Village of natural coloring!

Friday 4.4.2014

 

We visited a small village in Thüring area.

 

The village sceenery in Neckeroda:

 

Traditional house in the village.

From the year 1285 is the oldest written document, where the village is mentioned.

In 1999 the club Thüringer Färbedorf Neckeroda was founded.

The club set itself a goal to maintain the historical tradition...

...of textile dyeing with suitable dye plants.

The highlight of the club life is every year in August on the last Saturday held dyer and crafts festival.

In the festival the dyers and dyers from all over Germany and in part from the rest of Europe show their craftsmanship.

During this festival also the lovingly restored courtyards are open to visitors.



Also other craftsmen demonstrate their skills: potters, basket makers...

On our visit to the village...

...we were also shown...

...the village church...

...and the small cemetery around it.

The Protestant village church has a late Gothic tower...

... but the church core is Romanesque.

In the cemetery is a grave for the memory of three unknown soldiers who were there in the end of the war in 1945.

In the village sceenry there is different kind of animals. More cat pictures: press here.

Inside the church.

Zoom-in the church altar.

The church textile.

Decorations in the church.

The church bench.

The altar in the front of the church.

Still watching us even thought, we spend commendably time in the church.

The village project. More picture: press here.

In the village they are renovating one of the old houses.

The thought behind the renovation is...

...that they would get a house...

... for exhibitions...

...and also place, where people can stay on their visit in the village.

They would like the house also have international connections and guests.

 

Pictures:Tanja Härmä.

Text: Minna Lehtola.