Urbank Church (Holte)
The St. Urbankirche (often also Holter Church ) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the Bissendorfer district of Holte.
location
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The church is located in the west of the Bissendorfer district of Holte in an old church settlement. The church runs in a west-east direction on a church square with 24 linden trees, surrounded by historic houses. The church and the church settlement are under monument protection.
history
The first written mention of the church comes from the year 1160, the first church was probably built in the 12th century. However, only the Romanesque tower has survived from this period . The foundation of the church came from the Holter castle .
The hall church was built in 1770 by Ernst Philipp Ferdinand von Grothaus and in 1887 a neo-Romanesque chancel with sacristy and patronage was added. In 1970 the interior of the church was redesigned and a southern extension was demolished. In 2000 the church was extensively renovated. The interior was painted in delicate yellow tones and the lighting was renewed with artistic wall and brass chandeliers in Dutch baroque style.
Furnishing
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The two stained glass windows from the chancel are originals from the construction period in 1887. The two altar candlesticks date from around 1900, as does the baptismal font. The sacrament dishes are considerably older. The chalice and paten were donated in 1695 by Johann Jobst Heinrich von Grothaus , the wine jug, the wafer box and the decorated baptismal bowl by Georg Herbert zu Münster . The pews probably date from 1770 and have been changed several times.
A triumphal cross , probably 800 years old , hangs above the altar , which was found in 1970 under rubble on the church floor. It hung in the first nave, which was replaced in 1770. It was restored and connected to the body of Christ that had previously been floating in the church .
In the church there are also several grave slabs that come from the former cemetery around the church.
The simple altar and the columnar baptismal font are made of Ibbenbürener sandstone and were created in 1970. The pulpit of the church was made in 1887 and stood on the opposite side until the redesign in 1970. Next to the pulpit hangs a cross donated in 2000 by the Homann family . A corpus of Christ from approx. 1320 is attached to the bronze cross.
Several coats of arms from the years 1773 to 1927 represent the patronage families of the church, the barons of Grothaus and their heirs, the counts and princes of Münster . The most important patron of the church was Ernst Friedrich Herbert zu Münster .
Bells
The "old bell" is one of the oldest church bells in the Osnabrück region and dates from 1413. The second bell was re-cast in Karlsruhe in 1949 . Its predecessor dates from around 1500 and was at the mourning bell for Emperor Charles VI in 1740 . cracked, a second bell, cast in 1742, was dismantled during World War II and was supposed to be melted down. It found itself in Hamburg, but had a crack and had become unusable. The third bell in the church dates from 1985. It serves as a prayer bell and is also rung at baptisms .
organ
The organ of the church is on the gallery on the west side and was built in 1971 by Johannes Wolfram . It replaces an organ made by the Rohlfing company .
literature
- Ralf Reuter: Church leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Holte . Port Verlag, Saarbrücken, 2003
Web links
- Parish website
- Bissendorf: The Holter Church and the surrounding ensemble not only attracts day trippers , Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, January 31, 2012
Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 18.6 ″ N , 8 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ E