Germany
Brandenburg
Märkisch-Oderland
Zeschdorf
Evangelical Village Church Hohenjesar
Germany
Brandenburg
Märkisch-Oderland
Zeschdorf
Evangelical Village Church Hohenjesar
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Location: Zeschdorf, Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg, Germany
The Protestant village church Hohenjesar is a baroque hall church in Hohenjesar, a district of the municipality Zeschdorf in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in the state of Brandenburg. The Burgsdorff family had them built between 1721 and 1723. The building is in danger of collapse and has been carrying an emergency roof since 2007.
In the northwestern area a cemetery chapel was built in 1920. Next to the chapel there is a grave of those of Burgsdorff.
May 8, 2018
In February 1945, the church, in the tower of which there was an artillery observation post, was damaged by bullets. However, the decisive destruction only came in the post-war period. Building material that had already been donated was removed by order of the mayor and used elsewhere. The roof covering was removed, the roof truss dismantled and the inventory looted. At least the tower survived and could be repaired in 1965 through donations, but the nave remained a ruin. Services have been held in the neighboring cemetery chapel since the end of the war.
Source: altekirchen.de/offene-kirchen/kirchen/kirchenruine-hohenjesar
October 11, 2022
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