St. Maria and St. Georg (Thalbürgel)
The church of St. Maria and St. Georg is in Thalbürgel in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia .
location
The church is located in the middle of the remains of the Bürgel monastery , from which the village of Thalbürgel developed, on a hill above the tracks opposite the Georgenberg near the town of Bürgel .
architecture
The Romanesque church of St. Maria and St. Georg (often still referred to as the Thalbürgel monastery church) is one of the most important sacral monuments in Thuringia and contains the remains of the only Benedictine relay choir in Germany . It is a three-aisled pillar basilica with a cross-shaped floor plan, a three-aisled, two-bay vestibule in the west and two towers in the corners between the western transept wall and the walls of the central nave. The vestibule, the choir and the transept are largely only preserved in the foundation walls and remains of the rising masonry.
Events
Since its repair in 1964–1972, the church has not only offered services , but also art exhibitions and cultural events . Further details can be found in the article Kloster Bürgel .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Schoder: The restoration of the former Thalbürgel monastery church. In: Monuments in Thuringia. 2nd Edition. Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1974, pp. 219–241.
- ↑ Parish Thalbürgel.Retrieved June 21, 2013
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 8.4 ″ N , 11 ° 45 ′ 1.7 ″ E