Kościół św. Wawrzyńca w Dassel, Lutheran church in Dassel, Germany.

St. Laurentius Church is a Gothic hall church consecrated in 1447, with three naves of equal height, walls of stone covered in white plaster, and a tower topped by a Baroque helm. Inside, the walls carry large Protestant secco murals painted around 1577, and an elevated wooden pulpit with a carved canopy stands against a painted wall.

A predecessor church was first documented in 1022 as Ecclesia Daschalon. A fire on 6 July 1392 burned down the church, sparing only the defensive tower, which still stands with Romanesque foundations. Five years later the town began rebuilding, and the present church was consecrated in 1447. In 1542 it became Lutheran.

The name refers to Saint Lawrence, linked to Otto I's victory over the Hungarians at the Battle of Lechfeld on 10 August 955, the saint's feast day. In March 1576 nine preachers from the Calenberg land met in this church and agreed on the decoration of the interior with confession paintings, made a year later.

The church sits centrally in Dassel's town center and is easily reached on foot from the main market square, with parking available near the historic town walls. Visitors should note that access depends on service schedules, so it helps to check local opening hours beforehand.

The tower is older than the rest of the church: it was built as a defensive tower and keeps Romanesque remains in its foundations and base. It survived the fire of 6 July 1392 that gutted the church, and the present building was raised against it from 1397.