Vilmnitz / Vylmenytze

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view of church exterior - south view
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view of church interior - nave - looking east
view of church interior - west end
INFORMATION
FontID: 19362VIL
Church/Chapel: Evangelisch Kirche St. Maria Magdalena
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary Magdalene
Church Location: Chausseestr. 1, 18581 Putbus, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenbourg-Vorpommern
Directions to Site: Located 8-10 km from Bergen auf Rügen, on the island of Rügen, on the Baltic Sea coast
Historical Region: Duchy of Pomerania -- Prussia
Date: ca. 1200?
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this church and font
Church Notes: original church ca. 1200; first documented May 1249;
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The present baptismal font in this church, located in the chancel, consists of an octagonal basin with a rounded underbowl, raised on an octagonal pedestal base and lower base of the same shape; the sides of the basin have a band of foliage, with large trefoiled panels with floral motifs inscribed in them; centre ring moulding; trefoiled niches on the stem sides; moulded lower base. Flat carved octagonal cover; wooden? The font appears modern, of a late-Gothic design.
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
54° 21′ 27″ N,
13° 31′ 4″ E