Church in Schlieffenberg, Church building in Lalendorf, Germany.
The Church in Schlieffenberg is a three-aisled brick building with a four-bay basilical nave, transept and choir, built 1854–1859 to plans by Carl Alexander Heideloff. The choir and transept rise higher than the nave. The square west tower becomes an octagon with flying buttresses and a pierced tracery spire; the west portal has sandstone carvings of the four seasons.
The building was constructed from 1854 to 1859 following designs by Nuremberg architect Carl Alexander von Heideloff as a foundation by Graf von Schlieffen. This construction period marked a time of growing neo-Gothic architecture in the region.
The church belongs to the Wattmannshagen parish within the Mecklenburg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany. Its 1948 altarpiece by Adolf Kreutzfeldt shows the Conversion of Paul, Christ with the repentant thief and Christ with Peter, replacing earlier paintings by Theodor Rabe.
The grounds are easily accessible on foot and the architecture is fully visible from outside. Visitors should check ahead about interior access times, as opening hours may be limited.
The organ, built in 1859 by Wilhelm Remler with 15 stops on two manuals and pedal, was rebuilt by Carl Börger in 1891. In 2015 nearly all its metal pipes were stolen, and donations allowed it to be largely renewed by 2017. Its neo-Gothic case still faces the nave.
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