Neuenburg / Neuenbürg
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view of church interior - looking east - chancel and east end
Scene Description: "St. Georgskirche mit Altarraum"
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Scene Description: "Schloss Neuenbürg mit Innenhof"
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26053DWT
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 14th century (?), Medieval?
Church / Chapel Name: Kirche St. Georg in Neuenbürg / Schlosskirche Neuenbürg
Font Location in Church: Inside the castle chapel
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Georg_(Neuenbürg)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: St. George's Church in Neuenbürg dates back to the 11th or 12th century and is the oldest church in the town. It is situated halfway up the castle hill and is therefore also known as the castle church . After the town church was built in the 14th century, St. George's Church declined in importance; contains significant frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Church Address: Hintere Schlosssteige / Schloss 1, 75305 Neuenbürg, Germany
Phone: +49 7082 792860
Site Location: Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L338, on the banks of the river Einz, about 15 km SW of Pforzheim, in the Nordschwarzwald, between Karlsruhe (NW) and Stuttgart (SE)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuenbürg
Font Notes:
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Baptismal font located in the castle chapel; it consists of a roughly-hemispherical basin raised on a round pedestal stem and a circular lower base, all plain. No cover present.
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 469931 5410536
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 48.847068, 8.590156
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 48° 50′ 49.45″ N, 8° 35′ 24.56″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining