--- title: "Kirche Oiste" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/poi/kirche-oiste" description: "Oiste is the smallest parish among the parishes in the Thedinghausen joint municipality, and its church was the seat of the regional superintendent at a time when there was still the Verden/Hoya parish, whose regional superintendent was the Oister clergyman Wilhelm Lienhop. It is noteworthy that Oiste appears in documents as early as 860, while the church is first mentioned in 1420 as a branch church of Wechold.The current Oiste church - like the neighboring churches in Blender and Intschede - was built in the first half of the 19th century (1832) by consistorial master builder Hellner in the classicist architectural style. The interior was renovated in 2000, turning the small church with its pulpit altar and semi-circular front gallery into a real gem.In 2005, the Mayer organ was restored and in 2009, the church underwent what was probably its biggest restoration work: the spire was removed, the entire tower was taken down, the rotten wooden framework was removed and replaced with new oak uprights. A new wooden belfry was then installed, the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which had been restored in the meantime, was put back on.There are several remarkable gravestones from the 18th and 19th centuries in the cemetery." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/213038/a1de184ea8d4b568f1a710d137062f26628ade830e1b54794004e856f4d203f4/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Kirche Oiste ============ - Church The small church dates back to the 19th century. Oiste is the smallest parish among the parishes in the Thedinghausen joint municipality, and its church was the seat of the regional superintendent at a time when there was still the Verden/Hoya parish, whose regional superintendent was the Oister clergyman Wilhelm Lienhop. It is noteworthy that Oiste appears in documents as early as 860, while the church is first mentioned in 1420 as a branch church of Wechold. The current Oiste church - like the neighboring churches in Blender and Intschede - was built in the first half of the 19th century (1832) by consistorial master builder Hellner in the classicist architectural style. The interior was renovated in 2000, turning the small church with its pulpit altar and semi-circular front gallery into a real gem. In 2005, the Mayer organ was restored and in 2009, the church underwent what was probably its biggest restoration work: the spire was removed, the entire tower was taken down, the rotten wooden framework was removed and replaced with new oak uprights. A new wooden belfry was then installed, the tower was rebuilt and the spire, which had been restored in the meantime, was put back on. There are several remarkable gravestones from the 18th and 19th centuries in the cemetery. Read more Good to know ------------ Openings Read more Author Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18 31582 Nienburg/Weser Organization Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH License (master data) Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - AccomodationsCC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Hotel CC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Campsite CC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Hotel - Place of interestCC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Church CC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Church CC-BYMittelweser-Touristik GmbH | - Church Contact Vorm Dorfe 10 27337 Blender