The Protestant-Lutheran chapel congregation of the chapel is part of the St. Johanniskirchengemeinde Visselhövede in the Rotenburg church district of the regional church of Hanover.
The four-hundred-year-old St. Nicholas Chapel in Wittorf is one of the few half-timbered chapels from the period before the Thirty Years' War far and wide. It was built in 1605 by Bishop Philipp Sigismund of Verden and served as a hunting chapel.
Next to the church is the Wittorf cemetery.
The four-hundred-year-old St. Nicholas Chapel in Wittorf is one of the few half-timbered chapels from the period before the Thirty Years' War far and wide. It was built in 1605 by Bishop Philipp Sigismund of Verden and served as a hunting chapel.
Next to the church is the Wittorf cemetery.
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Openings
The chapel can be viewed from the outside at any time and can also be viewed from the inside during church services.
Eligibility
for Groups
Suitable for the Elderly
for Children of all Ages
Suitable for Pushchair
Foreign Language
German
Contact person
Kirchengemeinde Visselhövede
Ms. Pfarrsekretärin Alexandra Drewes
Große Str. 8
27374 Visselhövede
Author
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme) e.V.
Harburger Straße 59
27356 Rotenburg (Wümme)
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