Deven village church

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Village church in Deven

The core of the village church in Deven, a district of Groß Plasten in the Mecklenburg Lake District in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , dates back to the 14th century.

Building history and equipment

Near the church is a rectangular stone building with Blend gables of brick . The attached crypt on the north side dates from the 17th century.

The church is equipped with a pulpit altar with barriers and an attached patron's box as well as a pastor's chair from the 18th century. From an earlier altar, seven carved figures (Madonna and saint) from the 15th century have been preserved in the church. The crucifix and a carved Pietà date from the 16th century.

The church does not have a bell tower, instead there is a free-standing belfry with a small bell by the church .

local community

Today Deven is part of the connected parish of Schloen-Varchentin, together with the churches in Groß Dratow , Groß Plasten , Klein Plasten , Schloen and Varchentin . It is part of the Müritz church region in the Neustrelitz provost, Mecklenburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany .

literature

  • Friedrich Schlie : The art and historical monuments of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Volume 5, Schwerin 1902, pp. 364-365
  • The architectural and art monuments in the GDR, Neubrandenburg district , Berlin 1986, p. 452

Web links

Commons : Deven village church  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Website of the parish Schloen-Varchentin ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schloen-varchentin.de
  2. ^ Propstei Neustrelitz. Evangelical Lutheran Church District Mecklenburg. In: Evangelical Church in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Internet editorial office of the Evangelical Lutheran Church District Mecklenburg and the Pomeranian Evangelical Church District in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (Northern Church)., Accessed on January 7, 2016 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 54 "  N , 12 ° 51 ′ 13"  E