Sankt Johannes der Täufer Kirche

When you walked towards the church square over 1000 years ago, you probably saw a simple wooden building. In the period between 800 and 900 AD, it served as the first church chapel in Winsen.

In the 12th century, a solid building made of turf ironstone was erected.

This was followed by a Romanesque defense tower in the 13th century and an extension to the Kreuzkirche in the 13th century under Pastor Andreas Conradi.

During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes invaded Winsen and devastated the church, among other things. In 1825, the last extension to our church was necessary due to the ever-growing congregation.

In 1945, the church and vicarage were fortunately spared by the effects of the war.

Of particular note is the early Gothic bronze baptismal font, which is estimated to be well over 800 years old and is still used for baptisms today.

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