St. Urban Church Borsfleth

St. Urban's Church in Borsfleth sits enthroned on an elevated site and looks back on an impressive history dating back to 1307. The original building fell victim to the Thirty Years' War, but remnants of the old brickwork with late Gothic cornices can still be seen on the north wall of the nave. The name of the church probably goes back to Pope Urban I. Over the centuries, St. Urban's Church Borsfleth has undergone several changes in order to serve as the lively center of the community. A new gable and floor were added in 1728 and the interior of the church was renovated in 1825. After a storm in 1848, the ridge turret had to be rebuilt and in 1899 a 40-metre-high tower was erected in place of the wooden belfry. There are numerous treasures to discover inside the church, including the neo-Gothic chancel, a 1000-year-old Romanesque baptismal font made of granite and the large painting "Ecce homo" from the former Baroque altar. Other highlights include the oak pulpit, the organ, Sommer's epitaph and a stone epitaph of Pastor Klüver. A contemporary work of art by the Borsfleth painter Uwe Paduck rounds off the cultural offerings.