Oberkatz village church

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The church

The Evangelical Lutheran village church of Oberkatz is in Oberkatz , a district of Kaltennordheim , in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia .

history

The previous church was destroyed in the Thirty Years War . After that, people mourned 30 years before restrained music was allowed at weddings again.

The reconstruction of the church was only possible with collections that reached far into the country. A simple and pleasant church was built. The caption above the door arch reads "Glory to God on high". No dates are given. The room of the church is decorated with pictures by Luther and Melanchton .

Web links

Commons : Dorfkirche Oberkatz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The church on www.kirchenkreis-meiningen.de. Retrieved April 23, 2020 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 48.3 "  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 37.4"  E