St. Veit (Veilsdorf)

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St. Vitus Church

The listed Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace St. Veit is located at the cemetery of the municipality of Veilsdorf in the Hildburghausen district in Thuringia .

The cemetery church is said to be the older of the two churches in Veilsdorf. It was first mentioned in a document in 1308. It was originally a fortified church and was surrounded by a strong wall.

The interior is equipped with wooden benches and the gallery . The church serves exclusively as a prayer room and for funeral ceremonies. It is also used to commemorate those who fell in the world wars.

In 1952 the church was renamed the Friedenskirche .

Web links

Commons : St. Veit  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Cultural development concept for the model region of the Hildburghausen and Sonneberg districts . October 2014, p. 31 ( pdf ).

Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 21.4 "  N , 10 ° 48 ′ 43.7"  E