Jerichow - Stadtkirche

The Slavs built Jerichow Castle (the name is of Slavic origin - "castle of the brave" - so not biblical) to defend their western border. Jerichow was first mentioned at the end of 1144 when Premonstratensian canons founded the Jerichow Monastery. In 1148 the canons relocated the site because of the disturbing market activity.

Jerichow received city rights in 1336, but in the same year, the city was almost completely destroyed by a flood on the Elbe. Around 1530, the Reformation found its way. During the Thirty Years' War in 1631, the city was destroyed and looted

The Romanesque church is a brick building erected between 1200 and 1220. The half-timbered tower was added in the 17th century.