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Ruins of St. Sixti Collegiate Church (Merseburg)

Ruins of St. Sixti Collegiate Church (Merseburg)

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Ruins of St. Sixti Collegiate Church (Merseburg)

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Location: Merseburg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Alwin

November 28, 2020

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The unfinished building – the completion of the church has been suspended since the Thirty Years' War. As can be seen, attempts to continue building in the 18th century did not bring the desired success either. But it is still a highlight.

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Michi LE

July 11, 2022

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The ruins of the Church of St. Sixti tower south-east of the Gotthard pond. Founded in 1045, it became a collegiate church in 1327. The reconstruction of the nave in the late Gothic style, begun in the 16th century, was not completed. St. Sixti has been a ruin since the Thirty Years' War. The Romanesque tower was converted into a water tower in 1888/89.

Source: merseburg.de/de/touristic-targets-merseburg/kirchenruine-st-sixti-20003029.html

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Peter

October 25, 2021

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The church was founded in 1045 by Bishop Hunold of Merseburg. In the middle of the 13th century a new building was built under Bishop Heinrich von Wahren and in …

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