Dorfkirche Glasow, church

The village church in Glasow is emblematic of the typical thirteenth- and fourteenth-century fieldstone churches in the Fläming region. The unplastered facade makes it easy to see the many rectifications and structural changes the building has undergone down the centuries. An added priest’s portal can be spotted on the southern side, for example, as well as several narrow window openings. It’s also easy to see the different use of big and small stones on different parts of the building.
Glasow village church shared the fate of many other churches in the former East Germany, and by the end of the division of Germany it was in such a poor structural state that it was in danger of collapse and had to be closed. After two years of building work it was re-sanctified in 2002.
The interior of the church still contains a restored wooden figure of John the Baptist that dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century and is said to originate from Goslar Cathedral. The accompanying figure of Saint Peter fell victim to theft in the early 1990s.