St.-Paulus-Kirche, church
St.-Paulus-Kirche is a brick building in Gothic style standing on a small hill in Filsum and visible from a distance. The structure features a seven-sided choir with a vaulted ceiling, a wooden coffered ceiling in the main hall, and windows that have been altered over centuries.
The church was built around 1250 as a brick structure replacing an earlier wooden building. Around 1500, it received a new seven-sided choir with an altar, possibly constructed with stones from the abandoned neighboring settlement of Alt-Filsum.
The church is named after Saint Paul and has served the community for centuries as a gathering place for worship and celebrations. The wooden ceiling was repainted in 1976 with biblical passages that continue to reflect the spiritual life of the village today.
The church is located centrally in Filsum on a hill and is easy to find and visible from a distance. Visitors can enter during daytime hours to view the altar, wall paintings, and the painted wooden ceiling.
The roof bears a symbol of a white swan connected to reformer Johannes Hus, meant to represent hope and transformation. Inside, a painted wooden ceiling features biblical passages with a deliberately preserved mistake from 1976, showing that even religious people make errors.
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