Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Angles

The church once belonged to an Augustinian canonry, founded in the second half of the 11th century and elevated to the status of an abbey in the 14th century. In 1371, during the Hundred Years' War, the church suffered extensive damage. At the end of the 16th century, during the Huguenot Wars, the monastery buildings and parts of the church were destroyed. After the dissolution of the abbey in 1791, the former abbey church was used as a parish church. On top of the gable of the west facade is the sculpture of a bear ("La Malebête") dating back to the 12th century. The name Malebête goes back to a legend according to which, in the Middle Ages, a monster threatened the inhabitants of Angles until a hermit caught and tamed it. However, the young girls made fun of the hermit, who took revenge by making the beast climb onto the roof of the church and turn it to stone, cursing it to make all the girls it saw ugly.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The single nave Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The oldest piece of equipment inside is the granite baptismal font from the 13th century. On the shaft there are four heads, a king, a bishop, a devil and a wolf.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The single nave Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The interior is dominated by the large late Gothic triumphal cross, created around 1500. Often two persons flank the cross. The persons are usually Mary, the mother of Jesus, and one of his disciples, usually, following the Gospels, the apostle John. John's face.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The single nave Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The interior is dominated by the large late Gothic triumphal cross, created around 1500.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The single nave Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The interior is dominated by the large late Gothic triumphal cross, created around 1500.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The base and the corners are made of granite blocks. The walls were built with fieldstones. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the church had a wooden bell stack (Glockenstapel). In 1903, it got replaced by the brick and granite tower of today.

The large peninsula of Angeln was "administered" by the bishops in Lund (Sweden) around 1200, when the church in Satrup was built. They made sure then that still today almost every parish in Angeln has a (sometimes small) Romanesque church. The Laurentius church in Satrup is quite large. The base and the corners are made of granite blocks. The walls were built with fieldstones.

There are two pharmacies in Satrup, but the "Königlich Privilegierte Apotheke" is the olderone. It is actually the oldest pharmacy in rural Angeln. King Frederick VI of Denmark granted the pharmacist Jacob Friedrich Vasmer the privilege of establishing a pharmacy in Satrup on March 22, 1836. The privilege to operate a pharmacy was only endorsed by the government and granted by the king if the appropriate conditions were met, i.e. the necessary supply of the population with medicines was not guaranteed elsewhere and the expected economic return ensured a future existence in the long term. The pharmacy is still in existence!

Struxdorf was probably more important in the Middle Ages than it is today, because a church dedicated to St. Georg stood here very early. The Romanesque fieldstone church, surrounded by teh cemetery, was built around 1230 as the first church in the area. The southern porch was added in 1882.

Struxdorf was probably more important in the Middle Ages than it is today, because a church dedicated to St. Georg stood here very early. The Romanesque fieldstone church was built around 1230 as the first church in the area. The triumphal cross is dated to about 1500.

Struxdorf was probably more important in the Middle Ages than it is today because a church dedicated to St. Georg stood here very early. The Romanesque fieldstone church was built around 1230 as the first church in the area. The Romanesque baptismal font certainly dates from the time of the church's construction.

Struxdorf was probably more important in the Middle Ages than it is today, because a church dedicated to St. Georg stood here very early. The Romanesque fieldstone church was built around 1230 as the first church in the area. The southern porch was added in 1882. Instead of a tower, the church has a stack of bells from 1560. Note the tower´s roof in the backdrop.

The small church of St. Jakobskirche in Uelsby is surrounded by the cemetery. The church dates from the 13th century. A legend tells that a pious, noble lady, initiated the construction. She had gone to church in nearby Struxdorf, but then her lap dog there was killed by a street dog. From that moment on she wanted her "own" Church.

The small village Fahrenstedt belongs to the larger Böklund (known by the "Böklunder Würstchen" - a brand for sausages).. The medieval fieldstone church, built in the 13th century, at the crossing of a small river, was probably located on the way from Schleswig to St. Georgs Church in Struxdorf, the oldest church in the area. Only after the church was built did a village form around it. The centuries-old guardian watched us. Unfortunately, the church was locked.

The small village Fahrenstedt belongs to the larger Böklund (known by the "Böklunder Würstchen" - a brand for sausages).. The medieval fieldstone church, built in the 13th century, at the crossing of a small river, was probably located on the way from Schleswig to St. Georgs Church in Struxdorf, the oldest church in the area. Only after the church was built did a village form around it. Unfortunately the church was locked.

Loit is located a few kilometers from Süderbrarup (there the church was closed) in an area that was heavily fought over during the migration period in the 4th century. Already at the end of the 19th century, excavations began in the Thorsberg moor ("Thorsberg moor"), during which weapons were also found. There may have been a sacrificial site of the Germanic war god Thor. About 2000 urns from the period up to 400 AD were excavated nearby. Scholars suppose that the warlike conflicts were significant in the context of the emigration of most of the Angles to Britain. The small Romanesque church in Loit was built in the 12th century from fieldstones. The wooden tower ("bell stack") is from 1762. The original apse was demolished in 1834, when it became dilapidated.

Loit is located a few kilometers from Süderbrarup (there the church was closed) in an area that was heavily fought over during the migration period in the 4th century. Already at the end of the 19th century, excavations began in the Thorsberg moor ("Thorsberg moor"), during which weapons were also found. There may have been a sacrificial site of the Germanic war god Thor. About 2000 urns from the period up to 400 AD were excavated nearby. Scholars suppose that the warlike conflicts were significant in the context of the emigration of most of the Angles to Britain. The small Romanesque church in Loit was built in the 12th century from fieldstones. The wooden tower ("bell stack") is from 1762. The original apse was demolished in 1834, when it became dilapidated.