St. Johannes (Schraplau)
St. Johannes is a listed Protestant church in the town of Schraplau in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is recorded as a monument under registration number 094 06030 .
The patron saint of the sacred building, which is located on the church square in Schraplau, is John the Baptist .
description
The building stands between the old castle and the palace . The area on which the church stands belonged to the outer bailey of the old castle. In the Romanesque church, the west tower, the nave and the east choir were built next to each other. At the portal on the north side there is a rare fish scale motif from the Romanesque. Some tombstones from the former cemetery have been placed around the church.
Bells
Schraplau has a three-part bronze bell with historical value. The beats take a lot of getting used to. It is in very poor condition.
Osanna bell ... es′-5 ... Paul Mas ... 1506 ... 1,723 kg
Annaglocke ..... c ′ ′ - 3 .... unknown ...... 14th century ... 290 kg
Sine Nomine .... a ′ ′ - 7 .... unknown ...... 1450 ... 140 kg
Web links
source
- The picture of St. John the Baptist (Schraplau) , Saalekreis, accessed on February 2, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 15.2 " N , 11 ° 40 ′ 12.3" E