Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 105 out of 110 hikers
Location: Merseburg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4.0
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13
01:37
6.25km
30m
4.7
(50)
196
03:21
13.1km
40m
4.7
(6)
17
05:45
22.6km
60m
The church is open and can also be visited, there is also a pilgrim hostel here.
Definitely a highlight.
January 29, 2022
possibly Neumarkt Church St. Thomae Merseburg
construction time
12th Century, 2nd Quarter 13th Century, 19th Century,
around 1188, 1825 to 1826 (restoration)
architectural style
Romanesque, classicism
Builder / Architect
–
Condition
the Eve Neumarktkirche in Merseburg has been renovated.
Todays use
sacred
Access
the Eve Neumarktkirche in Merseburg is an open church.
description
type
the Eve Neumarktkirche in Merseburg is a cruciform, three-aisled basilica.
structure
plastered quarry stone building, north west tower, main apse, remains of the south side apse, sacristy, main portal with node column, sparse building ornaments
inner space
flat roof, west gallery on two-bay groin vault, box altar, baptismal font
tombs
Memorial Against Violence (1995)
Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/merseburg-neumarktkirche
July 11, 2022
The Neumarktkirche St. Thomae, a gem on the "Romanesque Road". The Romanesque cruciform basilica, which has largely been preserved in its original form, was first mentioned in a document from Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa in 1188. From 1991 to 1995 the church was extensively renovated and the floor, which was raised to compensate for the rise in the hall level, was lowered to its original level. The node column at the late Romanesque main portal is unique in Central Germany. Pictorial representations of knots were often attached to church buildings in the Middle Ages as a magical defense against demonic forces.
The church is a hostel for pilgrims on the ecumenical pilgrimage route.
September 1, 2019
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Location: Merseburg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
4.0
(1)
13
01:37
6.25km
30m
4.7
(50)
196
03:21
13.1km
40m
4.7
(6)
17
05:45
22.6km
60m