Evangelical Church in Schluesselburg

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Evangelical Church in Schluesselburg

The Evangelical Church in Schlüsselburg belongs to the parish of the district of Schlüsselburg in Petershagen in East Westphalia , in the Minden-Lübbecke district . Church and parish belong to the Minden parish of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia .

history

The church was built in 1585 by Drosten Ludolf von Klencke and the council of the town of Schlüsselburg. In 1864 the tower was raised.

architecture

Layout

The church is a small hall building with a polygonal end and west tower. The interior is covered by a vaulted wooden ceiling.

Furnishing

The furnishings include a winged altar from 1627 with panel paintings by Johann Hopffe , a baptismal font from 1587 and an epitaph for Ludolf von Klencke (1527–88) probably made by the carver Wolff the Younger . The pulpit was created in 1676. There are also several grave slabs from the 16th and 17th centuries in the church.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ′ 58.2 ″  N , 9 ° 4 ′ 19.6 ″  E