Kirche Groß Zicker, Gothic church in Mönchgut, Germany.
Kirche Groß Zicker is a brick Gothic church located in Mönchgut on the island of Rügen. It features a five-sided choir with cross-ribbed vaulting, a flat-roofed nave, and a wooden bell tower covered in wooden shingles.
The church was built around 1350, making it one of the oldest structures in the region. When the Eldena monastery acquired the Mönchgut territory in 1360, the church was already documented in their purchase records.
The red consecration crosses painted on the walls at the church's consecration are still visible. The baroque pulpit dates from 1653 and was restored in 1917. The baptismal font, made of granite by the stonemason Puppe, was added in 1859.
The church stands in Groß Zicker on the Mönchgut peninsula, not in Gager. It is open daily for most of the year; services are held regularly, so time a visit outside worship. The old cemetery beside the church, with the Jakobstein, is also worth a look.
The sundial on the south wall was added in the early 20th century and runs an hour behind during summer time. The church also received a votive ship in December 2001, donated by Gerhard Dallmann, a Greifswald sailor, pastor and author; it depicts a cargo sailing vessel.
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