St. Peter and Paul (Rustenfelde)

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Church of St. Peter and Paul

The Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul is located in the Rustenfelde community in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia .

history

This village church was first mentioned in 1570 . Local red sandstone was added to the church tower of the church in 1569 and 1740 . The new nave is now a four-axis hall building with a five-sided choir closure . The barrel vault is made of wood. The church walls are provided with ashlar corner blocks. The portal is on the south wall and bears the carved date 1907/08. During this period the church was extended by a ship's yoke and the choir to the east and the sacristy was added. The church also has a sundial .

The square west tower has a copper-clad, drawn-in bell projectile . Above it rises the tail cap with a lantern , a gold-plated sphere and a weather vane .

After the political change

Restoration work began. The windows got new lead glazing . The electrical system was also modernized and a bench heater was installed. The mechanical tower clock has been overhauled. The hall of the church received new thermal insulation and much more.

Web links

Commons : Saints Peter and Paul  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. The Church at www.kath-kirche-arenshausen.de ( Memento of the original from May 31, 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 May 27, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kath-kirche-arenshausen.de

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 41.6 ″  N , 10 ° 0 ′ 14.5 ″  E