Hannoversch Münden - St. Blasius

Hann. Münden (short for Hannoversch Münden) lies at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the Weser. The founding of the city is not exactly documented. The first mention in a document from 1183 speaks of a city. Around the year 1200 the construction of the city fortifications of Münden began as a city wall with city gates and wall towers.

The shoal of the Werrahohl on the outskirts of the city, which forced the boatmen to unload their goods in the city, was advantageous for Münden. In the 16th century, Münden was an important trading town. Accordingly, trading, transhipment and mooring places along the Werra and Fulda shipping routes developed on the western and northern outskirts of the old town. Above all, woad, glass, textiles and rafts with wood and grain were traded and transported. Herring and other fish came up the Weser from the North Sea. At the beginning of the 14th century there were about 500 houses in the village.

In 1525 Elisabeth von Brandenburg was granted Münden as a dominion. Elisabeth came into contact with the ideas of the Reformation early on and brought the reformer Antonius Corvinus to Münden.

In 1776 almost 20,000 Hessian soldiers were embarked in Münden, who had been hired out by the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Friedrich II to the Hanoverian Elector and King of Great Britain, George III. They were "used" in combat against American troops in the American Revolutionary War. The return of the soldiers also took place via Münden in November 1783, but hardly more than half returned.

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Three predecessor churches existed, where St. Blasiu is now. Around 1000 there was a chapel, it was extended to the west around 1150 with a Romanesque building. From 1180 to 1190 an extension to the Romanesque basilica with round apses in the side aisles was made, which later burned down.

Today's building was erected in three phases on the foundations of the Romanesque church. From 1260 to 1280 the first bay and the chancel were built. According to an inscription to the left of the south portal, the second phase of construction was completed from 1487 to 1519 with the addition of a sacristy and the substructure of the tower. The ship was also completed at this time.The year 1488 is preserved above the rise of the tower. The tower was completed in the third construction phase from 1535 to 1584. It is octagonal, 58 meters high. From 1584 to 1929 watchmen watched over the city from here.

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The bronze baptismal font is the oldest piece of art in this church. It was cast in 1392 by Nikolaus Stettin.