Protestant Parish Church Oberrod

The Protestant parish church Oberrod is a listed church building in Liederbach, a district of Alsfeld in the Vogelsbergkreis (Hesse). The parish belongs to the Vogelsberg deanery in the Oberhessen provost of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau.The hall church, which is Gothic in its core, was built from rubble stones. It has a T-shaped floor plan because there is an annex on the north side of the nave.The south side of the nave is supported by two massive buttresses. During the renovation in 1773, the slate-covered gable roof was given a square roof tower in the west, in which a church bell from the 13th century hangs. There is a lantern on the tower.The interior was covered with a wooden barrel vault in 1966. The pulpit was built in 1773. The baptismal font is from the 15th century, a crucifix from the beginning of the 16th century. A portrait of Martin Luther from 1818 is signed Heinrich Hisgen.Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfarrkirche_Oberrod_(Liederbach)

The parish church, located between Liederbach and Romrod, in a meadow valley, dates from the 15th century and services are still held there today. A really nice piece of earth.

A beautiful quaint church.