A simple structure of boulders with inserts of brick. A vaulted sacristy on the north side, a wooden tower (on the west) of 1858. Small, simple buttresses. On the south side, a porch with a pointed-arch entrance. A modest chancel. A trapezoid-shaped ceiling (A. Boetticher). Altar of 1701. Pulpit from the early 18th century. In the sacristy, many figures of saints of 1700. A small organ of 1715.
After the Second World War the church remained intact.
Abschwangen Church in the early 1990s.
But soon the tower was pulled down, and later the sacristy was dismantled. The church was placed on the state register as an architectural monument. As of 1990 it was used as a storehouse, and a small shed had been built on the site of the tower, using its foundation. The church roof is in a very neglected state, and the tiles are falling off. The southern part of the west façade has cracked. The gable has separated from the roof and is leaning to the west. The porch, which bears a sign stating that "the church is an architectural monument", is in a state of collapse. By 2002 the roof had fallen in, the church was abandoned and not used in any way, and the western gable may soon collapse.
Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
