Schäpingen

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Schäpingen
Schnega municipality
Coordinates: 52 ° 51 ′ 55 ″  N , 10 ° 50 ′ 23 ″  E
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 29465
Area code : 05842
Schäpingen (Lüchow-Dannenberg district)
Schäpingen

Location of Schäpingen in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district

Feldsteinkapelle Schäpingen
Feldsteinkapelle Schäpingen

Schäpingen is a district of the Schnega community in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in Lower Saxony .

The village is located southwest of the core area of ​​Schnega. The Wustrower Dumme , a left tributary of the Jeetzel, flows through the village . The state border with Saxony-Anhalt runs a short distance south.

history

On July 1, 1972, Schäpingen was incorporated into the Schnega community.

Field stone chapel

The Protestant chapel is a rectangular stone building that dates back to the Middle Ages . The former tower in the west is in ruins. In the eastern part of the chapel there is a Gothic portal . During the restoration in 1972/73, extensive remains of the late Gothic painting were uncovered. These are 24 scenes from the life and passion of Christ , which are located in two rows on the north wall. The Last Judgment is depicted on the west wall .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 230 .
  2. SCHÄPINGEN. Ev. Chapel. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 1162