Gottesackerkirche (Pößneck)
The Gottesackerkirche , formerly St. Maria , is in Pößneck , a town in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia .
description
The small hall church was first mentioned as a chapel in 1497 . The current part of the building in the east was built in the 13th century. After the church cemetery was moved to the property in 1530, it was consecrated as a Gottesackerkirche. The somewhat wider western part was added in 1626. Both parts of the building are covered with slate-covered gable roofs, from that of the western part rises a slated roof turret . The rectangular nave has different windows, the choir in the east has pointed arched windows. The interior of the choir has a barrel vault , that of the nave is covered with a coffered ceiling, the ornamental painting of which has been lost from the second half of the 16th century.
The chapel was used as a cemetery church after the Reformation. Since 1998 it has served as an exhibition and event location.
literature
- Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .
Web links
- Single sheet on www.kirchbau.de
Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 35.9 " N , 11 ° 35 ′ 24.9" E