St. Jacobi, Werther
lutheran church building in Werther, Germany
St. Jacobi is a Lutheran church and parish in Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The present building was begun in the 14th century, and was expanded in 1876. The parish became Lutheran in 1570.
History
The location of Werther appeared first as "Wartera" in a document before 1009. A church was first mentioned in 1312. Archeological research below the church found remnants of a building from the 9th century, described as a simple building without a tower, surrounded by a cemetery.
Around 1200, a church was built in the shape of a cross from Bruchstein. The nave of the present church was begun in the 14th century in Gothic style, with a ribbed vault over consoles and semicircular wall templates. The church was dedicated to Jakobus der Ältere, as a document from 1748 supports.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “St. Jacobi, Werther” as lutheran church building in Werther, Germany. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as lutheran church building in Werther, Germany. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2318844. Authority coordinates are 52.072, 8.414. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1876, 1570, 1009 and 1312.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “St. Jacobi, Werther” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.