Kraupa bell tower

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The Kraupaer bell tower (2014).

The bell tower in Kraupa is a monument that is located in the small town of Elsterwerda in the Elbe-Elster district in southern Brandenburg .

Description and history

The Kraupa bell tower can be found on the old village green of the Kraupa district, which was first mentioned in a document in 1398 . The building is an octagonal red brick building with a wooden lantern and a tent roof , which is crowned by a weather vane. It is recorded in the local monument register under registration number 09135508.

The bell tower of the Kraupa district was originally made of wood. It is not known exactly when it was built in its current form. In 1893 it was redesigned in stone. The consecration of bells took place on December 7, 1852.

Web links

Commons : Kraupa bell tower  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c Database of the Brandenburg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and the State Archaeological Museum ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 6, 2018. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / bldam-brandenburg.de
  2. ↑ Elsterwerda City Administration (ed.): "600 Years of Kraupa" . 2007 ( information sheet online as PDF file ).

Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 40.8 ″  N , 13 ° 30 ′ 24 ″  E