St. Moritz (Stempeda)
The Protestant village church of St. Moritz is located in the Stempeda district of the city of Nordhausen in the Nordhausen district in Thuringia .
history
The St. Moritz Church is the only church in Europe made of gypsum stone . The origins of the choir tower church go back to the Romanesque construction period. Based on the designs of the eastern choir tower and the Arc de Triomphe and the St. Mauritius - Patroziniums can suggest a time of origin in the 11th century.
In 1604 the church was rebuilt, whereby the tower shaft of the previous church was still used. A major renovation is recorded for 1891. The tower roof was completely rebuilt.
From 1967 the church was closed due to dilapidation. In 1996 work began on rescuing the building, which was inaugurated in 2004.
In the recent past, the parish and citizens renovated the dilapidated church so that prayers can take place again.
The altar and the baptismal angel are remarkable .
The organ was built in 1806 by the organ builder Heinrich Deppe from Nordhausen.
An additional plaque on the war memorial near the church reminds: "We remember the post-war victims".
literature
- Thomas Müller: The churches in the southern Harz. with photographs by Christoph Keil and others. Nordhausen 2017, pp. 208f.
Web links
- The church on www.karstwanderweg.de
- The church on the website of the Eisleben church district
- Renovation of the altar cross
Individual evidence
- ↑ The church on the city's website ( memento of the original from January 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 13, 2014
- ^ Fritz Reinboth: Die Nordhäuser organ builders in the 19th century , In: Nordhäuser news. Südharzer Heimatblätter published by the Nordhausen City Archives , 3/2005
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '30.6 " N , 10 ° 55' 28.6" E