Village Church and Bell Tower Paplitz

The village church in Paplitz is a late medieval field stone church with a baroque porch, which was probably built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Century. It was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War and rebuilt around 1660 to 1670. The bell tower of the church stands somewhat apart.

The village church of Paplitz is located in the original village center of the circular village. It is an unadorned building that has been reshaped several times, presumably of medieval origin.In the course of bloody wars for feudal rule in the land between the Elbe, Oder and Spree, several well-fortified castles were built by the German royal power in the area of the state borders in the 11th century, for example in Beeskow, Baruth and also Paplitz, which was then called Popelicz.A German castle with a mighty defense tower and a large fieldstone hall in the center was built in Paplitz. The complex was surrounded by a high wall made of field stones.In the 13th century the complex was partially demolished, the stone hall and parts of the fortified tower remained and were used for clerical purposes. During the Thirty Years' War the building was burned down by Swedish troops and remained in ruins for several years. In the 18th century it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. The roof and façade design of the hall also underwent serious changes, and window openings were created. Remnants of the original castle were built into the foundation area of the church tower and in the masonry of the nave and still bear witness to the eventful history of the building. Source kirchengemeinde-baruth.de/wir/predigtstaetten/paplitz.html