St. Vitus (Schwabsdorf)
The village church of St. Vitus is located in the Schwabsdorf district of the Wiegendorf community in the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia . It belongs to the parish of Mellingen-Umpferstedt in the Weimar parish of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
location
The Protestant church is on the northern edge of the village.
history
Schwabsdorf had been owned by the Oldisleben monastery since 1136 , whose abbot was the patron of the church that had existed in the Middle Ages. Today's church, whose weather vane bears the year 1780, goes back to a baroque choir tower church , which fell into ruins in 1991. The local population took the redevelopment into their own hands.
The church tower (with slate storey , tail hood and high lantern ) was dismantled in 1992 and rebuilt. The nave got a new roof and in 1994 interior work began. Four years later the belfry was renovated. The bell was raised. In 1999, the shaft and plastering work began in the nave. The tower clock was installed. From 2000 onwards, the galleries , the front of the stairs and the roof were renewed. Later it was the turn of the lights, the benches and the hall. In 2004 the church could be consecrated again.
Web links
- Information about the church on kirchenkreis-weimar.de. Retrieved February 12, 2020 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′ 28.14 " N , 11 ° 25 ′ 42.67" E