The Hohen-Thekla Church has a long tradition that goes back over 800 years. It takes its name from the Kirchberg, which in ancient times was called Hohentichel, Hohentiegel or Hohentechla. Presumably it was dedicated to St. Nicholas. After the Thirty Years' War the name St. Thekla Church emerged as a misunderstanding; it has been documented in writing since 1663 and has lasted for a long time. The church of Hohen Thekla has long been the parish church of the three Parthian villages Neutzsch, Cleuden and Plösen, which merged in 1889 and named the place Thekla after their church. Even today these three villages are easy to spot in the townscape; between and around them, however, new streets and settlements have grown, which today define the face of Thekla.
The Kirchberg with the church and the Hohen Thekla cemetery is still in the center of the village. The church dates back to the 12th century and its exterior is one of the most characteristic and peculiar evidence of the continuity of faith in the Leipzig region. The interior, on the other hand, had to be completely redesigned after the fire in 1959; it is characterized by the almost North German-looking interplay of the white plastered wall surfaces with the brown tones of the wooden beam ceiling and gallery, as well as by the stonemasonry of the 1960s.
Source: matthaeusgemeinde-leipzig.de