The Protestant Georgskirche is the landmark of Kandel and the largest late Gothic church in the Palatinate.

The old Georgskirche was built around the 12th century as a Romanesque parish and fortified church of the village. At that time it was in the fortified cemetery of Kandel. During the Mainz-Palatinate War between 1459 and 1461, this old church was destroyed by an attack by Electoral Palatinate and federal soldiers. After the war, St. George's Church was rebuilt in the late Gothic style. The choir, the oldest surviving structure in the city, began around 1468. In 1475 the nave was completed. The mighty 60 m high west tower was built between 1501 and 1519. The tower is the work of master Jörg, who also created the cloister of the Augustinian monastery in Heidelberg. Friedrich Hammer from Hagenau is also said to have participated in the construction, as evidenced by a (presumed) self-portrait showing his stonemason's mark.

Reconstruction in 1836/40 and abolition of the Simultaneum in 1957
The late Gothic fortified church of St. Georg von Kandel was converted from the basilica into a three-aisled gallery by August von Voit between 1836 and 1840. Only the tower and the choir remained unchanged. With the introduction of the Reformation in the 16th century, the church became a simultaneum. Protestants and Catholics shared the church until the construction of the Catholic Church of St. Pius in 1957, when the church finally became Protestant. The church has 750 seats, is 55 m long, 20 m wide and 30 m high without a tower. Its tower is 60 m high and, because of its location, can be seen from afar.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Georg_(Kandel)

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JakobusPilger

August 16, 2021

Almost nothing reliable is known about Saint George, to whom the church in Kandel was dedicated, but the veneration of his person goes back a long way to early Christianity. A martyr who is equated with George is said to have lived in the third century.
Well known and widespread, however, is the legend of St. George slaying the dragon, usually he is also depicted with the monster. The day of remembrance of the very popular George - he is among other things the patron saint of the English Kingdom - in the saints calendar is on April 23rd.

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May 12, 2023

The old town center with its half-timbered houses, St. George's Church and the old town hall give a harmonious picture.

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