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Gießen District

Langenstein Menhir and Churchyard

Gießen District

Langenstein Menhir and Churchyard

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Langenstein Menhir and Churchyard

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Location: Kirchhain, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Michel ✔

January 9, 2021

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Rough Romanized, figural stone reliefs from the late Gothic period are attached to both west corners of the church. The churchyard wall has a barrel vaulted vestibule from the 16th century. A prehistoric, probably Stone Age, 4.75 m high giant stone (menhir), to which the place name is attributed, is placed next to the entrance to the approximately circular churchyard.

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Michel ✔

January 9, 2021

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In the choir, the two-layer net vault is inserted, which can be found in a similar form in the castle church of Meisenheim and in the Salvatorchörlein at the Leonhardskirche …

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January 9, 2021

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A special treasure is the double free-floating reticulated vault in the choir, an architectural masterpiece that is almost unique in Germany.

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Location: Kirchhain, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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