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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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Location: Eilenburg, Nordsachsen, Saxony, Germany

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Michi LE

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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Sachsen Onkel

April 25, 2017

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

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Klausi

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

St. Mary's Church on the Hill, Eilenburg

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