The lock Corvey ranks among the most beautiful trip goals in Westphalia. The monastery became…read morealready soon after its establishment the religious and cultural center and the bloom time of the monastery lasted in 12. Century inside. Ansgar, the Apostel of the Nordens and first Bischhof of Hamburg, was a Corveyer monk. The Saxonian stories writer Widukind of Corvey (around 925) that the Res gestaie Saxonicae, particularly the time Heinrichs I history of Saxonia, was Corveyer of monks. On the cemetery behind the church the Germanist and poet rest Hoffmann from Fallersleben, which lived from 1860 to its death here 1874 and worked and wrote among other things the Germany song. Remarkable is also the library of the lock comprehensive over 7000 volumes.

In its current form the Marienkirche is in the year 1300 developed, was dedicated it 1320 still as…read moreMinoritenkirche. Particularly the Minoritenmonestry with its Marienkirche stood in 16. and 17. Century with center of the religion fights in Höxter. In the year 1812 the final dissolution of the monastery took place; the church was auctioneered and bought up by a number of protestant citizen families and saved from the destruction, since it should actually be torn off. In the year 1815 the family Klingeman transferred the church, which was then acquired 1850 finally by the protestant church municipality in their possession it today still is. The design of the church is very peculiar for Westphalia, since it exhibits an very hallcharacter and is very asymmetrical. But it is a beautiful, early Gothic building with a completely special atmosphere.

Of the old church in Corvey only the west work remained, which is thereby the oldest earlymedieval…read morearchitectural monument of Westphalia. In the west work is over the low curved centralresounds as crypt is designated, the dubble flloor Johannischor with the Kaiserloge. The view from the Johannischor into the church is now blocked by the organ loft. After the 2nd world war with restoration work on the walls of the Johannischors remainders were discovered by walpaints from the 9th century (among other things a Odysseus representation). This old church has a completely special Atmospäre (see pictures).