St. Moritz Church in Taucha

The Taucha town church, which is named after Magdeburg's patron saint Mauritius (German: Moritz) due to Taucha's former affiliation to the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, has only existed in its current form since 1774. It was inaugurated in that year after the previous building (stone church from the 12th/13th century) had been completely destroyed by the great town fire of 1768.      
The baroque church with its hall, which is one of the largest in West Saxony from the 18th century, and its west tower is a major feature of Taucha's townscape. Its chime, consisting of three steel bells, dates from 1926 and is a replacement for the one removed in 1917, two of the three bells of which were melted down for war purposes. The Leipzig City Council donated an organ to the church in 1795. Over the centuries, the church was renovated several times, for example the roof was replaced and in 1996, thanks to many donations, a new organ was installed.
two-manual Ismayr organ