The unusual proportions of the church and tower are striking in today's church in Lebus. There is a reason for this: in the Second World War the church was so badly damaged that only the western part was rebuilt as an emergency church. The decaying walls of the former transept and the choir were secured with a roof in 2005, so that today, in addition to the winter church, a cloister-like open space surrounded by historical walls can be used for events.
The first foundation stones of the church at the former bishop's seat of Lebus date back to the Middle Ages. Excavations around the church have revealed evidence of a late Slavic or early German cemetery from 1258, and there is evidence of one from 1355. In 1556, the first Protestant synod took place in the bishop's castle in Lebus. When the church was completely destroyed in a fire in 1801, a new building was built as a classicist plastered building with the floor plan that is still visible today.
The church is usually open during the day in summer; visitors can obtain a key from the parish office, Schulstr. 6.
Lebus Parish Church
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