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Havelberg

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 27 May 2023 20:48:11 +0000

The Hanseatic city of Havelberg is seen from the tower of the Sandau church. From a distance, you can see the massive Havelberger Dom Sankt Marien.

Sandau

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 27 May 2023 16:47:04 +0000

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From the tower of the church you can see the Elbe river west of Sandau. Here you can cross the river, which is about 200 meters wide, by ferry. As early as 1272, the margraves of Ask allowed the town of Sandau to operate a "free ferry". Today's cable ferry can transport up to twelve cars at the same time.

Sandau - St. Laurentius und St. Nikolaus

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 27 May 2023 13:01:15 +0000

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The church was built around 1200 by Dutch colonists and probably Jerichow monks and dedicated to St. Nicholas. It replaced a wooden church that had been built on a Slavic sacrificial site. In 1450 conversions were made in the Gothic style, for example with ribbed vaulting in the choir.

In April 1945, the city was 80% destroyed after a nearby Waffen SS shot and killed a US parlimentaire. The church was badly damaged by artillery fire and more than 50 percent of the tower was destroyed. From 1952 to 1958 the nave was repaired, the damaged tower remained as a memorial for decades.

The tower, a massive westwork, got reconstructed from 2002 - 2013, but the "scar" is clearly visible.

Sandau - St. Laurentius und St. Nikolaus

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sat, 27 May 2023 12:03:43 +0000

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Sandau - St. Laurentius und St. Nikolaus

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 26 May 2023 22:32:39 +0000

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Sandau - St. Laurentius und St. Nikolaus

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 26 May 2023 22:16:00 +0000

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