Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: St. Stephani

The city of Calbe was first mentioned in 936 under the name of Calvo in a document from King Otto I. It is assumed that a settlement probably existed as early as the 8th or early 9th century. Due to the good traffic situation in the eastern part of what was then Germany as a starting point for trade with the colonized Slavic areas, Calbe was granted market rights around 1160. To 1680 Calbe belonged to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg and the Archbishops had their summer seat at Calbe Castle. An early St. Stephani Church was probably built in the 10th century in connection with the donation from the royal court to the new Archdiocese of Magdeburg. Later, an early Gothic basilica made of sandstone was built, which was later modified in the High Gothic style and part of which has been preserved as the rectangular chancel of the current church. In 1323 the church became part of the monastery, which at the end of the 15th century led to disputes between the citizens fighting for urban independence and the monastery. In the 15th century, it was decided to build a spacious late-Gothic hall church to accommodate the growing population, which was completed in 1495. The total height of the towers is about 57 meters.

The city of Calbe was first mentioned in 936 under the name of Calvo in a document from King Otto I. It is assumed that a settlement probably existed as early as the 8th or early 9th century. Due to the good traffic situation in the eastern part of what was then Germany as a starting point for trade with the colonized Slavic areas, Calbe was granted market rights around 1160. To 1680 Calbe belonged to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg and the Archbishops had their summer seat at Calbe Castle. The towers of St. Stephani seen from the market place. An early St. Stephani Church was probably built in the 10th century in connection with the donation from the royal court to the new Archdiocese of Magdeburg. Later, an early Gothic basilica made of sandstone was built, which was later modified in the High Gothic style and part of which has been preserved as the rectangular chancel of the current church. In 1323 the church became part of the monastery, which at the end of the 15th century led to disputes between the citizens fighting for urban independence and the monastery. In the 15th century, it was decided to build a spacious late-Gothic hall church to accommodate the growing population, which was completed in 1495. The total height of the towers is about 57 meters.

Bernburg is today a city with about 32.000 inhabitants. The current district Waldau was already mentioned in 782 for the first time and in 806 as "Waladala" in the chronicle of Moissac, about 1500 km southwest. (the chronicle is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris today). In 782, at the Diet of Lippspringe, what was then Saxony was divided into Frankish counties and thus became part of the Frankish Empire. The next mention of a Bernburg castle was in 1138, when it is reported that the enemies of Albrecht the Bear infected the "Berneburch". Together with the reconstruction of the castle from the second half of the 12th century, a Slavic settlement was established in front of the castle. In the first half of the 13th century, the Nikolai settlement developed due to the targeted settlement of craftsmen and merchants. The first record of a mill on the Saale dates back to 1219, and the first bridge over the Saale was mentioned in 1239. In 1278, Bernhard I of Anhalt-Bernburg granted the old town and the new town the town charter. In 1293, at the instigation of the abbot of the Nienburg monastery, Slavonic was banned as a court language in Anhalt-Bernburg. - The church of St. Stephani in Bernburg-Waldau was mentioned in 964 as the parish of Gernrode. The current church, erected around 1180, is a flat-roofed dry-stone building with the characteristic staggering of the components apse, chancel, nave, and tower of a Romanesque complex. The west transept tower is older in the lower parts with (bricked-up) simple arched windows than the upper floor with the coupled sound openings. This floor was built at the same time as the construction of the nave and the eastern parts. In the course of various renovations, younger baroque fixtures were removed.

Bernburg is today a city with about 32.000 inhabitants. The current district Waldau was already mentioned in 782 for the first time and in 806 as "Waladala" in the chronicle of Moissac, about 1500 km southwest. (the chronicle is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris today). In 782, at the Diet of Lippspringe, what was then Saxony was divided into Frankish counties and thus became part of the Frankish Empire. The next mention of a Bernburg castle was in 1138, when it is reported that the enemies of Albrecht the Bear infected the "Berneburch". Together with the reconstruction of the castle from the second half of the 12th century, a Slavic settlement was established in front of the castle. In the first half of the 13th century, the Nikolai settlement developed due to the targeted settlement of craftsmen and merchants. The first record of a mill on the Saale dates back to 1219, and the first bridge over the Saale was mentioned in 1239. In 1278, Bernhard I of Anhalt-Bernburg granted the old town and the new town the town charter. In 1293, at the instigation of the abbot of the Nienburg monastery, Slavonic was banned as a court language in Anhalt-Bernburg. - The church of St. Stephani in Bernburg-Waldau was mentioned in 964 as the parish of Gernrode. The current church, erected around 1180, is a flat-roofed dry-stone building with the characteristic staggering of the components apse, chancel, nave, and tower of a Romanesque complex. The west transept tower is older in the lower parts with (bricked-up) simple arched windows than the upper floor with the coupled sound openings. This floor was built at the same time as the construction of the nave and the eastern parts.

Bernburg is today a city with about 32.000 inhabitants. The current district Waldau was already mentioned in 782 for the first time and in 806 as "Waladala" in the chronicle of Moissac, about 1500 km southwest. (the chronicle is in the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris today). In 782, at the Diet of Lippspringe, what was then Saxony was divided into Frankish counties and thus became part of the Frankish Empire. The next mention of a Bernburg castle was in 1138, when it is reported that the enemies of Albrecht the Bear infected the "Berneburch". Together with the reconstruction of the castle from the second half of the 12th century, a Slavic settlement was established in front of the castle. In the first half of the 13th century, the Nikolai settlement developed due to the targeted settlement of craftsmen and merchants. The first record of a mill on the Saale dates back to 1219, and the first bridge over the Saale was mentioned in 1239. In 1278, Bernhard I of Anhalt-Bernburg granted the old town and the new town the town charter. In 1293, at the instigation of the abbot of the Nienburg monastery, Slavonic was banned as a court language in Anhalt-Bernburg. - The church of St. Stephani in Bernburg-Waldau was mentioned in 964 as the parish of Gernrode. The current church, erected around 1180, is a flat-roofed dry-stone building with the characteristic staggering of the components apse, chancel, nave, and tower of a Romanesque complex. The west transept tower is older in the lower parts with (bricked-up) simple arched windows than the upper floor with the coupled sound openings. This floor was built at the same time as the construction of the nave and the eastern parts.