St. Georg-und-Mauritius-Church, Lutheran church and heritage monument in Quarnbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

The St. Georg-und-Mauritius-Church is a medieval fieldstone church in Quarnbek, Schleswig-Holstein. Its walls of rough, multi-colored fieldstones in gray, brown and red support a steep dark gray roof with small metal finials at each ridge end. A tower with an onion-shaped dome and cross rises on the left; three arched windows with dark grilles line the wall, and a small red-brick gabled porch with a pointed arch frames a dark blue double door topped by a cross.

The church is first mentioned in a document from 1316, but it was likely built shortly after the Battle of Bornhöved in the 13th century. Over the following centuries it was looted during the Thirty Years' War and later used as a horse stable by the French army in the early 1800s.

The church carries the names of two saints: Georg, patron of knights, and Mauritius, who was venerated by traders and cloth workers. This connection reflects the origins of the surrounding settlement, which was linked to Flemish merchants traveling by boat along the Eider river.

The church is in Quarnbek, a small village best reached by car since there is no direct train connection. Before visiting, it is worth checking opening hours, as the building is not always open to the public.

The church's second patron, Saint George, was probably added in the 14th century, when the lords of Gut Quarnbek took over the church patronage; the first patron, Saint Maurice, points to Flemish cloth traders. The parish is first recorded in a 1316 deed dividing Holstein between the counts Gerhard III and Johann III.