Steve McNail
Wehrkirche
die Wehrkirche in Zwerenberg (Wurde auch zur Verteidigung in den etwas unsicheren früheren Zeiten benutzt)
engl: (Southern Germany, Blackwood Forest) This type of church were used in the bad ol'Times to defend the people of the village from plundering bands of thieves or soldiers. The german name for this type of churches is "Wehrkirche" - roughly translated as "Hold off-Church" EDIT: The more appropriate translation would be "fortified church" - thanks to Daniel Tellmann and his group Fortified Churches
Wehrkirche
die Wehrkirche in Zwerenberg (Wurde auch zur Verteidigung in den etwas unsicheren früheren Zeiten benutzt)
engl: (Southern Germany, Blackwood Forest) This type of church were used in the bad ol'Times to defend the people of the village from plundering bands of thieves or soldiers. The german name for this type of churches is "Wehrkirche" - roughly translated as "Hold off-Church" EDIT: The more appropriate translation would be "fortified church" - thanks to Daniel Tellmann and his group Fortified Churches