Protestant Church, Protestant church building in Baben, Germany.
The Protestant Church of Baben is a Romanesque hall church built of irregular fieldstone masonry, probably from the early 13th century. It consists of a west tower and an elongated nave of the same width. The semicircular apse and west portal date from 1910, while the tower's pinnacled top and paired sound openings in segmental-arched panels were probably added in the early 16th century.
The fieldstone nave likely dates from the early 13th century; the tower's pinnacled top and paired sound openings in segmental-arched panels were probably added in the early 16th century. The windows were altered in 1725, and the semicircular apse and west portal were created in 1910. The interior was refitted in Baroque style in 1725, and the west gallery was widened in 1910.
The church belongs to the Pfarrbereich Arneburg in the Kirchenkreis Stendal of the Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland. Two inscribed gravestones inside commemorate pastors Johann Hoier (died 1616) and Andreas Eberhard Schulze (died 1729), showing how closely the building is tied to the village's clerical line.
The building stands in the village of Baben within Eichstedt municipality and is accessible on foot. Visitors should expect that access and opening times depend on local arrangements, so it is wise to check beforehand.
The three steel bells in the tower were cast by Schilling & Lattermann of Apolda as replacements for bells surrendered in the First World War. Inside, the pulpit altar rises above a bust of Moses, flanked by carved figures of the apostles Peter and Paul, and was restored in 1971.
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