St. Andreas (Langelsheim)
The St. Andreas Church is in the town of Langelsheim on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains . It is believed that the history of the church dates back to the time of Charlemagne . The earliest written evidence of the existence of a church is from the 13th century. In any case, the tower of the church was built in the Romanesque period. The current nave replaced a smaller previous building and was consecrated in 1755. The extension of the building connected with the new building took place to the north and east. As a result, the tower is no longer in the middle of the west wall.
The remarkable baroque carved altar of the church was erected in 1680 and comes from the Goslar master J. Lessen, based on the model of the altar of the Frankenberg church in Goslar by the same artist. After extending the nave and the vaulting of the roof, a third floor was added to the altar and a pulpit was built into the altar. In 1693 the organ was completed by Andreas Schweimb . In the church there are some tombstones from the 17th century.
St. Andrew is the patron saint of fishermen . Possibly the choice of this patronage goes back to the fishermen who were probably active on the Innerste in the Middle Ages .
In front of the church there is a war memorial for the 166 people of Langelsheim who died in the First World War .
The church belongs to the Gandersheim-Seesen Propstei of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig .
literature
- Heinrich Schlüter: 500 years of St. Andrew's Church in Langelsheim. Ev.-Luth. Parish of Langelsheim, Langelsheim 2005
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Individual evidence
- ^ Heinrich Schlüter: 500 years of St. Andrew's Church in Langelsheim . Ev.-Luth. Parish of Langelsheim, Langelsheim 2005.
- ↑ kirche-rhueden.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 56 ′ 30.7 ″ N , 10 ° 19 ′ 59.2 ″ E