St. Lawrence's Church

Dikrech, Luxembourg

The 'Old Church' of Diekirch with its two naves in Gothic style, dates back to 1467. In the Merovingian period (6th and 7th centuries), a pre-Romanesque church was built in the place of a Gallo-Roman sanctuary, certain parts of whose walls are still visible today. In the 11th century, this building was replaced by a Romanesque church, whose tour has been kept (12th century). Inside, the church has fine frescoes dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1960, a cemetery, probably from the Merovingian period, was discovered underneath the church.

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Maria Huebner (3 years ago)
Beautiful baroque church from 1771/72. Open on Sundays, every 14 days during church service times from 8.45 a.m. From Easter to the end of October "Open Church", open Saturday + Sunday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Expert church tour by the "Open Church" working group. Small church guide to take away.
werner schmitz (4 years ago)
A place of calm and contemplation
Thomas Becker (6 years ago)
Beautiful church
Rene Gensert (6 years ago)
Markus Robbe (6 years ago)
Worth seeing baroque equipment.
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