At first glance, the church in the Fciliar district of Waldkappel doesn't look like a typical church at all. This may be due to the fact that although it used to be a meeting place for church services, it was also used as a place of refuge for the villagers during wartime raids.
During an interior restoration at the beginning of the 20th century, a grave relief came to light under many centimeters of lime plaster, which today is the first thing you notice when entering the church. It shows the family of Hermann von Hundelshausen, who died in 1562, under the cross of Christ. The deceased family members are kneeling on the left, and the women who are still alive in 1592 are on the right.

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Andreas

November 10, 2021

In relation to the nave, the tower appears much too bulky, and the window layout is also unusual. The village church of Friemen is more like a small castle. Indeed, this is a formerly well-fortified medieval church with loopholes, which the villagers used as a place of refuge. Until 1830 the church was surrounded by a moat. The larger windows in the nave were only installed later and those in the tower were enlarged. The framework was added in 1718.

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