Kannawurf
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 25935KAN
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1610
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century (early), Renaissance
Workshop/Group/Artisan: heraldic font
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Dorfkirche St. Peter und Paul, Kannawurf
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the nave, E end
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Peter & St. Paul
Church Notes: 17thC church likely to be the re-building of a predecessor; renovated mid-18thC
Church Address: Kirchengemeinde RG Weißensee, Kirchpl., 06578 Kindelbrück, Germany
Site Location: Sömmerda, Thüringen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road 86, W of Hwy 71, about 15 km N of Sömmerda, 40 km N of Erfurt
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Erfurt
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter_und_Paul_(Kannawurf)] [accessed 17 November 2025] reports a font and baptismal dish in it: "Der Taufstein mit Taufschale", but gives no further details.
A communication to BSI by Pol Herman (e-mail of 16 November 2025) informs: "Kannawurf, St. Petri und Pauli [...] Has a baptismal font from 1610 with inscriptions and coat of arms."
A communication to BSI by Pol Herman (e-mail of 16 November 2025) informs: "Kannawurf, St. Petri und Pauli [...] Has a baptismal font from 1610 with inscriptions and coat of arms."
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 648610 5682058
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.270468, 11.130379
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 16′ 13.69″ N, 11° 7′ 49.36″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal