Protestant Church Diedenshausen

The small church stands on a rocky spur high above the old village centre in an exposed position and juts into the Elsoff valley. It is surrounded by the local cemetery, also called churchyard.

The church was probably part of a castle complex built by the Knights of Diedenshausen between 1194 and around 1400. When the knights' dynasty began to flourish, they built the church around 1270.

The eastern part of the church is an impressive choir room with a five-part lunette vault. It is decorated with reddish-brown vine painting and thus resembles a medieval painting. The pulpit is the central point of the choir. Directly in front of it are the predicatory chair and the communion table from the early 18th century. The predicatory chair was made in the type of a box chair. Only a few of these chairs still exist in Westphalia.

Originally, the church also had the function of a fortified church. This is indicated by a still preserved 60 cm high and 29 cm wide embrasure window. There was probably also the possibility of securing the entrance with a beam bolt lock.

In 1973 the roof truss and the bell were destroyed by fire. Thanks to the great support of the population, the church was rebuilt within a year and two new bells were purchased. These now call the congregation three times a day.