Vernikov

Vernikov Municipality Heiligengrabe Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′ 28 "  N , 12 ° 25 ′ 51"  E
Area :	6.83 km²
Residents :	150
Population density :	22 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	October 26, 2003
Church in Wernikow

Wernikow is a district of the municipality of Heiligengrabe in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district in Brandenburg . The old former Slavic village with an old village church and a lot of agriculture currently has around 250 inhabitants.

Wernikow was first mentioned in 1324 as "Wernekowe". From 1417 to 1571 the village was owned by the Bishop of Havelberg , between 1571 and 1872 it belonged to the electoral / royal office of Wittstock .

In 2003 Wernikow became part of the newly formed community of Heiligengrabe.

building

church

→ Main article : Wernikow village church

The village church Wernikow was built between 1245 and 1253 and is therefore one of the oldest churches in historic Prignitz . Inside there is an altarpiece from around 1722. During renovation measures in 2011, a consecration seal from the 13th century was found. The monument conservator and building historian Gordon Thalmann describes this as "one of the most spectacular finds of recent north-east German church and state research."

school

After a renovation from 2003 to 2005, the “old school” now serves as a meeting place for citizens.

literature

• Historical Gazetteer Brandenburg - Part 1 - Prignitz - N-Z . Modifications made by Lieselott Enders . In: Klaus Neitmann (Ed.): Publications of the Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (State Archive Potsdam) - Volume 3 . Founded by Friedrich Beck . Publishing house Klaus-D. Becker, Potsdam 2012, ISBN 978-3-88372-033-3 , pp. 950 ff .

Web links

Commons : Wernikow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Wernikow on the homepage of the municipality

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The spectacular reliquary find of Wernikow ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , (PDF), article by Gordon Thalmann, published on the website of the Förderkreis Alte Kirchen Berlin-Brandenburg, accessed on January 13, 2019.