Marlow Town Church
The town church Marlow was built in the 13th century in the historic town center of Marlow in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . The parish belongs to the Rostock provost in the Mecklenburg parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .
history
Marlow was first mentioned in 1179. At the beginning of the 13th century the construction of the town church began and it was probably consecrated in 1244, a brick in the upper southern outer wall of the church bears this date. The name of a first clergyman is known for Marlow from 1248. The square, massive and compact tower in the width of the central nave dates from the 15th century and is closed off by an eight-sided spire ( bishop's cap ).
Building description
The town church is a brick church from the transition from Romanesque to Gothic with a basic nave made of two bays and a Gothic vault in Westphalian style. The two aisles are no longer there. The round-arched, partly walled-up arcade openings to the planned and unfinished or previously existing side aisles are recognizable. The upper clad windows are located in pairs above the arch .
The vault consists of early Gothic hanging domes . The supporting pillars already show the services typical of the Gothic . The domed vaults of the nave have four or five ribs and a ring-shaped keystone each. The two yokes are separated by a wide, high-rise, Gothic belt arch .
In the square choir , the early Gothic domed vault with its eight ribs with the ring-shaped keystone is still preserved (compare also with the town church Bad Sülze ). The remains of paintings from the 13th century show mythical creatures.
The windows, arranged in groups of three on all three sides, have a significantly higher central section.
The exterior is particularly rich in the choir: the upper window reveals are shaped by the rounded bulges and corner pilaster strips. Under the cornice there is a frieze called a “ German band ”.
Interior
On the late Renaissance altarpiece is a crucifixion picture (around 1853) by Gaston Lenthe . The pulpit on the south side of the church also dates from the late Renaissance period and was probably donated by the von der Lühe and von Hahn families . It was made before or in the 17th century.
The organ was built by Ludwig Quosig in 1839 and originally stood above the altar. A second manual was installed around 1900 . In 1984 it was moved to the west gallery. In 1988 Wolfgang Nussbücker built new action mechanisms, new wind chests and a new console, and in 1993 he completely renewed the second manual. The organ has 17 registers .
The other neo-Gothic furnishings come from the 19th century.
literature
- Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Mecklenburg ; Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich and Berlin, 1980.
- Marianne Mehling (Ed.): Knaurs Kulturführer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Droemer KnaurMünchen, 1991, ISBN 3-426-26490-0 .
- Friedrich Schlie : Art and historical monuments of Mecklenburg , 1899.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Schlie: Art and History Monuments of Mecklenburg , 1899
- ^ Organ in Marlow Mecklenburgisches Orgelmuseum Malchow, with description, history and photo
Coordinates: 54 ° 9 ′ 14.9 ″ N , 12 ° 34 ′ 18 ″ E