Lorenz Church

The construction of the Lorenzkirche took place in the mid-13th century as a three-aisled brick basilica in the late Romanesque style. Its patronage of Saint Lawrence suggests an early foundation, possibly as a parish church for the castlemen of the nearby Salzwedel Castle. Around 1400, the nave received a Gothic vault, and in the second half of the 15th century, the choir was also vaulted. Later in the 15th century, the vaults of the main nave were renewed. After the Reformation in 1541, the church lost its function as a place of worship and from 1692, by electoral decree, served as a salt warehouse. In the early 18th century, the side aisles were demolished and the arcades bricked up, followed by the demolition of the west tower in 1794.