Uttum Church

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Reformed Church in Uttum

The Evangelical Reformed Uttum Church was built on a terp in the East Frisian Uttum in the middle of the 13th century .

history

South side of the church

The brick church was built around 1250 in the so-called transition style of Romano-Gothic . In 1255 an unnamed "decanus de Uttum" appears. The stately church has the great importance Uttums out, that was the chief in the Middle Ages seat, had two castles and at the same time provost seat in the diocese of Muenster was. In the 15th century, various representatives appear in their dual function as "provost and chief", for example a certain Beno between 1450 and 1493, who was married to Etta von Nordorp. In the 16th century, the church was shortened by a yoke for the attached west tower. Around 1535 the parish switched to the Reformed Confession and appointed Hinricus Grimerius as the first Protestant preacher. The choir has been used as the burial place for local chiefs since the Reformation . At least until 1584 two clergy took care of the community, one of whom was both organist and schoolmaster. In 1828, the choir was separated from the nave and converted into an entrance area. At the same time the east gallery was built in and the organ was moved here. Due to dilapidation and a lowering at the side, the church tower had to be trimmed in 1930 after a storm destroyed the upper part of the tower. One storey was removed so that two storeys are now available.

In 1719 the church was parish. Today the parish shares a parish with Cirkwehrum .

Building description

portal

In the rectangular church there were once three arched portals, two of which, the north and south portals, were walled up. Today the church is entered through the entrance in the east wall behind a portal decorated in a classical style. Two of the three arched double windows with sloping soffits in the south wall were later enlarged a little. The north wall is also broken through by matching paired windows. The walls are structured by pilaster strips . In the east wall with a staggered group of three windows, the corner pilasters have been preserved, while the gable has been renewed.

The late Gothic west tower from 1527 has pointed arched windows with tracery panels and blind windows and bears the inscription of Chief Omko Ripperda ("hoeflink to Uttum") on the south wall next to the year . The tower, which was lowered in 1930, has been closed off by a tent roof since then. The oldest bell dates from 1444 and is dedicated to St. Catherine . In 1465 Ghert Klinghe cast the Marienbell, on which the names of Chief Beno and his wife are immortalized. In 1659, Godfried Baulard Lotharingius melted a bell from 1318 for a new one. In 1959 a fourth iron bell was cast as a replacement for the bell from 1876, which had to be given to the armaments industry during World War I. It is damaged and currently decommissioned.

The protrusions on the walls still point to the original vaults with almost square yoke ground plans. In 1804 they were replaced by a wooden ceiling.

Furnishing

Baptismal font by Hinrich Klinghe
Uttum organ on the east gallery
Epitaphs on the north wall

The interior is closed off by a segmented arched ceiling. Only the bronze baptismal font, which was cast by Hinrich Klinghe in 1474 and rests on four feet in the shape of deacons, dates back to the pre-Reformation period . The walls show the baptism and crucifixion of Christ and the twelve apostles.

Most of the painted furniture in the church dates from the 16th century; the pulpit dates from 1580 (sound cover from 1830), the three-seat pew from 1584 and the altar panel from 1588.

A gravestone from 1513 shows the symbols of the late priest Henricus de Bra: coat of arms and chalice. Two grave slabs made of Belgian syenite represent the Junkers of Uttum, who died in 1542 and 1584, on a relief; one plate comes from the workshop of Vincent Lukas . The "Schulstein" is a gable stone from 1580 and is considered to be one of the oldest testimonies to East Frisian school history.

Around 1660 an unknown organ master built the important organ of the Uttum church using older pipe material. The largely preserved Renaissance instrument has an Old Dutch influence and is of European importance.

The Vasa Sacra include a goblet from 1584 by an Emden master, a silver plate from 1856, a jug and a money box.

See also

literature

  • Hans-Bernd Rödiger, Heinz Ramm: Frisian churches in Auricherland, Norderland, Brokmerland and in Krummhörn , Volume 2. Verlag CL Mettcker & Söhne, Jever (2nd edition) 1983, p. 63.
  • Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . Verlag Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1986, ISBN 3-925365-07-9 .
  • Gottfried Kiesow : Architecture Guide East Friesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 .

Web links

Commons : Uttumer Kirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d local chronicles of the East Frisian landscape : Uttum (PDF file; 83 kB), viewed May 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ Menno Smid: East Frisian Church History . Self-published, Pewsum 1974, p. 44 (Ostfriesland in the protection of the dike, vol. 6).
  3. ↑ Gottfried Kiesow : Architectural Guide Ostfriesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz , Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 107 .
  4. ^ Harald Vogel, Günter Lade, Nicola Borger-Keweloh: Organs in Lower Saxony . Hauschild, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3-931785-50-5 , p. 125 .
  5. ^ Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . Verlag Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1986, ISBN 3-925365-07-9 , p. 179 .
  6. ^ Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . Verlag Ostfriesische Landschaft, Aurich 1986, ISBN 3-925365-07-9 , p. 70 .
  7. ^ Harald Vogel , Reinhard Ruge, Robert Noah, Martin Stromann: Organ landscape Ostfriesland . Soltau-Kurier-Norden, Norden 1995, ISBN 3-928327-19-4 , p. 22 .
  8. ↑ Home page of the Emder Zeitung from June 3, 2009 , viewed February 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ a b Homepage of the parish , viewed May 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ Gottfried Kiesow: Architectural Guide Ostfriesland . Verlag Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz, Bonn 2010, ISBN 978-3-86795-021-3 , p. 108 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 27 '8 "  N , 7 ° 9' 17.1"  E