Island church Hiddensee

The Island Church Hiddensee features a wooden barrel vault decorated with painted roses and contains an 18th-century pulpit altar near its southern entrance.

Built in 1332 as a fishermen's church outside the Cistercian monastery, the structure underwent major modifications in 1781 with enlarged windows and a new ceiling.

The church displays the tomb slab of Abbot Johannes Runnenberg from 1475 and a memorial picture for merchant Samuel Vöhsan from 1611.

Religious services, peace prayers, and evening concerts take place regularly in the church, which remains an active center of worship for the island community.

The baptismal ceremonies at the church maintain a tradition of using fresh Baltic Sea water for all participants during the sacred ritual.

Location: Insel Hiddensee

Website: https://kirche-hiddensee.de/inselkirche_kloster.htm

GPS coordinates: 54.58720,13.10900

Latest update: March 3, 2025 01:35