Gleschendorf: Feldsteinkirche Gleschendorf - Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde Gleschendorf
Gleschendorf occupies gently rolling moraine country in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, a short way inland from Lübeck Bay on the Baltic Sea. Its defining landmark is the Feldsteinkirche, the Evangelical Lutheran parish church, whose medieval fieldstone fabric and slender tower provide the settlement with a long-established focal point. Mature trees and the churchyard soften the built-up core, while the surrounding Ostholstein countryside remains largely agricultural. Gleschendorf is part of the municipality of Scharbeutz, connecting this quiet inland locality with the better-known resorts around the Bay of Lübeck. The church continues to serve parish life as both a historic structure and a community place.
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