St.-Bartholomäi-Kirche Altenburg

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St.-Bartholomäi-Kirche Altenburg

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St.-Bartholomäi-Kirche Altenburg, Gothic church in Altenburg, Germany.

The building features a three-aisled nave with cross-ribbed vaults, a star-vaulted choir, and medieval wall paintings in the choir polygon.

Founded around 1100 under Heinrich IV as a chapel, the church received Reichskirche status in 1214 and underwent reconstruction as a Gothic hall church in 1459.

The church holds a Ladegast organ with 2,554 pipes, a carved altarpiece from 1500, and bronze memorial tablets with verses attributed to Melanchthon.

The bell tower contains three bronze bells producing an A-major peal, with two bells surviving the tower collapse of 1659.

Martin Luther performed the marriage ceremony of his study companion Wenzel Linck at this church on April 15, 1523.

GPS coordinates: 50.98684,12.43546

Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:55

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