St. Cyriakus Church

First mentioned in documents from 1336, monks from Wimmelburg under the partonage of the monastery church in Wimmelburg, built the small chapel which was dedicated to St. Cyriakus. The older Cyriakus church was built on today’s memorial site in town. Around 1500 the monks also built the tower, which remains unchanged until today. On the South side of the church tower two crosses can be seen, one of grey and one of red sandstone. While on the red cross the beams have a perfect right angle (Latin cross), the grey one has a more acute angle (Maltese Cross), which indicates that it could be a cross of atonement, often used to remind of a crime or accident.

They may be remnants of an older building or monument and have been built into the tower upon construction. During the 30 Year War (1618-1648) the church and the nearby school were badly damaged. When the new pastor arrived in Wolferode in 1723, the building was ruinous and was torn down in 1724 and rebuilt in 1738. By 1847 the church was again in disrepair, so that all church life was transferred to the local school building. The new church was built against the old bell tower in 1858.

In the bell tower are the three bells, which were dedicated in 1921 by Pastor Golling.