St. Peter and Paul (Berga)
The Protestant village church of St. Peter and Paul stands on a hill in the municipality of Berga in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt . It belongs to the parish area in Kelbra Kirchenkreis Eisleben-Sömmerda the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
history
This church was built in 1898 on the previous church built between 1709 and 1711. There used to be a prehistoric cult and court place on this property . Later the square was fortified before the first church was built. Remains of this defense system can still be seen.
particularities
- Earlier, when Berga was the seat of an archpriest , there was a main church in which the clergymen of the Berga ban met to gather for the synod , because the ban consisted of two districts, namely Berga above and Berga below. This fact also explains the magnificent building and its location.
- The relief of the Man of Sorrows from the 14th century, some tombs and the choir windows are noteworthy in terms of cultural history .
- The spacious cemetery is surrounded by a wall dating from the Middle Ages.
Web links
Commons : Petri-Pauli-Kirche (Berga) - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Information about the church and congregation on the church district website
Individual evidence
- ^ The church at www.berga-kirchengemeinde.de Retrieved on March 17, 2014
Coordinates: 51 ° 27 ′ 30.5 ″ N , 11 ° 0 ′ 8.1 ″ E