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Blankenburg Village Church. The history of the Blankenburg village church goes back to the time around 1250. Just like more than 50 other old village churches in Berlin, the Blankenburg church is a listed building.
English: The village church of Blankenburg, Berlin, Germany, serves a congregation within the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia, a united Protestant church body of Calvinist, Lutheran and united congregations.
Blankenburg village remained the political center of the Obersimmental district through the 1798 French invasion and the Act of Mediation in 1803. It remained the capital until the district was dissolved in 2009. [3] The village St. Mary's Church was probably built in the Early or High Middle Ages. It first appears in a historical record in 1228.
Blankenburg (Harz) has a fascinating 800-year history; the legacy of which is still preserved today. The castle ensemble with the Little Castle by the Baroque gardens and the large Blankenburg Castle help to shape the cityscape and is also the cradle of the European royal house.
Sep 30, 2017 · The 12th-century Schloss Blankenburg nestled in a lush baroque garden tells the story of medieval times, while the ruins of Schloss Regenstein still stand witness to almost eight centuries of history.
History. Blankenburg has a long and fascinating history that dates back to the Roman times. The village was originally founded as a Roman settlement and played an important role in the local economy. During the Middle Ages, Blankenburg became a center of trade and commerce and many important buildings and landmarks were constructed during this ...
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The first mention of the village is in the 14th century when the von Blankenburg family owned land in it and in neighboring Kirchenthurnen. The family donated their lands and rights in 1343 and 1362 to Interlaken Monastery. In 1528, Bern accepted the new faith of the Protestant Reformation and forcefully secularized the monastery and all its lands.
