Caption

The core of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Andrew in Ummerstadt, district of Hildburghausen, is dated to the 6th to 8th century. The building is the oldest fortified church in the Free State of Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Date

May 21, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25A88_177

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

56,4Mb (6,7Mb) / 18,1in x 12,1in / 5436 x 3624 (300dpi)

Keywords

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