Demerthin

Few villages in the Prignitz boast such outstanding cultural monuments as Demerthin. Notable are the church from the 15th century with its magnificent late medieval wall paintings, as well as the Renaissance castle built by the von Klitzing family, which is one of the last authentic noble houses of its kind in the Mark Brandenburg. Both impressively document the more than eight hundred years of tumultuous history of this place located in East Prignitz near Kyritz. After the first publication on the church paintings and their pious messages was released in 2014, experts – including art and architectural historians – have now agreed to thoroughly research the local history of Demerthin as well as the architectural and decorative history of the church and the castle, which also includes the former estate, the landscape park, and the family von Klitzing's hereditary burial site, and to present their findings in richly illustrated texts. Previously unknown aspects will also be addressed, which will explain and contextualize the significance of Demerthin in the artistic and cultural landscape of Brandenburg and the surrounding regions.