Kleinbreitenbach village church
The village church Kleinbreitenbach is in the district Kleinbreitenbach of the city of Plaue in the Ilm district in Thuringia . It belongs to the parish Geratal in the parish of Arnstadt-Ilmenau of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
This church is a fortified church from the 13th century. The walls are equipped with loopholes , the tower with a crenellated wreath . The existence of an underground exit behind the altar is claimed. Four sound openings were added later with the receipt of the bells as well as the conical tip.
In the nave there are two galleries , a baroque pulpit altar and a winged altar from the 16th century, which stood in the Sigismund Chapel in Plaue until 1958 .
The central figure of the altar is a knight with armor. There is a pietà in the church .
The organ is from Stadtilm from the 19th century.
The year 1956 above the current entrance probably indicates a renovation. The former main portal with round arches is walled up.
Inside was renovated in 2000. In 2013 the roof was covered.
Web links
- Kleinbreitenbach fortified church. In: burgenwelt.org. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
- Entry on the fortified church of Kleinbreitenbach in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- Two early modern sundials on the church ( memento from November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ The church on the website of the church district. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
- ^ The church at www.stadt-plaue.de. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 10.7 ″ N , 10 ° 54 ′ 53.5 ″ E