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St. Mary's Church on the Hill, Eilenburg

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St. Mary's Church on the Hill, Eilenburg

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St. Mary's Church on the Hill, Eilenburg

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    December 26, 2021

    Ev. Marienkirche (mountain church) Eilenburg

    Construction period
    12th century, 16th century
    around 1200, 1516 to 1522
    Architectural style
    Romanesque, Gothic
    Builder / architect

    Condition
    The Ev. Marienkirche in Eilenburg has been renovated.
    Current use
    sacred
    Access
    The mountain church in Eilenburg cannot be visited.


    Description

    Type
    originally Romanesque building, converted into a hall church from 1516 to 1522
    Structure
    brick building with buttresses, recessed choir with 5/8 end, choir with ridge turret, west tower on a square floor plan with a tent roof, nave with gable roof and ridge turret, two-storey sacristy, portal porch on the south side with stepped gable, simple portals and tracery windows
    Interior
    three-aisled, four-bay nave, fluted, octagonal pillars, central nave with net vault, side aisles and choir with star vault, three-sided gallery, altar, baptismal font, organ (Conrad Geißler)


    Tombstones
    Epitaphs and tombstones 16th and 17th centuries,
    including Johann zu Haideck (1554),
    Caspar von Ponickau (1556),
    Christian von Wahren (1559),
    Christine von Ponickau (1575)


    Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/eilenburg-marienkirche-bergkirche-leipzig

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      April 25, 2017

      Probably built in the 10th century. In the years 1516-1522, the church was rebuilt into a late Gothic building.

      Translated by Google •

        November 10, 2024

        The Protestant church of St. Mary in Eilenburg is also called the Bergkirche because of its location in the Berg district. The original Romanesque building was converted into a late Gothic hall church between 1516 and 1522. The church has historical significance as a Luther site.
        Source: Wikipedia

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          Location: Eilenburg, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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