St. Georg (Burgwalde)
The Catholic Church of St. Georg is located in the municipality of Burgwalde in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia .
history
The church was built in 1700, which is also indicated by the carved inscription on the west portal . The years 1730 to 1735 are also mentioned, which certainly point to additional construction measures. Consecrated the church on October 10, 1735 by Bishop Christoph Ignatius of Gudenus from Erfurt . The roof ridge was built in 1898. The choir was rebuilt in 1934 and the sacristy added.
Architecture and equipment
The nave is a small two-axis rectangular building with arched windows and hipped roof , on the on the west side of the verschieferte has been built up roof turret. In 1934 the rectangular choir was built with a sacristy attached to the south under the pent roof . There are rectangular windows in the choir and sacristy. The ceiling inside is kept flat. The choir has a barrel vault and a choir arch . On the altar wall there are various winged altars from the 16th and 17th centuries with scenes from the Catholic faith. The font is from the 18th century. In 1999 the church was painted.
Since 2000 there has been a photovoltaic system on the tiles of the roof of the listed (solar) church . This brings in 50 euro cents per kilowatt hour brought into the public grid. In the first nine years, 20,000 kWh were fed in.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Church at www.kath-kirche-arenshausen.de ( Memento of the original from May 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 27, 2014
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '17.6 " N , 10 ° 2' 36.3" E