Seiffen church
E1035389
Seiffen church is a distinctive octagonal baroque-style church in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany, renowned as a symbol of the town’s traditional woodcraft and Christmas culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bergkirche Seiffen | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lutheran church
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baroque church ⓘ church building ⓘ octagonal church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas pyramids
NERFINISHED
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Christmas traditions in Seiffen ⓘ Ore Mountains folk art NERFINISHED ⓘ Schwibbogen candle arches NERFINISHED ⓘ wooden toy making ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Evangelical Lutheran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorPlanShape | octagonal ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
landmark of Seiffen toy village
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motif in Ore Mountains souvenirs ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
icon of Ore Mountains Christmas imagery
ⓘ
identity symbol of Seiffen community ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
symbol of Ore Mountains woodcraft tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Seiffen ⓘ symbol of regional Christmas culture ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Protestant worship ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Ore Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Seiffen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Kurort Seiffen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
centralized interior layout
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distinctive octagonal ground plan ⓘ role in local Christmas tourism ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| region | Erzgebirge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAsMotiveIn |
Christmas pyramids
ⓘ
Ore Mountains miniature villages NERFINISHED ⓘ Schwibbogen arches ⓘ wooden Christmas decorations ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bergkirche Seiffen