Peterskirche, Medieval church in Dußlingen, Germany.
Peterskirche is a stone church in Dußlingen whose present building was begun in 1501 and completed in 1508. Its square west tower carries a saddle roof with a small ridge turret, and the clock faces sit in the gable. The nave has a flat ceiling, while the three-sided east choir is covered by a late-Gothic ribbed net vault resting on corbels; pointed-arch portals and tracery windows mark the exterior.
A church and parish in Dußlingen were first mentioned in 888; by 1320 the church was dedicated to St. Peter. Construction of the present building began in 1501, as dated in the chancel arch, and was completed in 1508, according to the sacristy inscription. In 1447 the Herter lords of Dußlingen sold the patronage right to Württemberg, which introduced the Reformation in the following century.
The church is named after Saint Peter, a dedication documented in 1320. The parish rights were sold to Württemberg in 1447, and the Reformation followed in the next century; today the building serves the Protestant parish of Dußlingen within the Tübingen church district.
The church sits in the village center and is easy to reach on foot, with parking available nearby. Visit during daylight hours to see the interior properly lit and to appreciate the architectural details.
The organ has a Rococo case by Hagemann dated 1768; the present pipework was installed in 1988. In the chancel arch a date carved at the start of construction in 1501 now reads almost like a "4" because the figure was cut as a "5".
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