Dürrengleina village church
The ruin of the village church Dürrengleina is in the district Dürrengleina of the municipality Milda in the Saale-Holzland-Kreis in Thuringia .
location
The ruin is located on a hill on the northeast edge of the village on a limestone slab at the highest point in the Saale-Holzland district. It belongs to the parish Kahla Hummelshain in Kirchenkreis Eisenberg of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
The origin was a pilgrimage church from the 11th / 12th. Century with a hall length of 14 meters, located on the highest point of an old street from west to east. Around 1450 the village fell into desolation and the church fell into disrepair. The village was repopulated in 1539 and the church was rebuilt afterwards. A major fire in 1788 also destroyed the church . In 1897/98 the north wall of the ruin was removed. A school was built with the stones. A culture house was later set up on this site.
The ruin today
The choir and the adjoining tower have been preserved from the church today . The interior is closed off by a barrel vault , which is said to be the oldest barrel vault in Thuringia. The still standing walls are eight meters high.
Open-air services are held here in summer .
Web links
- Photo and information about the church
- Information about the church on the website of the church district
Coordinates: 50 ° 51 ′ 29.05 " N , 11 ° 32 ′ 20.34" E