# Dankeskirche

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Dankeskirche stands on a hill in Kiel-Holtenau, east of the North Sea-Baltic Canal exit. The evangelical church is a listed monument. Its neo-Gothic, east-facing design follows recommendations from the Eisenach Regulation and gives the building its architectural character. The canal shapes the church’s early history. Canal construction funded the building through Kaiser Wilhelm II’s grant, construction surpluses, and voluntary contributions. The Holtenau parish formed during that work. Plans from the Prussian Ministry of Public Works received signatures from Adler and Ernst Ehrhardt. The foundation stone ceremony brought notable guests. The tower once rose higher, but aviation safety later required a reduced height. War turned the tower into an air raid shelter.

Inside, the restored original altarpiece stands beneath Hans Gottfried von Stockhausen’s Easter Morning window. Otto Flath’s sculpture group occupies the southern gallery. Large steering-wheel chandeliers hang inside, while Théo Haerpfer’s workshop supplied the replacement organ. Rescued bells preserve an older sound at Dankeskirche. The church’s interior brings together restored artwork, post-war changes, and objects connected with Kiel-Holtenau. Its architecture and furnishings show how canal construction shaped this church’s place in the surrounding town.

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