Gorleben Chapel

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Gorleben Chapel

The chapel in Gorleben is the local Protestant church. The chapel is part of the municipality of parish Trebel in the church district Lüchow-Dannenberg . It was built in the middle of the 17th century as a branch of the church in Trebel on the northeastern edge of the village. Due to its exposed location on the highest point of the site, it served the residents as a refuge when the Elbe flooded .

description

A simple hall building was created on a rectangular floor plan , which ends at the top with a gable roof . A framework of half-timbering , which is lined with bricks, forms the outer walls. On the west side there is a ridge turret with a tent roof . The chapel is also accessed from the western side.

Parts of the equipment go back to the time of construction. In 1873 the chapel was extensively restored. Half-timbering, interior painting and tower were repaired in 2004.

literature

  • Falk-Reimar singer: Architectural monuments in Lower Saxony. Vol. 21: Lüchow-Dannenberg district. Niemeyer, Hameln 1986
  • Ernst-Günther Behn: The Hannoversche Wendland - churches and chapels . Köhring Verlag, Lüchow 2011, ISBN 978-3-926322-50-0 .

Coordinates: 53 ° 2 ′ 52.1 ″  N , 11 ° 21 ′ 32.8 ″  E