Schmirma

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design element - motifs - moulding

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view of church exterior

Scene Description: Source caption: "Dorfkirche Schmirma"

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view of font in context

Scene Description: the old font, obviously disused

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INFORMATION

FontID: 24742SCH
Church/Chapel: Dorfkirche Schmirma
Church Patron Saints: St. Ulrich
Church Location: Dorfstraße 36, 06268 Oechlitz, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Saalekreis, Sachsen-Anhalt
Directions to Site: Located off the L178, in the municipality and 3 km NW of Mücheln, about 100 km S of Magdeburg
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Date: ca. 1250?
Century and Period: 13th century (mid?), Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing these objects to our attention and for his help in documenting it
Church Notes: 12thC chapel; rebuilt 1250; modified 15thC; again 1609, 1706, 19thC; 1990s restoration.
The entry for this church in Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Schmirma] [accessed 7 July 2023] notes a baptismal font of the Romanesque period in it ["romanischen Taufstein aus der Erbauungszeit der Kirche."]. The large basin is roughly cylindrical, with a rounded underbowl; the only decoration visible on it is a moulding around the upper rim. No cover present.

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.315130, 11.77610
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 18' 54.5" N, 11° 46' 34.0" E
UTM: 32U 693466 5688479

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, sandstone
Font Shape: cylindrical
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round