St. Mary's Birth (Questenberg)
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The Protestant village church of St. Mary's Birth is in the Questenberg district of the Südharz community in the Mansfeld-Südharz district in Saxony-Anhalt . It belongs to the parish area in Rossla Kirchenkreis Eisleben-Sömmerda the Evangelical Church in Central Germany . The location of the fortified church-like structure is a mountain slope in the village.
history
The church was first mentioned in a document in 1305. The Gothic choir , which was probably built in the second half of the 13th century, the triumphal arch , the tracery windows and the late Gothic crucifix have been preserved from the medieval church building with half-timbered upper storey .
In 1631 the church building was looted twice by troops led by Johann T'Serclaes von Tilly .
The present nave with galleries and organ was built in 1781, and a new organ followed in 1790. In 1934 the pulpit altar was removed and the choir opened.
In 1962, storms affected the church, so that the nave had to be rebuilt.
Web links
- Information on the parish website
Individual evidence
- ↑ The church at www.karstwanderweg.de Retrieved on March 25, 2014
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 40.5 ″ N , 11 ° 7 ′ 7.4 ″ E