When 1.636 governing councils were submitted with a
request for approval, one with a church "three vaults,
On March 8, 1571 promised the Swedish King John III. in
a privilege to allow his German-born subjects to build
their own church on the former site of the Dominican
monastery. The Germans were to pay for the financing
themselves.
1576, the German St. Gertrude community co-owner of
the Guild House. Starting from Easter 1576 the post
office "of the fine-chen churches Bauw" is a part of the
church calculations of the German community. Tower
construction was erected at the western end
of the Guild Hall and in 1613 a new tower with bells was
erected, the Elemental of which still exists today.
two rain Philerß on each side" was planned, that is, a
three-aisled church with two rows of pillars Available
funds to lay the foundations for the church stones, as
well as to order the construction of eight piers from
Oland.
In the night of the 6th to October 7, 1878, a fire broke
out in the church tower, destroying the tower with the
bells and the carillon as well as the organ. Since the
vault had withstood the collapse of the church tower,
the interior of the church remained essentially intact.
However, the windows fell victim to them or were at
least badly damaged. After the church had received
an emergency roof, could be celebrated on Christmas
The former guild hall proved to be inadequate at the
end of the 16th century. However, an extension of the
church was only possible to the south. There should also
be the big main portal.
Day 1878 again a service. The new building of the
tower was taken over by the Berlin architect Julius
Raschdorff in the spring of 1881. Finally, in 1884, four
new bells from Dresden were inaugurated and the
pole with rooster and cross on the spire attached.
GERMAN ST GERTRUDE'S
CHURCH