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Nils
May 27, 2021
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The Holy Cross Church was rebuilt in 1742, but dates back to the 12th century.
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•Stephan
June 5, 2020
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The church was first mentioned as a pilgrimage church on May 7, 1495, but it has probably existed in a different form since the 11th century. The figure of the altar, which is placed on the altar for every service, comes from this period. It was a popular pilgrimage church until 1533 and became Protestant after the Reformation. After the expansion in 1742, the church was restored in 2000.
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•JR56
June 21, 2021
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Windbergen originally belonged to the parish of Meldorf. After a brass figure of the crucified Jesus Christ was found in the field, a small stone church was built at the site in the spring of 1495. A document from the Hamburg Cathedral Chapter to the Archbishop of Bremen from May 7, 1495, which is preserved in the Hamburg State Archives, reports on the find. The pilgrimage to the Holy Cross was very popular until the Dithmarsch Reformation in 1533. The old church was demolished in 1742 and rebuilt and larger in the same place.
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