Gorsleben

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INFORMATION

Font ID: 25936GOR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1564
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century (mid), Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Dorfkirche Sankt-Bonifatius, Gorsleben
Font Location in Church: Inside
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Boniface [aka Bonifatius, Winfrith]
Church Notes: late-15thC church originally serving as monastery church
Church Address: Kirchengemeinde RG Artern-Heldrungen, Hauptstraße, 06577 An der Schmücke, Germany
Site Location: Kyffhäuserkreis, Thüringen, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off road B85 [aka Hauptstraße], W of Hwy 71, in the e municipality of An der Schmücke, 16 km N of Sömmerda, 35-40 km N of Erfurt
Ecclesiastic Region: Bistum Erfurt
Additional Comments: disused font? (one Gothic octagonal basin used as water trough in the churchyard)
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bonifatius_(Gorsleben) [accessed 17 November 2025] mentions a 1564 baptismal font with a fluted bowl in this church: "Der Taufstein mit geriefelter Kuppa ist ein Werk aus dem Jahr 1564."
A communication to BSI by Pol Herman (e-mail of 16 November 2025) notes: "Die Kunst des Mittelalters in Dorfkirchen der Region Harz / Kyffhäuser, Dietrich Christian Kuczera, ISBN:978-3-95948-335-3 on pages 79 to 81" and adds: "The gothic octagonal basin of an older font was used as water trough in the farm opposite the church/cemetery."

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 652078 5683155
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 51.279405, 11.180526
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 51° 16′ 45.86″ N, 11° 10′ 49.9″ E

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: numbers
Inscription Location: cf. FontNotes
Inscription Text: "1564"
Inscription Notes: cf. FontNotes
Inscription Source: cf. FontNotes