St. Severin, Keitum
Sylt, Germany
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St. Severin in Keitum, on the island of Sylt in northern Germany, is a Lutheran parish church built in the Romanesque style and named after the fourth-century bishop Severin of Cologne. First documented in 1240, the brick structure stands at an elevated position removed from the town center. Dendrochronological testing has revealed that its roof dates to 1216, making it the oldest religious building in Schleswig-Holstein. The tower, constructed around 1450, served dual purposes: it functioned as a navigation landmark for seafarers and housed a prison. The church is designated a heritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein.
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- Built
- Type
- church building
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- Heritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein, Kulturdenkmal
- Place
- Sylt, Germany
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