St. Nikolai (Saalfeld / Saale)
The former Protestant church of St. Nicholas is very close to the castle ruin Hoher Schwarm west of the Saale near the market square of Saalfeld in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia .`
history
The Nikolaikirche was built in the 12th century in Romanesque style. It is therefore the oldest church in the old town and served as a parish church for the market settlement.
But it is also assumed that it was once the castle chapel of the royal palace . In the 15th century it was used as a warehouse and later as a granary . It was also set up as a shed for the ducal fleet and as a riding arena before it became a sugar beet factory . In 1850 it served as a poor house and today it is a residential building. Everything did not pass her by without a trace.
The former church is entered in the list of cultural monuments in Saalfeld / Saale .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Church at www.thueringen.info. Accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ The church on www.saalfeld.de ( Memento of the original from October 19, 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 April 22, 2014
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 '52.2 " N , 11 ° 21' 57.6" E