Pechule / Pachuele / Pechüle

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view of church exterior - northeast view

Scene Description: "Denkmalgeschützte Dorrfkirche in Pechüle, Ortsteil von Treuenbrietzen, Ansicht von Nordosten. Der spätromanische Backsteinbau mit Feldsteinturm stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert."
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Image Source: digital photograph 8 July 2015 by Giorgio Michele
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view of font in context

Scene Description: "Pechüle, Innenraum nach Osten, Blick auf Taufstein, Kanzel und Altar."
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Routen der Romanik in Berlin und Brandenburg, 2026
Image Source: digital photograph in Routen der Romanik in Berlin und Brandenburg [https://rrbb.info/suedwestliche-route/bardenitz-und-pechuele/] [accessed 21 January 2026]
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 26059ZWX
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 16th century, Late Gothic
Church / Chapel Name: Evangelische Dorfkirche Pechüle
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the nave
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Mary
Church Notes: church construction started early-13thC; completed 15thC; renovated 1960
Church Address: Pechüler Dorfstraße 30, 14929 Treuenbrietzen, Germany
Site Location: Postdam-Mittelmark, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (E) the L812, in the municipality and 5-6 km E of Treuenbrietzen
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the 13thC church here)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pechüle_(Treuenbrietzen)
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Pechüle] [accessed 21 January 2026] reports an octagonal baptismal font made of stone in the 16th-century: "Die Taufe aus dem 16. Jahrhundert ist ein achteckiger Pokal aus Stein." The font consists of a plain octagonal basin raised on a moulded pedestal base, also octagonal.

COORDINATES

UTM: 33U 359691 5771332
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 52.074772, 12.95266
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 52° 4′ 29.18″ N, 12° 57′ 9.58″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: octagonal (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: octagonal