Freckleben No. 1

INFORMATION

Font ID: 24878FRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1, basin only
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Kirche St. Stephanus Freckleben
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Stephen
Church Notes: Romanesque church extended to an L shape in 1594 reusing parts of the demolished church of St. Moritz across the Wipper river; renovated 1855
Church Address: Arnstedter Str. 1, OT Freckleben, 06449 Aschersleben, Germany
Site Location: Salzlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located E of the Bd180, in the municipality and 9-10 km SE of Aschersleben, about 70 km NW of Leipzig
Additional Comments: buried font / disused font / moved font (could the font have been from the disappeared St. Moritz church?)
Font Notes:
A 22 March 2010 article 'Freckleben: Früher hatte der Ort zwei Kirchen' in the Mittleldeutsche Zeitung [https://www.mz.de/lokal/aschersleben/freckleben-fruher-hatte-der-ort-zwei-kirchen-2217228] [accessed 9 August 2023] informs of two fonts in this church: of a Romanesque baptismal font found [in 2010] during the construction of the sewage pipe in Arnstedter Straße. This basin had a diameter of 72 cm., a base diameter of 48 cm. and was 54 cm in height; it was probably the first baptismal font in the first chapel here, and was discarded after the [ca. 1594] extension of St. Stephen's Church. [cf. BSI entry for Frackleben No. 2 for the late-16th century in use in this church]
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help in documenting it

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 676045 5731177
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.703889, 11.547778
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 42′ 14″ N, 11° 32′ 52″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Diameter (includes rim): 72 cm*
Basin Total Height: 54 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [cf. FontNotes]