Burgel No. 2 / Bürgel

INFORMATION

Font ID: 25844BUR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: n.d.
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (?), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Stadtkirche St. Johannes
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. John
Church Notes: late-Gothic church; renovate 1750s; re-built 1983-1988
Church Address: Pfarrbereich, Kirchpl. 2, 07616 Bürgel, Germany -- Tel.: +49 36692 22210
Site Location: Saale-Holzland, Thüringen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 7, 15-20 km E of Jena
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Johannes_(Bürgel)] [accessed 21 March 2025] reports a baptismal font from the 17th century in it ["Der Taufstein ist aus dem 17. Jahrhundert"]

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 693563 5647013
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.9422, 11.7553
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 56′ 31.92″ N, 11° 45′ 19.08″ E