Elbergen
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view of church exterior - northwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Quapan, 2013
Image Source: digital photograph taken 8 November 2013 by Quapan [www.flickr.com/photos/9361468@N05/10824852235] [accessed 10 February 2016]
Copyright Instructions: CC-BY-2.0
INFORMATION
FontID: 20352ELB
Church/Chapel: Kirche St. Johannes der Täufer
Church Patron Saints: St. John the Baptist
Church Location: 48488 Elbergen, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Emsland, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located in the municipality of Emsbüren, SSW of Lingen
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Osnabrück
Date: ca. 1300?
Century and Period: 13th - 14th century, Late Romanesque / Early Gothic?
Church Notes: present church built ca. 1300; first documented 1338; re-built 1400; expanded 1740s; major renovation ca. 1990
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
The present font, polygonal and plain, located in the chancel, south side, is modern [NB: we have no information on the font of the original church here].
COORDINATES
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
52° 27' 5.37" N,
7° 18' 39.07" E
UTM: 32U 385125 5812898