Christiansfeld
Also known as Christiansfeld, a Moravian Church Settlement
1773
Neoclassical
landscape
Christiansfeld was laid out in 1773 by the Moravian Church on land granted by King Christian VII, who lent the new colony his name. The layout follows the Moravian settlement pattern developed earlier at Herrnhaag and Gnadau: a central…
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Timeline
- 1773
Johannes Prætorius
- 2024
World Heritage property extended into the transnational Moravian Church Settlements series, joining Christiansfeld with Herrnhut, Gracehill, and Bethlehem.
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- Fritz Stoltenberg · Public domain
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