St. Petrus (Zwabitz)
The village church of St. Petrus is located in the Zwabitz district of the municipality of Bibra in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia . It belongs to the parish Orlamünde in Kirchenkreis Eisenberg of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
location
The church is centrally located in the district.
history
The Romanesque subsidiary church of Gumperda was in 1221 by the bishop to Havelberg the St. Peter consecrated.
description
The roof over the nave dates from 1393, the hipped roof of the tower is from 1616. The ogival windows on the south side are assigned to the 16th century. The altar bears the year 1427. The Lord's Supper is from the late 13th century.
The special feature of the bell is its historically valuable carved inscriptions. It is one of the oldest bells in Thuringia and was cast from bronze at the end of the 13th century. Its six- legged bell crown with the surrounding inscription Verbum caro factum est habitavit in nobis (according to John 1:14 - in German: The word became flesh and lived among us ) is characteristic.
In 1971/72 the church got its present appearance. The pulpit altar was expanded and the organ moved from the choir to the west side.
Web links
- The church on the parish website
- Information about the church on the website of the church district
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.meinanzeiger.de/arnstadt/haben/durch-ihre-historisch-wertvolle-geritzten-inschriften-zeich-sich-die-glocke-in-der-zwabitzer-kirche-im-reinstaedter-grund-bei -kahla-aus-sie-is-one-of-the-oldest-bells-in-thuringia-and-at-the-end-of-the-13-century-it-was-cast-from-bronze-characteristic-is-its-six-legged-bell-crown -with-the-encircling-inscription-verbum-caro-factum-est-habitavit-in-nobis-after-johannes-114-into-german-translated-the-word-was-meat-and-lived-under-us -m413681,68843.html
Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 49.1 ″ N , 11 ° 32 ′ 54 ″ E