Luko - St. Pauli (open soon)
The Lukoer church is a typical Fläming church of the Romanesque: nave, choir and apse, the west gable bricked up above the roof as one of the four sides of the half-timbered rider. This was probably replaced during the renovation in 1797, in which the window openings were changed. The apse window, on the other hand, retained its Romanesque form, as did a window on the north side of the nave. On this side, two arched portals have been preserved from a transformation. The masonry of the apse reaches almost to the eaves of the choir.
The altarpiece is from 1772. The year and also initials are written on the back. The painting depicts the Last Supper, the clothing and hairstyle of the people and also the room are presented in a very simple manner in the style of the 18th century.
In the fields of the pulpit (1707), which stands on a winding column of wood, is depicted in peasant painting Jesus and the evangelists Luke, Mark, Matthew and their symbols. Among the figures is a saying: VERBUM DOMINI MANET AETERNUM - God's word is eternal. The number "1 7 0 7" can be seen under the individual columns that separate the fields. The sandstone baptism in octagonal, gothic form dates from the 14th century. Next to the entrance is a sandstone epitaph, whose inscription is no longer legible.
The bronze bell with an old inscription is the work of an unknown master.
The horseshoe loft was shortened in the 1970s to have more light in the nave. The interior was renovated in 1992 and also received new stalls. The organ by W. Hoff, Dessau, from 1856, was restored in 1994 and provided the bellows with an electric organ motor.
local history
The first mention of the village can be found in a 1250 issued in Coswig deed. There it is confirmed that the chapter of the Kollegtskirche zu Coswig forgives a Slavic village, called Lucow, as a fief. A first reference to a parish village has been recorded since 1386, when Mr. Peter, pastor in Lucow, is listed in a document.