St. Walburga (Alfen)
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St. Walburga is a Catholic parish church in Borchen - Alfen in the Paderborn district , North Rhine-Westphalia . Church and parish belong to the Borchen pastoral network in the Paderborn deanery of the archbishopric of the same name .
Building description
The church from the 13th century is single-nave and single-bay and has a just closed choir. The defense tower adjoins it in the west. The cross vaults rest on corner pillars and are structured by Gothic belt and blind arches. The dome-like vault in the tower has no pillars or arches.
Furnishing
The furnishings included a goblet-shaped font with a round, fluted shaft. The octagonal basin is adorned with angel heads and the inscription Anno D. 1618 . There is also a late Gothic wooden pietà . The baptismal font and a late Gothic stone Madonna were moved to the new parish church in 1974 .
literature
- A. Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of the Paderborn district . Munster i. W. 1899, p. 40 ff .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 8.9 ″ N , 8 ° 42 ′ 3.7 ″ E