St. Michael (Griefstedt)
The Protestant Church of St. Michael is on Böckerplatz in the municipality of Griefstedt in the Sömmerda district in Thuringia . It bears the patronage of the Archangel Michael . From 1233 to 1809 the Teutonic Knight Order had church patronage . The parish Griefstedt part of the parish association Kindelbrück Weissensee in Kirchenkreis Eisleben-Sömmerda in Propst Sprengel Halle-Wittenberg of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
description
The church was built in the Middle Ages . After a fire at the end of the 17th century, the church was in a deplorable condition. It was torn down to the ground and a new church was built in 1695–97. Andreas Preßler from Bilzingsleben is named as the builder . The siblings had the pulpit altar made by Cruxen. In another fire in 1939, the entire interior was lost, as was the church tower . In the same year, a bronze bell was cast by Franz August Schilling , which was hung in a bell carrier in front of the church. The bell carrier was shut down in 2009. The interior was not completely renewed until 1950. Today's pointed arched windows were used.
The stone-sighted, towerless hall church has a polygonal east end. The crucifix from the early 16th century survived the fires and is still attached to the wall in the choir .
literature
- Dehio-Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Thuringia. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .
Web links
- Information about the church on the website of the church district
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 44.7 " N , 11 ° 7 ′ 47.2" E