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Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Gettorf

St. Jürgen's Church, Gettorf

Rendsburg-Eckernförde

Gettorf

St. Jürgen's Church, Gettorf

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St. Jürgen's Church, Gettorf

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Location: Gettorf, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Teufelsstein of Eckernförde – St. Jürgen Church Gettorf loop from Gettorf

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2. View of Eckernförde Bay – View of the Baltic Sea Cliffs loop from Altenhof

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3. Hiking loop from Gettorf

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Rüdiger

September 5, 2020

Also called: "The crooked church tower of Gettorf"

According to legend, the devil wanted to prevent the building of the church in Gettorf and threw a large boulder at the tower. But God repelled the stone, so that it only brushed against the tower, which is now crooked. The devil sculpture in the pedestrian zone and the inscription next to it are reminiscent of the story: "With a large boulder by Felmer Barg, de Düvel wanted us to rent Karktorm. We don’t hurt us. So let the boulder streaked with Karktorm bloots and was a bit Königsför Karktorm Scheef stands out from de Tied. "

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JR56

March 14, 2019

The St. Jürgen church in Gettorf was a pilgrimage church in the Middle Ages. Today it belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in northern Germany and is one of the most important landmarks of the community Gettorf.

Presumably there was a place of worship on the site of today's church even before the Christianization of the Danish Wohlds. Around 1250, a nave, the present nave, was built with a choir. Around 1300, the current choir was added slightly offset with a ribbed vault. At that time, the church was dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In order to supply the pilgrims and probably also to accommodate the mostly natural stone churches, in the 15th century a fieldstone storage was added to the west of the church. The remains of this store, on the foundation of 1491-94 the 64 m high tower was built, can still be seen on the church wall. In 1520, the Marienkapelle was added to the south wall.
In 1523, the Reformation arrived in Gettorf, when the first Lutheran sermon was given at the St. Juergen church.
In 1814 the tower burned down and was rebuilt. During the Schleswig-Holstein survey, it served as a lookout point, from which, before the battle at Eckernförde on April 5, 1849, the arrival of the Danish ships was observed.

During the 19th century, the church received today's galleries. The windows were also enlarged. In 1906 the late Gothic painting of the vaults was renewed and completed. In 1913 the tower burned again and was renovated. In 2012 the tower was renovated with the help of the Kirchbauverein for the St.-Jürgen-Church in Gettorf e.V.
gettorf.de/gemeinde_gettorf/Freizeit&Sport/Sehenswertes/St.-J%C3%BCrgen-Kirche

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Location: Gettorf, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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St. Jürgen's Church, Gettorf

1. Teufelsstein of Eckernförde – St. Jürgen Church Gettorf loop from Gettorf

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