Dorfkirche Landin, Village church in Landin, Germany
Dorfkirche Landin is a village church in the Kotzen area featuring a timber-framed structure built in the 18th century. Inside, a notable pulpit altar from 1736 occupies a central position, reflecting the religious design preferences of that era.
Landin was first recorded in 1353 as Lantyn, held by the von Bredow family, who also held the church patronage in 1541; as a daughter church of Kriele, it likely had a church early on. The present brick-timbered church was built in the early 18th century, with its west side refaced in 1895 and its south side rebuilt in brick at the end of the 19th century. After decades of vacancy and decay, a support association founded in 2015 drove restoration, and a reopening service was held on 4 October 2020.
The congregation is turning the building into a Kultur- und Kunstkirche, a church used for culture and art, so a kitchen, sanitary facilities and a multi-purpose room on the gallery were installed. The reinaugural service was held on 4 October 2020. A Förderverein founded in 2015 drives the restoration.
The church stands south of the village centre on a slightly raised plot, reached via the S-shaped Steinstraße that runs from the historic village green. The churchyard is enclosed by a brick wall. The building was closed by the authorities for years before restoration, so access to the interior depends on services and events; the opening service was held on 4 October 2020.
The second bell, cast in 1723 by Christian III Heintze in Spandau, was requisitioned and melted down for metal during the First World War. After three years of planning, it was recast in 2023 at the Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock foundry in Gescher and consecrated on 31 October as the peace bell "Dona nobis pacem", then hung in the second bell opening, empty since 1917.
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