Merkendorf Church (Zeulenroda-Triebes)
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Merkendorf is located in Merkendorf , a district of the town of Zeulenroda-Triebes in the Greiz district in Thuringia . The parish Merkendorf-Piesignitz belongs to the parish area Zeulenroda II in church district Greiz of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
description
The baroque hall church, consecrated in 1772, is similar in layout and structure to the church in Göhren-Döhlen . The nave has a three-sided end in the west and a rectangular recessed choir , above which the choir tower rises. The top floor of the tower has sound arcades and overlying dials the Clock . The belfry for the bronze bells had to be remade. The tower is covered with a bulbous dome on which an open lantern with a tower ball sits. All roofs are slated . The interior is provided with galleries .
The church furnishings come from the construction time. Only the carved wooden altar dates from the 15th century. The organ with nine registers , divided into a manual and a pedal , was built in 1825 by Johann Gottlieb Schlegel.
literature
- Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 22.8 " N , 11 ° 58 ′ 15.3" E