Reibitz No. 2 / Reibitz am Leinebach / Reibitz bei Leipzig / Ryvica

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view of church exterior - southwest view

Scene Description: the present 18thC church

view of font

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Image Source: digital photograph 1 June 2016 by Andreas Bechert, provided by Pol Herman

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24415REI
Church/Chapel: Evangelische Pfarrkirche Reibitz
Church Location: Reibitz, 04509 Löbnitz, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Nordsachsen, Sachsen
Directions to Site: Located of county road B183a, in the municipality and 1-2 km S of Löbnitz, about 30 km NNE of Leipzig
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 17th century[composite font?], Baroque [composite]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: present church is 18thC
The entry for this church in the Gemeinde Löbnitz [https://loebnitz-am-see.de/kultur-tourismus/kirchen/evangelische-kirche-reibitz/] [accessed 30 October 2022] reports a 17th-century sandstone baptismal font in this church; the baptismal dish used in conjunction with this stone font was made in the 16th century. A baptismal font here made of sandstone is also reported in https://www.architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/reibitz-kirche-loebnitz-nordsachsen/ [accessed 3 August 2023]. There is no cover present but the upper rim of the basin has an indentation that would accommodate a round lid. A communication from Pol Herman to BSI (e-mail of 14 October 2022] includes the link to the architektur-blicklight entry [https://www.architektur-blicklicht.de/kirchen/reibitz-kirche-loebnitz-nordsachsen/] and the following comment: "Composite font, if I wouldn’t know better, I would think the column and base or gothic Mosan."

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.556129, 12.456289
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 33′ 22.06″ N, 12° 27′ 22.64″ E
UTM: 33U 323664 5714738

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal
Drainage Notes: no lining