Evangelical Church Blankenstein
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The Evangelical Church Blankenstein is a church building from the 18th century in the Blankenstein district of Hattingen .
Lutheran teaching was introduced in Blankenstein during the term of office of the castle chaplain Wilhelm Steintgen (1527–1540). A few decades later, on August 16, 1607, the evangelical community of Blankensteins received permission from Duke Johann Wilhelm I to break away from the parish of St. Georg in Hattingen. Today the church is the center of the Protestant parish of Welper-Blankenstein, which was merged in 2005 and has around 4,000 members.
The current church building was probably built in 1767, as indicated by a year above the tower entrance. It is located on the bridge between the outer bailey and the main castle of Blankenstein Castle . The tower itself was built in 1775. An old entrance can still be seen on the south side of the nave . The wooden pulpit altar is from the early Baroque period , the font from 1689. The church windows are from 1870.
The church was last renovated between 1973 and 1974. Since 2006, the community has been collecting money for a new repair. Not far from the church is the Catholic Church of St. Johannes Baptist on the market square .
See also
literature
- Rüdiger Jordan: From capitals, pulpits and baptismal fonts , Klartext Verlag, Essen 2006, ISBN 3-89861-436-0 , pp. 118–119
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Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 23.8 " N , 7 ° 13 ′ 46" E