Fortified church (Neumorschen)

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Fortified church in Neumorschen

The fortified church , also called Jakobikirche , is a Protestant church in Neumorschen and belongs to the Schwalm-Eder parish of the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck . The fortified church , which stands on a late Romanesque choir tower , dates from the 15th century.

history

During the construction, the church received a fortified cemetery with a circular wall and loopholes .

After many centuries of church use, a thorough renovation took place in 2014 , both outside and inside. The pulpit , which dates back to the Reformation , was given its original colors back during this work. The organ with its gilded carvings from 1730 has also been restored . On the south wall, the experts commissioned with the renovation discovered wall paintings from the 14th and 18th centuries under several layers of paint and partially exposed them.

As a new element, the Munich lighting designer Wolfgang Engelhardt created a light installation.

Individual evidence

  1. Hessische Niedersächsische Allgemeine - HNA of 23 August 2014 . Retrieved January 8, 2017
  2. a b Renovation work on the Neumorschen church is almost complete , Hessische Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), 23 August 2014; accessed on January 8, 2017.
  3. Neumorscher Jakobikirche renovated inside , Hessische Niedersächsische Allgemeine (HNA), April 12, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. Light installation fortified church St. Jakobi . Retrieved January 8, 2017.

Web links

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Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ 48.8 "  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 13.3"  E