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St. Georg Church, Hanstedt

St. Georg Church, Hanstedt

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St. Georg Church, Hanstedt

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Ebstorf Abbey – St. Georg Church, Hanstedt loop from Ebstorf

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2. Cycle path near Brockhöfe station – Domänenplatz Ebstorf loop from Brockhöfe

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3. Otzfelde–Ebstorf Cycle Path – Ebstorf Abbey loop from Eitzen II

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DakenH

July 18, 2025

St. George's Church in Hanstedt I, in the Uelzen district, is one of the oldest fieldstone churches in Northern Germany. The Romanesque nave probably dates back to 980. The Gothic choir, built of brick, was added around 1400 to 1500 and features a cross-ribbed vault. The current west tower dates from 1887 and replaced an earlier defensive tower.

Particularly worth seeing is the late Gothic winged altar from the 15th century (ca. 1460–1470), which originally came from Ebstorf Monastery. Also impressive is the richly decorated Baroque pulpit from 1702, with its figurative decoration and symbolism. A painting of the Last Supper from the Reformation period and a rare altar gallery complete the furnishings. The organ was built in 1887 and renovated in 1970.

The church remains the spiritual center of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation with approximately 925 members from Hanstedt I and surrounding villages. It is located at the starting point of the Resurrection Trail, a 4-kilometer-long spiritual path with 13 art stations that leads to the monastery church in Ebstorf.

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Christoph Stoffel Bö

April 7, 2023

Village church in the center of Hanstedt

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Siegfried LG

April 29, 2018

The St. George Church belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish and is one of the oldest churches in the Lüneburg Heath.

The origin of the Hanstedt fieldstone church dates back to 980 AD, when the nave was built. This year can be found on the ceiling inside the church. It has a massive fieldstone masonry with round-arched windows. The nave has a flat ceiling and the chancel has a vault from the Gothic period.

A new tower was built in 1887 in place of an old defense tower. It contains a bell from 1465 and 1844.

In the chancel there is a winged altar from the 15th century, mostly decorated with gold. A picture of the Last Supper hangs on the side wall of the church, which has been in front of it since the Reformation. The altar steps are bordered by a rare altar gallery and the windows in the chancel depict images of the birth, baptism, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The pulpit is from 1702, a beautiful baroque carving with Christ, the 4 evangelists and Peter and Paul. The organ was made by the Emil Hammer Orgelbau workshop (1887/1970).

Sources.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Georg_%28Hanstedt%29
mz-hanstedt.de/freizeit/kirche

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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St. Georg Church, Hanstedt

1. Ebstorf Abbey – St. Georg Church, Hanstedt loop from Ebstorf

2. Cycle path near Brockhöfe station – Domänenplatz Ebstorf loop from Brockhöfe

3. Otzfelde–Ebstorf Cycle Path – Ebstorf Abbey loop from Eitzen II

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