Meinerdingen - St. Georg

Meinerdingen, just like the nearby villages of Tieferdingen and Meinerdingen, belongs to Walsrode today, known the Walsrode Abbey founded by Count Walo within the 10th century - and the World’s largest bird park.

The Walsrode Abbey was mentioned first time in 896, St. Georg in Meinerdingen is mentioned in a document from 1269, as the former mentioned monastery was donated this area, after a nobleman´s daugther was admitted to the convent.

The erection of the church started mid 12th century in Romaneque style, but got enlarged and redesign in Gothic style about a century later. A dendrochronological investigation proved, that the tower was built around 1380.