Simon Peter (Obernissa)
The Protestant village church of Simon Petrus is located in the Obernissa district of the Grammetal community in the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia . The parish belongs to the parish association Klettbach in the parish of Weimar of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
location
The church is located in the northeastern part of the village. The open space around the church used to be the cemetery and the rectory . The former school is located southwest of the building. The cemetery is now on the eastern edge of the village on the edge of the Feldmark .
history
The founding deed has not been preserved for the choir tower church . Nothing is known about the reasons for the loss. It is believed that Simon Peter was the patron saint. The oldest verifiable monuments are the Gothic tabernacle (sacrament house) and the stone canteen (altar table), which can be classified in the 14th century. In 1719 the church was given its current appearance. The church tower is square and the bell stalls are clad with wood.
The church was rebuilt twice in the 18th century. The double gallery received scenes from the New Testament .
particularities
All baptisms and weddings are recorded in the preserved church registers from 1677 onwards . From 1693 all burials were recorded. On the southern wall of the enclosure of the churchyard is the monument to the fathers and sons of the village who died in the world wars.
Web links
- Church information on the parish website. Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
- Information about the church on kirchenkreis-weimar.de. Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 8.6 ″ N , 11 ° 8 ′ 52.1 ″ E