farmers settle in the region. Canon Volchart (1090–1154) from Flanders designed the building plan for the church. The construction of the church began in the 12th century, probably shortly after the conquest of Wagrien in 1138/39 by the Saxon Holsten. It was consecrated to John the Baptist .
The community bought a bell in the 15th century. An organ was installed in 1553. The wooden pulpit was created during the Thirty Years War .
In the years 1956 to 1958, 1995 the tower and from 2011 to 2012 the nave were extensively restored outside and inside. The historic bell was hung on a newly made wooden belfry in 2008 after a crash that it survived unscathed .
architecture
The east-facing church in Romanesque style consists of several buildings. The single-nave hall church with retracted choir is closed off in the east by a small, semicircular apse . A 40 meter high round tower in the west served as a defense tower . Similar churches called " Vicelinkirchen " are the Petrikirche in Bosau , St. Laurentius Church in Süsel and the Vicelinkirche in Ratekau . The church was predominantly of boulders built and has one with tiles roofed gable roof . The eastern gable triangles of the nave and choir are made of bricks.
The ship is illuminated on the long sides through four small, high-seated arched windows. Two oculi are attached to the west side . The choir has a round-arched window on the north and south side and the retracted apse has a total of three round-arched windows. The ship is accessed on the south side through a double stepped portal with a segmented arch made of brick.
The very well-preserved tower chapel on the ground floor is only accessible through the nave. It is vaulted with a ribbed vault and has large niches on three sides under basket arches, which rest on corner services. An arched niche with a small round window has broken into the west side. The tower is crowned by a conical roof. Below the eaves is the bell storey, which has five coupled round-arched openings. The tower houses a triple bell that sounds in the Gloria-Moriv. After one bell was melted down during World War II, the community bought two new ones after the war. The third bell, weighing 1.3 tons, dates from the 15th century and has been preserved.
Furnishing
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The flat-roofed interior is closed off by a beamed ceiling that is ornamentally painted. There are old paintings on the walls and a figure of a saint from the 16th century is depicted on the southern long wall. The floor is covered with yellow stones, below the simple church stalls, which leave a central aisle free, the floor is made of wood.
The oldest piece of furniture is the Romanesque font made of granite in the shape of a cup. It has been in the southeast corner of the ship since the church was renovated in 2012. Before that he found his place in the tower chapel, the baptismal angel remained.
On the other side of the choir arch is the polygonal, wood-faced pulpit. It shows figures carved under a round arch in the pulpit between Ionic corner pillars . The profiled cornice wreaths have gold-plated, Low German inscriptions on a red background. The pulpit was created in 1626 by Neukirchen residents.
A Gothic triumphal cross with a larger than life body from the 14th century hangs in the choir arch, which has two protruding battlement stones .
The wooden organ gallery has parapet paintings showing scenes from the story of Jesus' passion.
organ
The organ dates from 1726 and is attributed to Hinrich Wiese. The prospectus has five axes and is closed at the top and bottom by richly profiled cornices. The polygonal central tower is elevated and flanked on the outside by two pointed towers. In between, two low flat fields mediate. Between 1968 and 1971 Eberhard Tolle restored the instrument. Johannes Rohlf returned the instrument to its original state in 1993. The organ has 15 registers , which are divided between a manual and a pedal . The use of four reeds and the richly arranged pedals are unusual for a small organ . The disposition is as follows:
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- Pairing : I / P
- Tremulant , cymbal star , nightingale , calcareous bell , don't touch me
Web links
- Parish website
- Description of the church. Foundation for the Preservation of Church Monuments in Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Foundation for the Preservation of Church Monuments in Germany : Description of the church accessed on December 17, 2013.
- ↑ a b Bell renovation . ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ↑ St. John's Church is being restored . ( Memento from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Kieler Nachrichten online , June 18, 2012
- ↑ The renovated church receives a lot of praise . ( Memento from December 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Kieler Nachrichten online , December 12, 2012:
- ^ Organ in Neukirchen , accessed on July 29, 2016.
Coordinates: 54 ° 12 ′ 53.1 ″ N , 10 ° 33 ′ 13.7 ″ E