Wilmersdorf: Church and Baptismal Angel Tour
Accommodation in Wilmersdorf
Wilmersdorf is a stop on the Baptismal Angel Tour; the local church gives your stay a specific cultural point of reference. Its Neo-Gothic architecture and older furnishings span different centuries. If you are planning an overnight stay, you can consider a visit to the church and the longer route as two separate levels of planning: for the church, local access matters, while the tour connects several places.
Church and Baptismal Angel Tour
The Neo-Gothic church in Wilmersdorf was built between 1881 and 1883. Inside is an 18th-century baptismal angel, brought from the predecessor church. Other features include a 14th-century Anna Selbdritt carving and a wooden pulpit with an ornamental sounding board from the late 17th century. The dates help distinguish the construction period from that of the older furnishings. The angel’s transfer also establishes a specific connection to the predecessor church.
The church is stop 2 on the Baptismal Angel Tour. Access is arranged through local keyholders; there are no fixed opening hours. So contact the keyholders in advance to arrange access for your visit. The approximately 50-kilometer route connects Briesen, Alt Madlitz, Wilmersdorf, Falkenhagen, Lietzen, Niederjesar, Wulkow, Kliestow, and Frankfurt (Oder). Its focus is on churches where baptismal angels can be found. This lets you consider Wilmersdorf as a single stop, while the route describes the broader network of places it connects.
Ceramics in Briesen (Wilmersdorf)
Michael Zinn’s pottery studio in Briesen (Wilmersdorf), at Alte Frankfurter Straße 4, offers handmade clay vessels and figurines. Visitors can buy ceramics or commission pieces. A visit to the studio is also possible, but must be arranged by phone. Confirm the arrangement before you travel. This means that buying ceramics, commissioning a piece, and arranging a studio visit are separate options for anyone interested in pottery.
Briesen (Mark): additional context
The wider destination of Briesen (Mark) has a railway station on the Berlin–Frankfurt (Oder) line, with regular train services in both directions. Check current connections before your trip.
The Kersdorfer Schleuse Information Center in Briesen (Mark) displays an original lock model from 1904, at a scale of 1:20, and the foundation-stone certificate of Kaiser Wilhelm I. The model is on permanent loan from the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin Foundation. The listed lock keeper’s house at the north lock in Kersdorf, Briesen (Mark), also contains an exhibition on the history of the Oder-Spree Canal.
The Heimatstube in Briesen (Mark) is free for visitors to enter and displays around 1,000 exhibits from all periods. A visit must be arranged by phone and is possible during opening hours; contact the Heimatstube in advance to coordinate your visit. The Briesen deer monument, with its inscription, stands in reconstructed form between Briesen (Mark) and the Kersdorfer Schleuse.
Discover more destinations: MĂĽllrose, MĂĽnchehofe, Grunow, Madlitz-Wilmersdorf, Siehdichum, Vogelsang, Reichenwalde, Tauche
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