Surrounded by shady trees, the cemetery of the Ebernburg district is home to the oldest preserved church and at the same time the oldest preserved building in the city: the Protestant Old Church of St. John. Its location between the castle hill of the Ebernburg and the Nahe river with a view of the mighty Rotefelsmassiv gives the place a special charm. The fortified church served as part of the town wall. The massive tower on a square ground plan with the pyramid roof and embrasures is a commemoration of this. It has a height of 20 metres. The eye-catcher inside the church, which faces east, are the stained glass windows with the crucifixion group in the middle, a stained coffered ceiling and the blue-grey pulpit. Three bells ring in the tower, the oldest one was cast in 1429. Around the church, historical gravestones remind us that we are standing on ground steeped in history. The Protestant church is still used for worship today. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
