DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold District
Kreis PaderbornBorchenSt Michael's Church, Kirchborchen
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Detmold District
Kreis PaderbornBorchenSt Michael's Church, Kirchborchen
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St Michael's Church, Kirchborchen
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Franz
March 26, 2021
Hiking
It is assumed that the church had the function of a fortified church. In this way, the population could seek protection in the tower in times of feuds and crises. The external view is today in the renovation dress.
Further information about the church: borchen.de/freizeit/st.-michael.php
Further information about the church: borchen.de/freizeit/st.-michael.php
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Andreas Seifert 🥾🚴🏼🏊🏼♂️🏄🏼♂️
March 28, 2021
Hiking
Today's Romanesque church was built around 1200. She took over the parish of St. Gallus, which gradually fell into disrepair. The new church was dedicated to Saint Michael. The area around the church was originally a peninsula of around 75 m by 150 m through the Dorfbach and Ellerbach and could only be reached via one of the rivers. That is why it also functioned as a fortified church. Construction studies have shown that the defense tower was built in front of the church. Only the stepped coronation of the tower and the roof are from 1840.
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Location: Borchen, Kreis Paderborn, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany