Wustrau church, Protestant church in Wustrau-Altfriesack, Germany.
Wustrau church is a stone building featuring late Gothic design with three large arched windows on each side. A square tower was added in 1781 to complete the structure.
The original structure was destroyed by lightning in 1694 and later rebuilt. Another lightning strike in 1756 caused destruction again, followed by reconstruction and the addition of a northern porch in 1883.
The church keeps a pulpit altar from the 15th century and a late Gothic winged altar from the early 16th century. Three galleries rest on Tuscan wooden columns, and the font dates from 1886. A sculpture after a design by the Berlin painter Bernhard Rode was mocked by Theodor Fontane in his Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg for its unimaginative composition.
The church is active today and used by evangelical congregations for regular services. Visitors should note that access during worship services may vary depending on availability.
The sandstone grave slabs of General Hans Joachim von Zieten and his first wife were moved into the church interior in 2003 to protect them from the weather; the graves outside now hold granite copies. The grave of Friedrich von Zieten, last of the line, lies under a huge boulder beneath a centuries-old lime tree.
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