Village church gods
The village church Göttern is located in the Göttern district of the city of Magdala in the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia . It belongs to the parish of Magdala / Bucharest in the church district Jena the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
The Evangelical branch church is a choir tower church from the 13th century. To the north of the tower are the addition of the sacristy and clogged pointed arch windows . There are Gothic ribbed vaults in the sacristy . Conversions in the 15th century and around 1715, when the church tower was raised and a baroque tower was added, changed the profile of the church . In 1742 the nave was raised and arched windows were inserted and the mansard roof was erected. In the church one is wood ton and two-storey lofts and a pulpit altar was built of 1884th In 1894 there was a renovation and a change of the entrances in the style of historicism . The organ was manufactured by the company A. Eifert from Stadtilm during this time .
On the east wall of the church there are two gravestones from the 18th century.
Striking peculiarities
A small round arch niche with a stone relief , probably from the 15th century, is striking . A blessing Christ on the globe , flanked by Mary and John , three other little people are shown below.
To the southeast of the tower is a small, half-story extension with a massive helmet-like roof. There is a well inside, which is said to be older than the church, says the legend and refers to the healing effect.
There is a sacristy annex to the tower itself, the use of which has not yet been finally clarified.
Recent repairs
In the years between 1984 and 1988, repairs were carried out on the church, and defects in the tower were also eliminated.
The bells from the 14th century have not yet been installed. A cryptogram bell from the 14th century hangs in the church for this purpose. She was once found in a field.
1992 formed parish the development association church . He and the believers owe a lot to the helpers and sponsors.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Church at www.kirche-magdala.de Retrieved on October 8, 2013
Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 45 ″ N , 11 ° 27 ′ 48 ″ E