Parish church of Peitz
The Protestant parish church of Peitz is a church of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia . It was built from 1854 to 1860 according to plans by the architect and Prussian building officer Friedrich August Stüler .
Previous buildings
The first documentary mentions of a church building in Peitz date back to 1346. In a town fire in 1610, the church was also damaged. It is unclear whether it was rebuilt afterwards or a new building was built. In the first third of the 19th century the church became increasingly dilapidated. In the 1830s the church tower had to be demolished.
Stülerkirche
In 1844 King Friedrich Wilhelm IV. , Who was also the patron saint of the Peitzer Church, came to Peitz on a trip to the Spreewald. During this visit he was convinced of the need to build a new church. After lengthy negotiations, especially about the building site, the church was built on the market between 1854 and 1860. The model for the construction was the St. Matthew Church in Berlin designed by Friedrich August Stüler . The church tower was modified a bit. The St. Matthew Church in Berlin also serves as a template for the churches in Bütow (today Bytów , Poland) in Western Pomerania and Neudamm (today Dębno , Poland) in Neumark .
In the 1970s, dry rot was so severe in the church that it had to be closed. As part of the special building program of the Protestant church, the church was repaired from 1975 to 1979. The original external impression of the building was preserved. The interior has been redesigned. The aisles were converted into a community center with offices and meeting rooms.
Furnishing
organ
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The organ of the Peitzer parish church was originally built in 1956 by the Lübeck organ building company Kemper for the Nikolaikirche in Berlin-Spandau. After its completion it was the most important “post-war organ” in Berlin. In 1995 the organ came to Peitz as a gift from the Spandau community. The former Rückpositiv was set up as a remote control and a Spanish trumpet was installed in its place . Both are unusual for organs in this region. The organ was inaugurated again at Pentecost 1996.
The organ's sound deficits have been gradually remedied since then. So far 8 of the 44 registers and the console have been replaced. The newly built registers are historical material and the like. a. from Bergen, Helsinki, Rostock and Switzerland. A register stood from 1960 to 2010 in the Amalien organ in Berlin-Karlshorst. In 2010 a side table was installed in the altar area.
The organ has 44 registers and approx. 3,500 pipes, making it one of the larger organs in the state of Brandenburg. The sound is romantic.
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- Coupling : HW / SW, HW / SW Sub, HW / FW, SW / FW, SW / P, HW / P, FW / P
- Playing aids : 4 free combinations, 2 free pedal combinations, individual tongue storage, tutti, roller (general crescendo)
Other equipment
Some of the Last Supper implements and the epitaph of the fortress commander Georg von Karlowitz from 1620, the picture “Holy Communion” (a copy after Leonardo da Vinci from the middle of the 17th century) and two bronze bells from the 17th century come from the previous building. The former altar cross (1860) is now in the tower vestibule, as is a church drawer from around 1800. Today's altar cross dates from 1910.
In the gallery there is an exhibition about the jazz and blues scene in the GDR, Peitz was one of their centers.
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- The church on www.peitz.de
- The organ on www.peitz.de
Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ′ 32.1 " N , 14 ° 24 ′ 36.3" E