Our Lady (Loburg)
The Church of Our Lady in the town of Loburg , today a town and part of Möckern , was built at the end of the 12th century and was the original church of the then village of Ziemitz. Today it is a ruin .
history
The three-aisled pillar or column basilica built from field stones stood in the village of Ziemitz. When it merged with Möckernitz in 1207 in Loburg, the church remained outside the city fortifications. So she was at the mercy of the plundering and robbing hordes roaming the country. The church was abandoned and fell into disrepair. A church visit protocol from 1562 in Loburg mentioned a desolate church in front of the gate .
In 1601 the wife of the manor owner, Anna von Wulffen , tried to breathe new life into the church ruins. She had the building repaired to such an extent that services could be celebrated in it again. Because the pillar arches were walled up, the church lost much of its former beauty. Apparently the von Wulffen family planned to make the Liebfrauenkirche their burial place . This led to disputes with the von Barby family, also based in Loburg . Finally the von Wulffen managed to have the tower left to them as a hereditary burial place .
During the Napoleonic Wars , the French first used the church as a powder magazine and later as a prison camp . After a brief episode as a morgue , the building was abandoned again and fell into disrepair. Only after 1990 did the city take on the church again and restored it so that it could be included as a station in the Romanesque Road .
The von Wulffen family mausoleum is on the east side of the church .
Entry page
Entrance with a view of the interior
inner space
Round arches
Web links
The church ruins of Our Dear Women in 72 photos
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 55.7 " N , 12 ° 4 ′ 58.6" E