Gerdau / Gerdowe / Gherdauw / Gherdou / Gherdowe

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view of church exterior - southeast view

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view of church interior - looking east

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view of church interior - looking west

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view of font - upper view

Scene Description: the modern font

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the modern font

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INFORMATION

FontID: 22008GER
Church/Chapel: Evangelisch-lutherische St. Michaeliskirche in Gerdau
Church Patron Saints: St. Michael
Church Location: Hauptstraße 14, 29581 Gerdau, Germany -- Tel.: +49 5808 244
Country Name: Germany
Location: Uelzen, Niedersachsen
Directions to Site: Located off (E) road 71, 9-10 km W of Uelzen, in the municipality of Suderburg
Date: ca. 1004?
Century and Period: 11th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: original church may have dated to the early conversion of the Saxons by Charlemagne; church documented 1004; extended 16thC; renovated and enlarged late-19thC
The present font in this church is modern [NB: we have no information on the one from the medieval church here].

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 52.96753, 10.41873
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 52° 58′ 3.11″ N, 10° 25′ 7.43″ E
UTM: 32U 595280 5869600