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St. Peter and Paul Church, Betzendorf

St. Peter and Paul Church, Betzendorf

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Location: Betzendorf, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Barnstedt-Melbecker Bach Moor loop from Betzendorf

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2. Hiking loop from Betzendorf

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3. Hiking loop from Tellmer

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Lilli+Georg

January 29, 2024

Unfortunately, the church can only be visited between Easter and October 31st. possible. The old round tower is also impressive from the outside.

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December 27, 2022

The evangelical church of St. Peter and Paul is a listed church building in Betzendorf. The round tower is the symbol of the town, originally the church was under the patronage of the apostles Peter and Paul.

The Romanesque round tower is one of the few of its kind in the area, it dates from around 1250, an exact construction date is not documented. It was built as a defensive and round tower and, with a secret passage, offered the residents the opportunity to leave the site unobtrusively in the event of an attack. Like the village, the church made of field stone was owned by the von Oedeme family in Lüneburg in 1300. In 1341 they gave away the patronage to the provost and the convent of the Lüne monastery. The sovereign took over the patronage in 1529, after the Reformation.

In the north wall of today's church there are still remains of the masonry from around 1350. The church at that time probably had a low roof and a flat wooden ceiling, as well as an altar niche on the east side. During the renewal between 1450 and 1460, the building was renewed while preserving the outer walls. Buttresses were added to support the new vault. The walls of the new chancel are divided by five windows. Renovation and conversion measures are documented for the years 1598, 1639, 1738, 1879-1881, 1928, 1951, 1984. During the work in 1879, two half-timbered extensions that served as a mortuary and sacristy were demolished. Three new windows were installed in the walls and access to the gallery was created through the tower. From the former windows of the sacristy, three glass pictures with symbols of the evangelists have been preserved. The central aisle was laid out in 1881. The new choir windows were made according to designs by Siegfried Steege, the theme is God's creation and we humans. All windows are the same size...

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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter_und_Paul_(Betzendorf)

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St. Peter and Paul Church, Betzendorf

1. Barnstedt-Melbecker Bach Moor loop from Betzendorf

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