Pechüle
Encyclopedia
Pechüle is an old village in Brandenburg
, Germany
, part of the village of Bardenitz, which itself belongs since 2003 to the administrative district of the town of Treuenbrietzen
.
Pechüle was first mentioned in writing in the year 1225 as Pechule. A property of the Zinna Abbey
, it passed to the possessions of the Archbishop of Magdeburg when the abbey was dissolved in 1554. In 1680, the village became part of Brandenburg.
In the course of the administrative reforms in Brandenburg since the 1990s, Bardenitz became part of the town of Treuenbrietzen on December 31, 2002.
The Nave
of the church of Pechüle dates back to the 13th century and is the oldest brick building in the Fläming
region. The church tower is from the 15th century, with a roof from 1799. In 1960, when the church was restored, late gothic
frescoes were discovered.
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, part of the village of Bardenitz, which itself belongs since 2003 to the administrative district of the town of Treuenbrietzen
Treuenbrietzen
Treuenbrietzen is a town in the Bundesland of Brandenburg, Germany.-History:The town has existed since the Middle Ages and the first written evidence about it is from 1217. During the Reformation, Martin Luther came in 1537 to preach in the town, but his way to the church was blocked...
.
Pechüle was first mentioned in writing in the year 1225 as Pechule. A property of the Zinna Abbey
Zinna Abbey
Zinna Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery, the site of which is now occupied by a village also called Kloster Zinna, today part of Jüterbog in Brandenburg, Germany, about south of Berlin.- Cistercians :...
, it passed to the possessions of the Archbishop of Magdeburg when the abbey was dissolved in 1554. In 1680, the village became part of Brandenburg.
In the course of the administrative reforms in Brandenburg since the 1990s, Bardenitz became part of the town of Treuenbrietzen on December 31, 2002.
The Nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
of the church of Pechüle dates back to the 13th century and is the oldest brick building in the Fläming
Fläming
The Fläming Heath is a region and a hill chain that reaches over 100 km from the Elbe river to the Dahme River in the German states Saxony-Anhalt and Brandenburg. Its highest elevation is the Hagelberg...
region. The church tower is from the 15th century, with a roof from 1799. In 1960, when the church was restored, late gothic
Gothic art
Gothic art was a Medieval art movement that developed in France out of Romanesque art in the mid-12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe, but took over art more completely north of the Alps, never quite effacing more classical...
frescoes were discovered.
External links
- Haberland, G.: Pechüler Chronik, Pechüle 1988. In German.