Wiepke village church

The small village of Wiepke has a largely unaltered late Romanesque church dating from the mid-12th century. It is typical of a type of construction which is characteristic of many Romanesque village churches in the Old Mark.

The Romanesque flat-ceilinged structure has a recessed square choir and a relatively short nave. The entrance to the ossuary, the so-called ‘priest’s door’, has retained its Romanesque round arch. An early Gothic goblet-shaped sandstone font, an unadorned confessional with gallery and a box pew dating from 1693 are the oldest furnishings. Although the altar still has its slab dated 1440, the top is neo-classical. Also of note are the painted coffered ceiling in the choir (1602) and the baroque prayer stools installed in the choir (balcony pews), above the Protestant confessional used until the early 19th century for individual confessions, which were also required under the Protestant religion. The lead glass windows in the east gable date from 1910. They depict Moses with the Ten Commandments, and Jesus Christ after the Resurrection.