Today's church in Hainewalde is probably the third church building in the town. According to legend, a pilgrimage church was built at the entrance to the Roschertal in the 13th century. The second church was a parish church made of wood, of which only a golden chalice from 1657 and two wide armchairs have survived. All of the interior furnishings are in their original condition from the beginning of the 18th century. This gives the church a special cultural and art-historical value.
Also of interest are the former hospital next to the church with the vows above the door and the church school, which also has an inscription above the door that is still easy to read.

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Uwe Drescher

April 21, 2024

The Hainewalde Church is a village church in the municipality of Hainewalde. It is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Hainewalde and was built in the Baroque style at the beginning of the 18th century. It was built on the model of the Bertsdorf church built by Klengel in 1672 and in turn served as a model for the Niederoderwitz church and the Nikolaikirche in Spitzkunnersdorf. The cross vault of the single-nave hall is supported by buttresses that extend inwards, between which two wooden galleries run. The stairs to the galleries are in the western gable wall and behind the altar, where the sacristy is also located. In the east, the walls of the church end with five sides of a dodecagon. In total, the nave offers a floor area of around 20 by 12 meters. On the north side of the nave is the Kanitz-Kyaw family's box with its own staircase, opposite which is the pulpit. The organ and console are on a large gallery opposite the altar.

The exterior of the church is kept simple. The appearance is dominated by the large surfaces of the gable roof and the walls. The church tower has a square floor plan that grows into an octagon and flows into a baroque hood. This is crowned by two lanterns. The top of the tower is decorated with a sun, moon and star that form a weather vane. At 50 ½ meters, the tower is one of the highest village church towers in Upper Lusatia.

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