Evangelische Kirche Vierbach, Protestant church in Vierbach, Germany.
Evangelische Kirche Vierbach is a sandstone-block church built in 1863 in Vierbach, a district of Wehretal. Its exterior is defined by the sandstone masonry, a slate-clad roof turret (Dachreiter) rather than a full tower, and tall pointed-arch windows. Inside, a gallery runs around the space on thin iron columns, flanking two windows beside the altar.
Built in 1863 as the parish church of Wipperode, the sandstone building stands on a site where a church is said to have existed earlier. Wipperode itself was first recorded in 980 as Wic(h)braterod, when Ertag handed the village to the Fulda monastery. In 1936 Wipperode merged with Bernsdorf to form Vierbach, and the church became the village church; since 1971 Vierbach has belonged to Wehretal.
The parish shares its Kirchspiel with Langenhain and Oetmannshausen, where the parsonage stands. In July 2022 the congregation dedicated the church as a Radwegekirche, a cycling church, open free of charge during the day in summer as "lived hospitality by the wayside". The two choir windows of 2000, designed by Susanne Precht of Lauscha and made by Derix Glasstudios, show the Trinity.
The building opens daily during summer months and serves as a resting point for cyclists on regional bicycle routes. Visitors should know that opening hours vary by season, so it is wise to check ahead before planning a visit.
The tomb monument in the choir commemorates Baron Hartmann von Eschwege, who lived from 1706 to 1766. It predates the present church of 1863 and was kept when the earlier building on the site was replaced.
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