St. Laurentius (Bodelwitz)

Exterior of the church

The Protestant village church of St. Lawrence is in the municipality Bodelwitz the oppurg in Saale-Orla in Thuringia .

history

The choir tower church , located on a walled cemetery , was first mentioned in 1320. The tower has loopholes and two bells .

The nave , equipped with a patronage box , has two-story galleries . The lower one is circumferential and houses the organ from the Eifert company from Stadtilm , which was overhauled in 2008 . The pulpit altar with sound cover and decoration decorate the room. The font and the lectern are made of wood. The table has a marble top .

A gothic pointed arch door is said to date from 1483. In 1781 the church was extended to the south.

In a niche there is a memorial for the victims of the First World War .

In 1999–2006 the church was extensively refurbished and renovated.

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

The end of the renovation work on the church. In: Official Journal of the Administrative Community Oppurg. January 10, 2007, pp. 6-7 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
The church on the website of the Schleiz church district. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
Information about the organ. In: orgbase.nl. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (German, Dutch).