Gross Zicker Church, Groß Zicker, Germany

Gross Zicker brick church was erected with a flat-roofed nave and a rib-vaulted choir around 1360. In 1835 the half-timbered roof tower was rebuilt. Among the preserved medieval furnishings are the altar cross, a bronze bell and the tabernacle, which was carved from a single oak trunk. The Baroque pulpit is also worth mentioning (built in 1653).

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татьяна личман (17 months ago)
Super nice ♥️

Isolde Ankert (20 months ago)
Great preserved church and we were lucky that the cantor was playing the organ! Thanks for the unexpected little concert ?

Patrick (2 years ago)
One of the most beautiful churches I know. Small but nice.

Hans-Otto Grude (3 years ago)
Worth seeing old church, nice and quiet

Alwisgm (3 years ago)
13th century, brick Gothic, local history, legends and myths woven around, generations of monks' goods who have found their burial place here ... small cozy community and prayer room that has experienced drama, grief, love, birth and devotion for centuries ... ..

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