In the extreme northwest of Germany lies the Norderland at the North Sea with the city Norden, the oldest city in East Frisia. The 6.6 ha large Norder Marktplatz is one of the largest marketplaces in Germany. In the centre of the market place is the St. Ludgeri church, today the largest medieval church in East Frisia. The oldest part of the church is the low nave, which was built in the early 13th century as a Romanesque one-room church. In the early 14th century the freestanding bell tower was built to this church. Probably in 1318 the church was extended by a transept with three square cross vaults. The three-nave high choir, which towers above everything, was probably completed around 1455. The last comprehensive renovation was carried out in 1981-1985.
The founding of the church in Schüttorf was one of the earliest in the present-day Westphalian-niedresachen border region. A first church in Schüttorf is said to have been founded by St. Ludger as early as 800. On 17 December 2000, after a restoration phase lasting over five years, the Reformed Church in Schüttorf was returned to its original purpose during a festive service. The measures on the late Gothic hall church, which is important in terms of architectural and church history, and through which the interesting spatial impression of the 19th century was regained, were carried out in close cooperation with the state preservation authorities.
Conception of a digital video and audio transmission system for contemporary church services. DSP audio mixer with studio condenser microphones and specially designed array loudspeakers. Live transmission of the church service and recording via digital camera on 4 harmoniously integrated 46" flat screens.
The Ebstorf monastery is documented in 1197. The hall church with nun's gallery is completely preserved in North German brick Gothic (14th century). To this day the Lutheran monastery is filled with spiritual life by a convent, which is presided over by an abbess.
True to the Bible, confessing, reformatory... the three words should let you know that a lively life of faith pulsates in the rooms of the church. In St. Martini's Church, whose beginnings lie in the early 13th century, many denominations have determined the path of the congregation during its Protestant period. Today, it represents the unadulterated proclamation of the biblical word and resists the ideologization of sermons. Since 1974, church life has experienced an astonishing upswing, and the church services are very well attended today. Due to the prevailing acoustically particularly difficult conditions, it soon became clear that the task could not be accomplished with conventional equipment. After intensive comparisons, Seis Akustik was awarded the contract for an in-house developed amplifier technology and 20 custom-made loudspeaker systems. The result is a room sound system with clear sentence and syllable comprehensibility at every place in the church. Mr. Drefahl, one of the responsible churchwardens, expressed his enthusiasm and satisfaction about the achieved results as follows: "The fact that we were able to enjoy the advantages of the new system without restriction, especially during the festive services over the end of the year. It was simply noticeable to everyone how much we have improved with this facility".