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Christmas Church Polenzko

Christmas Church Polenzko

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Christmas Church Polenzko

Name: Christmas Church Polenzko
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Location: Zerbst/Anhalt, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. St. Stephen's Church Zieko – Between Streetz and Natho loop from Roßlau (Elbe)

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2. Between Streetz and Natho – Hundeluft–Düben Road loop from Meinsdorf

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3. Reetz Village Church loop from Jeber-Bergfrieden

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Andreas 🚴🏻‍♂️ 🚵‍♂️

September 9, 2020

The Romanesque stone church in Polenzko was first mentioned in 1423 and renewed in 1884, whereby the Romanesque form was retained. It received a new half-timbered roof turret with yellow brick in the compartment. The entrance was enlarged on the west side, and the former priest's gate also got a different look. The windows have been renewed, with some clogged Romanesque windows still visible.

In the church there are four elaborately crafted epitaphs with colored versions with allegorical figures and partly with portraits of the deceased from the 18th century for members of the patronage family von Metsch, who came from the Vogtland. The painting of the apse - golden stars on a blue background - reminds of the settlement by the Flemings.

The bell was built at the same time as the renovation in 1884 and was cast by the Ulrich brothers from Apolda.

As a themed church, the Polenzko Church is dedicated to Christmas. Germany's largest nativity scene figures are in the choir room. The crib with Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus and three shepherds was created by the wood sculptor Horst Sommer from Zerbst. The figures consist of whole tree trunks.

Source: entsch seine-kirchen.de/kirchen/weihnachtskirche-polenzko/

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Dr. WS

August 9, 2021

The core is a late Romanesque stone church with a recessed square choir and apse. Half-timbered roof turrets in the west. Inside on the west side 4 epitaphs from the 18th century for the Metsch family. In the choir there are large wooden nativity scenes by the sculptor Sommer

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Location: Zerbst/Anhalt, Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Christmas Church Polenzko

1. St. Stephen's Church Zieko – Between Streetz and Natho loop from Roßlau (Elbe)

2. Between Streetz and Natho – Hundeluft–Düben Road loop from Meinsdorf

3. Reetz Village Church loop from Jeber-Bergfrieden

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