Schuld an der Ahr
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Scene Description: "53520 Schuld an der Ahr, Hauptstraße 1. Westturm, Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts, nach Zerstörung 1945 Neubau des Chors, ursprünglich aus dem zweiten Viertel des 13. Jahrhunderts, Umbau der Ostpartie 1746 auf romanischem Grundriss; Erweiterungsbau, 1923/24, alte Kirche heute Querhalle; Grabkreuze an der Kirche; Missionskreuz. Aufnahme von 2017."
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Scene Description: "St. Gertrud, Schuld an der Ahr. Taufstein (Basalt) 13. Jahrhundert"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © HOWI - Horsch, Willy, 2009
Image Source: edited detail of a digital photograph September 2009 by HOWI - Horsch, Willy
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design element - motifs - torus-scotia-torus
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Scene Description: "St. Gertrud, Schuld an der Ahr"
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © HOWI - Horsch, Willy, 2009
Image Source: digital photograph 25 September 2009 by HOWI - Horsch, Willy
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view of church interior - looking east
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design element - motifs - leaf - 4
Scene Description: one one each angle of the lower base
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design element - architectural - column - columns with capitals and bases
Scene Description: the columns appear to be a modern replacement
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 26125TTS
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: 13th century (?), Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Römisch-katholische Pfarrkirche St. Gertrud in Schuld an der Ahr
Font Location in Church: Inside, in the chancel, S side
Church Wikidata: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrud_(Schuld)
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Gertrud of Nivelles
Church Notes: a church is believed to have existed here ca. 975; re-built mid-13thC; re-built 1923; destroyed in bombing raid in 1944; present church 1970s
Church Address: Hauptstraße 1, 53520 Schuld, Germany -- Tel.: +49 2695 284
Site Location: Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the L73 [Hauptstraße], W of the 257, 15-16 km N of Nürburg
Ecclesiastic Region: Diözese Trier
Additional Comments: altered font? (the set of outer colonnettes appear to be a modern replacement)
Town/City Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuld_(Ahr)
Font Notes:
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The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrud_(Schuld)] [accessed 16 February 2026] reports and illustrates a baptismal font made of basalt in the 13th century; the inscribed font cover was made of copper in 1963: "Das Taufbecken aus Basalt ist aus dem 13. Jahrhundert erhalten. Der Kupferdeckel mit der Aufschrift „Wasser der Taufe – Flut der Reinigung – Heiliges Geschöpf – Bad der Wiedergeburt – Strom der Gnade – Quelle des Lebens“ wurde 1963 geschaffen."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "13th c. basalt font of the “Rheinische Gruppe”, as defined by Zimmermann. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrud_(Schuld)."
A communication to BSI from Pol Herman (e-mail of 25 January 2026) informs: "13th c. basalt font of the “Rheinische Gruppe”, as defined by Zimmermann. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Gertrud_(Schuld)."
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Pol Herman for bringing this font to our attention and for his help documenting it
COORDINATES
UTM: 32U 350141 5590450
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 50.4469, 6.88924
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 50° 26′ 48.84″ N, 6° 53′ 21.26″ E
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone, basalt
Font Shape: hemispheric (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Font Height (less Plinth): 82 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Zimmermann?]