The Romanesque church of St. Lucia is a place of silence and divine power.
The wall paintings from the 13th century are unique in Saxony-Anhalt.
The one with the former Slavic village "Tribun" (today the Mönchshof)
merged place is an example of the peaceful coalescence of different
groups as well as for the centuries-long continuity of village structures.
It owes its current name to 15 Flemish settler families, who around 1130
through the initiative of the bishop of Naumburg, Udo I, could settle here.
They built our St. Lucia church and had it decorated with Romanesque wall paintings
equip.
The Flemish settlers had their land at the North Sea by floods
lost. Here they promoted the expansion of the Saale Valley.
The narrow rectangular farmsteads along the village street with adjacent
Arable land is typical for the settlement pattern of the Flemings.
The name "Mönchshof" refers to the former farmyard (Grangie) of the
Cistercians - monks from Pforta Monastery.
A bell inscription (13th century) refers to our patron saint "Lucia".
She was a young Christian woman in Sicily who was martyred for her faith.
had to suffer.
December 13 is her name day, which is celebrated annually.