St. Martin (Hayn)

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The church

The village church of St. Martin in the district is Hayn the rural community Grammetal in district Weimarer Land in Thuringia .

location

The Protestant church is centrally located in the district.

history

The church was first mentioned in a document in 1324 . Everything points to an own church of the then landlord . In 1608 and 1768 new buildings were built on the property. In 1875 after a church fire, the church was rebuilt. In 1907 the painter-like repairs took place.

From 1970, there was no more church service in Hayn . The church served as a construction warehouse for 25 years and was on the verge of decay.

The turn

  • The association Hayner Kirche eV and the faithful with citizens began to rebuild with the help of funds.
  • The first service took place in 1999. The church tower was inaugurated and the bells rang again.
  • In 2001 the church was consecrated again by Regional Bishop Christoph Kähler in the presence of Prime Minister Bernhard Vogel .
  • The badly damaged organ is not yet playable.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information about the church at kirchenkreis-weimar.de. Retrieved February 7, 2020 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '0.7 "  N , 11 ° 9' 43.3"  E