St. Blasius (Langenorla)

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The church with a war memorial

The village church St. Blasius is located in the municipality of Langenorla in the administrative community of Oppurg in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia .

history

Above the entrance portal, the dates 1713, 1714, 1806 and 1910 refer to special events or measures at the church , which was consecrated in 1420 .

It has two-part rooms, the choir is Gothic . The upper floor is made of plastered half-timbering .

The organ from 1893 stands above the altar on the east side , the pulpit is attached to the side. The altar has jewelry and the year 1715 and a picture of Jesus crucified with Mary and John and other saints .

The Gothic baptismal font and a wooden baptism from 1888 stand on one side. A gallery with flat arcades stands in the nave as well as epitaphs from the von Beust family .

The ceiling of the room is flat arched. Three glass windows were made after the First World War .

In the roof turret houses four bells , two of which melted down during World War II and 2005 in Lauchhammer were replaced cast.

The organ from 1754 was built by Johann Georg Fincke . In 1999 and 2000 volunteers made sure that it could be used again.

Web links

Commons : St. Blasius  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Churches of the administrative community Oppurg - Church Langenorla. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
  2. Information on the organ. In: orgbase.nl. Retrieved on May 19, 2020 (German, Dutch).

Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 26.8 "  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 29.8"  E