Visible from afar, the Church of St. Peter is located on a rocky plateau at the foot of the Kulmbach Plassenburg. It was built in 1439 as a late Gothic hall church on the foundations of a previous Romanesque church.
The tower clock is particularly interesting: if you read its face clockwise, you get the words “Betet” and “Wachet”.

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June 7, 2024

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Unobtrusive, small fountain in front of the Protestant St. Petri Church. It is beautifully decorated at Easter.

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

April 19, 2022

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The late Gothic Church of St. Petri is visible from afar on a rocky plateau in the eastern part of the city. There, on the southern slope of the castle …

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