Lutherkirche Cottbus, Protestant church in Cottbus, Germany
Lutherkirche is a Protestant hall church in Cottbus built in Art Nouveau style, with a straight-ended choir to the south, a saddle roof and a neo-baroque relief portal on the north side. A transversely oval west tower with a wedge roof adjoins asymmetrically. Above the portal, a blind window shows the opening lines of the first and fourth stanzas of "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" beneath the Luther rose.
The Martin Luther congregation, formed in the 1840s, became an independent parish in 1902 and founded the Luther-Kirch-Bauverein in 1906 to fund a church on Thiemstraße. Berlin architect Robert Leibnitz designed it; the foundation stone was laid on 25 June 1911 and the church was consecrated on 30 June 1912. After severe damage in the air raid of 15 February 1945, it was rebuilt under Hans Palm and reopened on 13 May 1951.
This church serves as a spiritual and community gathering place for the Protestant congregation in Cottbus. The bright interior with its white decorative details reflects the values of clarity and openness important to Protestant worship.
The church is open during worship services and can sometimes be visited on weekdays, though hours vary depending on activities. Visitors should be prepared to respect ongoing religious functions and ceremonies that may take place during their visit.
The larger of the two bells recast in 1926, bearing a relief of Luther, was taken down in the Second World War and after 1945 rang in the Oberkirche St. Nikolai instead. It was retired in 2022 and now stands displayed in that church's interior.
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