Evangelical Parish Church Döben

Possibly Parish church Döbenconstruction time
13th century, 16th century, 17th century,
19th century,
1507 (construction of a chapel), 1696 to 1697 (reconstruction), 1813 (sacristy)Architectural style
Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Classicism
Builder / Architect
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State
The Ev. Parish church in Döben has been renovated.
Todays use
sacred
access
The Ev. Parish church in Döben cannot be visited.Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/doeben-kirche-grimma-leipzig

The Döbener Church, a choir tower church, is a very striking point in the landscape due to its exposed location. No matter which side you approach Döben from, you see them first. The sundial on its south side offers an hourly comparison with the warning "una ultima" - "One will be the last!"
If you enter the nave from the south, you are in what is probably the oldest part of the church, which was built in various phases: the nave was added to a chapel around 1200 and a Gothic tower was added around 1300.A Romanesque gable extension can be seen between the choir and the nave. From this time, the 12th / 13th Century, the triumphal arch, the connection between the nave and choir room, a huge baptismal font and the grave slab of the probably first burgrave Conrad von Döben. The Maltitz brothers built the vaulted apse in 1507.The expansion of the church in its present form took place from 1693 to 1700: the tower was given a copper dome, the nave was extended and the built-in wooden ceiling was painted with four round and one hexagon picture and provided with the following sayings: