Evang.-Ref. Kirche Erlen

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The Erlen Reformed Church is a baroque country church by master builder Hans Ulrich Grubenmann in Erlen in the canton of Thurgau.

Built in 1764, the hall church with a front tower and a three-sided end is Grubenmann's smallest church building. Despite financial concerns of the villagers, the architect insisted on the execution of a brick tower and is said to have given them a bell as a thank you for their approval of his building plan. Grubenmann executed the roof construction with a suspended bridge-type structure.

The original pulpit from 1764 has been preserved. However, the rococo stuccos by Johann Georg Graf were removed, and only reconstructed in 1999 by Emil Heimgartner.

Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 47°32'53"N, 9°14'5"E

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ThurgauSwitzerland

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Evang.-Ref. Kirche Erlen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wasserschloss Hagenwil, Bommer Weiher, Lake Constance, Hauptwil Castle.

3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Wasserschloss Hagenwil, Amriswil
91 min walk • Hagenwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amriswil of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It is the only remaining intact water castle in eastern Switzerland.
6.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bommer Weiher
157 min walk • The Bommer Weiher are a series of fish ponds near Alterswilen in the municipality of Kemmental, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Their surface area is about 0.15 km².
6.7 miNE
Lake
Lake Constance
172 min walk • Lake Constance refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps: Upper Lake Constance, Lower Lake Constance, and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Lake Rhine.
4.7 miS
Forts and castles
Hauptwil Castle
121 min walk • Hauptwil Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hauptwil-Gottshaus of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
4.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Bildegg Castle
107 min walk • Bildegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Zuckenriet Castle
135 min walk • Zuckenriet Castle is a castle in the municipality of Niederhelfenschwil of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
~1060 ftSE
Forts and castles
Alterheim - Schloss Eppishausen
6 min walk • Schloss Eppishausen is the name of a castle in Eppishausen in the municipality of Erlen, canton Thurgau, Switzerland.
3.8 miS
Church
Church of St. John, Bischofszell
98 min walk • St. John's Church is the Protestant Reformed church of Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau.
5.6 miNE
Locality
Uttwil
144 min walk • Uttwil is a municipality in the district of Arbon in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
4.9 miNE
Locality
Güttingen
125 min walk • Güttingen is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
5.1 miN
Locality
Altnau
129 min walk • Altnau is a municipality in the district of Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.