Vicelinkirche (Ratekau)

Field stone church Ratekau, 2012

The Protestant Vicelinkirche Ratekau (also Ratekau field stone church ) in Ratekau ( Schleswig-Holstein ) is one of the best preserved field stone churches / fortified churches from the 12th century in East Holstein . The church is shown in the coat of arms of the community of Ratekau .

history

The construction of the Ratekau Church began in the 12th century shortly after Wagrien was conquered by the Holsten in 1138/39 . In 1147 Wagrien was given to Count Adolf II of Schauenburg and Holstein as a fief by Heinrich the Lion . Adolf II commissioned Vizelin with the spread of Christianity among the Slavs. At the same time he started colonization with new settlers with Christian settlers. Also called Vicelinkirchen churches are the Petrikirche in Bosau, the St. Laurentius Church in Süsel and St. Johannis in Neukirchen ( Bad Malente ). Construction began in 1156, two years after Vizelin's death. Count Adolf and Bishop Gerold von Oldenburg chose the place together, as Helmold von Bosau reports in his Slav chronicle . The church was first mentioned in a document in 1234/1235 when the apse arch and vault were renewed.

It is a single-nave hall church built in Romanesque style with a choir and apse as well as a 48 meter high (leaning) round tower that served as a defensive tower . The church was mostly of fieldstones using plaster - Mortar from Segenberger Kalkberg built and has a wood shingle -roofed gable roof . The Protestant Vicelinkirche was renovated from 2008 to 2011. Since then it has been heated with 15 geothermal probes.

Worth seeing in the area

Near the church are located

the Wilhelmseiche in Ratekau with the Wilhelmsstein in memory of the 100th birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I.
a memorial stone for General Blücher to commemorate the surrender of the Prussian Army Group after the battle of Lübeck on November 7, 1806 in the Ratekau rectory
the stone box from Ratekau , a megalithic grave from the time of the bell-cup culture

photos

View from the northeast (with the sacristy )

literature

Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, 2009; P. 768

Herwart Bansemer: Instead of lead plates - continue to shingle wood - Ratekau's landmark kept its shingle tower - Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde, Eutin 1990 (pages 14-20)

Anke Dittmann, Michael Dittmann and Rainer Raguse: Festschrift 850 Years - Feldsteinkirche Ratekau 1156–2006 (Ed .: Parish Council of Ratekau)

Web links

Commons : Vicelinkirche - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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http://www.museerne.dk/media(624,1031)/Reisef%C3%BChrer_Teil_1.pdf (Chapter 4 - Feldsteinkirche Ratekau); Chapter 5 - Stone box from Ratekau ; Chapter 6 - Wilhelmseiche / Wilhelmsstein; Chapter 6.1 - Memorial stone for General Blücher; (PDF file; 1.46 MB)
History of Ratekau

Individual proof

↑ waermepumpe-regional.de: Geothermal heat pump heats the renovated stone church