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Scene Description: "Taufe in der Dorfkirche in Below im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland / Baptismal font in the church in Below, district Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany"
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Scene Description: "Dorfkirche in Below im Landkreis Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland / Church in Below, district Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany"
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Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Friedrich Schlie, 1901
Image Source: digital image of a 1901 photograph by Friedrich Schlie
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information

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Friedrich Schlie, 1901
Image Source: digital image of a 1901 photograph by Friedrich Schlie
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INFORMATION

Font ID: 26130GQW
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Date: 1697
Font Century and Period/Style: 17th century(late), Renaissance
Church / Chapel Name: Dorfkirche Below
Font Location in Church: Inside, chanel, to the right of the altar
Church Notes: original 13thC chapel; documented as parochial in the mid-14thC; re-built 1483; wooden tower added 1542; modified since;
Church Address: 19399 Techentin, Germany
Site Location: Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off the K124, N of road 392, in the municipality and 3 km N of Techentin, about 40 km E of Schwerin
Font Notes:
The entry for this church in the German Wikipedia [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorfkirche_Below] [accessed 18 February 2026] describes and illustrates its hexagonal baptismal font made of wood in the Renaissance style; bears inscription: “HANS SUDROW ANNO 1697 DEN 14 APRILIS”; tall font cover also of wood with crown finial; restored in 1994: "Der sechsseitige Taufbehälter ist ein prachtvoll geschnitzter hoher Aufbau, entstanden im Stil der Renaissance mit der Inschrift: „HANS SUDROW ANNO 1697 DEN 14 APRILIS“[21] und steht rechts neben dem Altar. Der Name Hans Sudrow dürfte mit dem 1716 genannten Goldberger Amtmann Suderau identisch sein, der im Auftrage des Landesherrn für die Instandhaltung des Kirchengebäudes verantwortlich war.[19] Der Taufbehälter blieb ungefasst, seine Wirkung beruht im Wesentlichen auf der Farbigkeit des Holzes und den flachen ornamentalen Schnitzereien, die stilistisch dem reichen Beschlagwerk zuzuordnen sind. Eindrucksvoll ist der hohe Deckel, der in einem laternenartigen, durchbrochenen Aufbau mit kronenartigem Aufsatz endet. Das Beckengebäude hat eine umlaufende Rundbogenarkade mit an den Ecken vorgestellten Säulen"

COORDINATES

UTM: 32U 697547 5944444
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 53.611496, 11.986367
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 53° 36′ 41.39″ N, 11° 59′ 10.92″ E

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: wood
Font Shape: hexagonal (mounted)

INSCRIPTION

Inscription Language: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Location: on the basin sides
Inscription Text: "HANS SUDROW ANNO 1697 DEN 14 APRILIS"
Inscription Notes: [cf. FontNotes]
Inscription Source: [cf. FontNotes]

LID INFORMATION

Date: 1697
Notes: [cf. FontNotes]