Willehadi Church (Wremen)

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The Willehadi Church seen from the south
Aerial photo 2013

The Willehadi Church in Wremen is a fortified church from around 1200. It is consecrated to Willehad , the missionary and first bishop of Bremen . The church is considered the most powerful and oldest church in Wursten and, along with the St. Urbanus Church in Dorum, is one of the main churches in the country. It was built from precisely hewn Rhenish tuff , which was transported by ship. The region's prosperity at that time is evident in the size and furnishings of the churches.

Building

It is a single-nave tufa building with a recessed rectangular choir . While the south wall of the nave has been renewed in brick, the north wall has been completely preserved in tuff. The side walls of the choir and nave are divided by pilaster strips . There is a round arch frieze under the eaves . The choir is lower than the nave, the choir roof was originally flatter. You can see that on the gable.

The massive west tower with a baroque dome originally dates from the 1st quarter of the 13th century. In 1914 it was demolished to the height of the church roof for military reasons. In 1930 it was increased again. The different stone colors can be clearly seen.

Inner

The nave is spanned by a beam ceiling, the painting of which dates from 1737. It shows medallions with scenes from the Old Testament. There are also remains of late Romanesque paintings.

Peternell organ

View of the organ

The organ was built in 1864 by the organ builders Gebr. Carl, August and Wilhelm Peternell (Seligenthal). The instrument has been overhauled several times over the years. Some pipe material was lost. In 1970 the instrument was placed under monument protection. In the course of a comprehensive restoration, the instrument was extensively overhauled in the years 1988–1991 and largely returned to its original condition, with the missing pipe material being reconstructed and the prospect pipes being rebuilt.

I main work C–
1. Principal 8th'
2. Quinta tones 16 ′
3. Violade viol 8th'
4th Hollow flute 8th'
5. Trumpet 8th'
6th Octave 4 ′
7th Hollow flute 4 ′
8th. Fifth flute 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
9. Octave 2 ′
10. Mixture IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Calcanten alarm clock
II upper structure C–
11. Violin principal 8th'
12. Lovelydacked 16 ′
13. Salicional 8th'
14th Harmonica 8th'
15th Gemshorn 4 ′
16. Flute dolce 4 ′
17th Darling Ged. 8th'
Pedal C–
18th Trombone bass 16 ′
19th Violon 16 ′
20th Sub-bass 16 ′
21st Principal bass 8th'
22nd Thought bass 8th'

Further equipment

  • The baroque altarpiece from 1709 by Jacob Helmerß
  • Baptismal font from 1738
  • Pulpit from 1670 by an unknown master
  • The small nave over the central aisle reminds of the parish's preservation from the great flood
Grave slabs

Grave slabs

In the churchyard there are two grave slabs from the 16th and 17th centuries. Century erected. They show figurative representations. The left stone bears the years 1618 (above) and 1604 (below), the right stone 1595.

literature

  • Georg Dehio Handbook of German Art Monuments, Bremen, Lower Saxony ; Darmstadt 1977
  • Hans Christoph Hoffmann, Bremen, Bremerhaven and northern Lower Saxony , Cologne 1986, ISBN 3-7701-1754-9

Coordinates: 53 ° 38 ′ 59 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 32 ″  E

Web links

Commons : St. Willehadi Church (Wremen)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from April 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.orgelinformation.de
  2. ^ Dietrich Diederichs-Gottschalk : The Protestant written altars of the 16th and 17th centuries in northwest Germany . Verlag Schnell + Steiner GmbH, Regensburg 2005, ISBN 978-3-7954-1762-8 , p. 267.