Barockkirche Friedersdorf (church)

The baroque church in Friedersdorf is the spiritual and cultural centre of the village. Following a long period of restoration work after the political turnaround, the church is now used for regular religious services, concerts, readings and community celebrations. The historic and very attractive building is also a popular wedding venue. The medieval granite structure was built in the thirteenth century. After it had been destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, the Friedersdorf estate was bought by Colonel von Görtzke in 1653, and the church was repaired. The von der Marwitz family took over the estate after the Colonel’s daughter got married in 1682. The family converted the church in the baroque style in the 18th century. Baroque elements can still be found in the church today, including the arch ceiling, the pulpit and the altarpiece that is now positioned on the interior wall above the north entrance.

The various epitaphs commemorating the von der Marwitz family are also very interesting. There is a memorial stone honouring Johann Friedrich Adorf von der Marwitz (1723-1781), who became famous for disobeying King Frederick the Great: For moral reasons, he refused to plunder Hubertusburg Castle. The church was badly damaged in World War II, in the course of the Seelower Hills battles. Members of the von der Marwitz family are once again residing in the village nowadays.

Viewings and tours are possible by arrangement. Please refer to the website of Kunstspeicher Friedersdorf for contact details.