쉬들리헤스 안할트 주변 최고의 반려견 동반 하이킹 & 워킹 코스

Church in Radegast, well-kept grounds

The Theure Christian is a road construction monument. It is considered the oldest road construction monument in Saxony-Anhalt. It is located on the old connecting road between Radegast, a district of the town of Southern Anhalt, and Zörbig in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, on the former state border between the Duchy of Saxony-Merseburg or later the Electorate of Saxony and the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau, later the Duchy of Anhalt. Until June 30, 2007, this was also the border of the districts of Bitterfeld and Köthen, which were merged in Saxony-Anhalt as a result of the second district reform. The monument was built in 1688 in the Baroque style to commemorate the fortification of the dam through the Fuhne lowlands between Radegast and Zörbig. It consists of a 5 m high substructure with a square base, the sides of which are each about 2 m long. It consists of quarry stone underpinning, sandstone base and shaft made of plastered bricks and sandstone cornice. The top, which is about 4 m high up to the top of the ball, is made of red sandstone and is divided into a pedestal, a pyramid and finally a large ball. The monument has little figurative decoration, but has the lavish decorations on the inscriptions typical of the Baroque period. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theurer_Christian

Thomas Kuzio was born in 1959 in Altentreptow in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. From 1981 he studied artistic glass design under Prof. Rüdiger Reinel at the Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy in Halle. He has been working freelance since 1990. In addition to commissions for secular buildings, he designed important windows for various churches, including the Naumburg and Merseburg cathedrals and the Ulm Minster. The early Radegast windows are considered a much-noticed major work by the artist, which marked his international breakthrough. Source https://www.landeskirche-anhalts.de/aktuell/farbenpracht-in-radegast

As part of extensive renovation work, the choir room in the Radegast church was redesigned in 2007. Three windows by the glass artist Thomas Kuzio in colorful, deep amber tones bathe the apse and choir in warm light. From 2010, windows were also added to the transepts. The architectural layout of the old windows was retained. The glasses are made using an elaborate technique of lead glazing with genuine antique glass and on-glass painting on a white background with blue and honey tones. Above them, three small round-arched windows shine in strong blue. Here the artist has integrated parts of the previous diamond glazing. In 2021, the nave also received new windows. Since these are largely hidden by the galleries, they were designed in very subdued tones of pale white, gray and ochre. The windows were made by Derix Glasstudios in Taunusstein. Source https://www.landeskirche-anhalts.de/aktuell/farbenpracht-in-radegast

After the reunification of Germany, all 32 windows of the church, which had been vandalized during the GDR era, were replaced in 1992. In 1999-2000, damage to the church spire was repaired. Since 2005, extensive renovation and conversion work has been carried out in the church. In 2005 the entire church roof was re-covered with slate tiles. A year later, a winter church with a coffee kitchen and toilet was installed. In 2010 the three altar windows were renewed. The artist Thomas Kuzio designed these windows and at the same time came up with the color concept for the chancel. In 2013 the transepts and their windows were redesigned. Thomas Kuzio's designs were also used here. The remaining windows in the church are currently being renovated (June 2021), also according to the artist's designs. In addition, the color of the church interior will be redesigned. Once this work is completed, the church interior will be a total work of art that invites people to praise God in many ways. It is the concern and goal of the parish to offer people in rural areas ecclesiastical, cultural, artistic and spiritual offerings and thus to give them a sense of connection to the place and their region. Source https://www.kirche-und-wir.de/radegast.htm

The last service was celebrated in the old Radegast church on May 31, 1874. A few days after the service, demolition of the church building began. The new church was consecrated on December 5th, 1875. The new building was planned to be significantly larger and more lavish in height than the previous building. In 1876 the new organ was put into use by the Pfannenberg organ building company from Köthen. In 1937 this organ was exchanged for an inferior instrument of unknown origin. In preparation for the First World War, the smaller bell was taken from the church tower and remolded for military purposes. After the First World War, in 1922, the community purchased a new steel bell, which still rings today. In 1935 the porch was added to the entrance. During the Second World War the large bronze bell (Kaiserglocke) was melted down. A total renovation of the church took place in 1960-65. The entire church roof, including the tower, as well as the facades of the tower and nave were renewed. Inside the church, parts of the gallery were removed and the windows were replaced and secured. The church interior received a new painting. The pastor's position in the independent parish of Radegast existed until 1978. Since then, the parish has once again belonged to the Weissandt-Gölzau parish. Source https://www.kirche-und-wir.de/radegast.htm

The first documented mention of the place comes from 1244 under the name Radegiz. In 1727 the town was granted city rights. In the same year, the citizens of the city asked Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau for the right to build their own church. At that time, Radegast, like the surrounding towns, belonged to the parish in Großweissandt. However, there is evidence that a church building already existed in Radegast in the 13th century. The citizens' request is probably for permission to build a new church that previously existed. The foundation stone for the new church was laid in 1702, with significant financial involvement from the royal family. In the same year, the church was ceremoniously taken into service by the community. In 1703 the parish got its own pastor. This also determined the independence of the Radegst parish. On January 6, 1752, the church tower collapsed. The school teacher's wife and two children were fatally injured. Reconstruction work began in the same year, but this time in massive construction. In 1803, a belfry for two bells was installed in the tower. The two bells were a donation and come from the castle chapel in Gröbzig. Already 30 years after the new church tower was built, there are reports that the tower dome is once again in disrepair. A cannon was given to the parish in 1871 for the purpose of casting a bell. In 1872/73 the two existing bells were remelted into the "small" bell and the gun into a "large" bell. Both bells were put into use in 1873. Due to increasing maintenance costs for the church, which existed until 1874, combined with the high cost of renovation and the fact that the community had grown so large that the existing church building was no longer considered sufficient, the church was closed in 1874 Decision made to demolish the old church and build a new church. Source https://www.kirche-und-wir.de/radegast.htm

The Theure Christian is a roadside monument. It is considered the oldest road monument in Saxony-Anhalt. It is located on the old connecting road between Radegast, a district of the city of Südliches Anhalt and Zörbig in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, on the former state border between the Duchy of Saxony-Merseburg and later the Electorate of Saxony and the Principality of Anhalt- Dessau, later the Duchy of Anhalt. Until June 30, 2007, this was also the border of the districts of Bitterfeld and Köthen, which were merged in Saxony-Anhalt as a result of the second district reform. The monument was erected in the baroque architectural style in 1688 to commemorate the fortification of the dam through the Fuhne lowlands between Radegast and Zörbig. It consists of a 5 m high substructure with a square base, each side of which is around 2 m long. It consists of a quarry stone foundation, a sandstone base and a shaft made of plastered bricks and a sandstone cornice. The tower, which is around 4 m high up to the top of the ball, is made of red sandstone and is divided into a pedestal, a pyramid and finally a large ball. The monument has little figurative decoration, but has the lavish decorations on the inscriptions typical of the Baroque era. The Fuhnedamm fortified a previously swampy section of the trade route from Magdeburg to Leipzig. It was mentioned for the first time on October 21, 1475, but did not withstand the stress in the long term. Repairs and fortifications were probably not carried out for centuries because three states bordered each other - Anhalt-Köthen, Anhalt-Dessau and Electoral Saxony - which apparently made no attempt to agree on how the work should be carried out. It was only Duke Christian I of Electoral Saxony-Merseburg who decided to renew the Fuhnedamm, although no obstacles were put in his way from the Anhalt side. The dam was finally fortified between 1683 and 1685. The roadside monument was built three years later in honor of Duke Christian. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theurer_Christian