city ​​church in Naunhof

Originally a late Gothic hall church, a fire in 1716 destroyed the church except for the choir and the surrounding walls. Between 1719 and 24 the church was rebuilt in a baroque style. At this time it was given two galleries on three sides. The interior was renovated in 1878 and 1930. In 1878 the altar was converted into a pulpit altar. Since the interior renovation work in 1996 the church has been painted in a baroque style again. The former schoolhouse behind the church houses a tower clock museum.

Friedrich Ladegast (1818 - 1905) learned organ building from his brother Christlieb (1813 - 1896). After his years of traveling, he founded his own company in Weißenfels in 1846 with the help of his brother. In 1880, the contract for a new organ in Naunhof was signed with him. The organ was consecrated in 1882.
There is evidence of an organ in Naunhof as early as 1610. Destroyed by a church fire in 1716, the church received a new organ in 1723. The organ with mechanical action and slider chests, II/22, built by Ladegast, was re-arranged in 1950. It was re-consecrated in 2011 after a fundamental reconstruction and restoration by the Wegscheider organ workshop.

Texts: Klaus Gernhardt