Church in Kuppentin, Village church in Kuppentin, Germany.
The Church in Kuppentin is a brick building that rises from the village landscape in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with traditional features of religious architecture. The structure displays solid masonry and the straightforward, sturdy construction typical of rural churches throughout this northern German region.
Bishop Brunward of Schwerin confirmed the parish estate and district of Kuppentin on 3 August 1235 in Warin, naming Engelbertus de Cobandin as first pastor. The chancel dates to around 1290/1300 and the nave to 1337. In 1649 Duke Adolf Friedrich exchanged the church's patronage with Dobbertin Abbey, which sold it in 1650 for 500 gulden. After decades of makeshift repairs, the church was closed in 1978 due to a leaning chancel gable and rotten ceiling beams, and a support association founded in 1995 secured and restored it until its reconsecration in 2001.
The village name Kuppentin derives from the Slavic "place of Kobbad", recorded as Kobadin in 1235 and Cobbendin in 1283. The parish founded that year was large and profitable, covering Kuppentin, Bobzin, Gallin, Daschow, Zahren, Plauerhagen, Penzlin, Hof-Linden, Broock and Barkow, and its first pastor was Engelbertus de Cobandin.
The building is located within Kuppentin village and is easily accessible via local roads through the Gallin-Kuppentin district. Parking is available near the structure, making it straightforward to visit.
The church was locked in 1978 because the choir gable had tilted toward the nave and the ceiling beams had rotted from damp, pushing the north wall outward. A support association founded on 20 December 1995 under Jürgen Damm secured and restored the building over 21 years until its reconsecration in 2001.
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