Gerstenberg village church
The Evangelical Lutheran village church Gerstenberg is located in the Gerstenberg community in the Altenburger Land district in Thuringia . It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish Altenburg Rasephas - Altenburg Zschernitzsch - Treben in the church district Altenburger Land of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
The chapel standing on the striking Kirchberg mountain spur steeply above the Gerstenbergbachtal can be seen from afar.
The small Slavic settlement was first mentioned in documents in 1227. The Gerstenberg family shaped the settlement economically and politically until 1450. In place of the Slavic castle , a chapel was built on the safe hill in 1100 . It was dedicated to Saint Michael . In 1472 this chapel was enlarged. After the Reformation it was rededicated as an Evangelical Lutheran Church.
architecture
The single-nave hall church with a three-eight choir is brightly plastered. The choir, in which three high arcade windows open, is supported on the outside by five strikingly strong buttresses made of rough field stones. A slate-clad roof turret sits on the gable roof with an octagonal floor plan, which is crowned by a stepped pointed hood .
Silver treasure
In 1843 a silver treasure with 800 coins from the 12th century was found underground during excavations .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Website of the parish ( Memento of the original from October 19, 2014 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.
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '15.8 " N , 12 ° 27' 0.7" E