Moravian Church Settlements

Christiansfeld, in Denmark, was already listed as UNESCO World Heritage, but this year the site was extended to Germany, U.K. and U.S.A

Christiansfeld

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Christiansfeld, with a population of 2,979 (1 January 2024), is a town in Kolding Municipality in Southern Jutland in Region of Southern Denmark. The town was founded in 1773 by the Moravian Church and named after the Danish king Christian VII. Since July 2015 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, highlighting its status as the best-preserved example of the town-planning and architecture of the Moravian Church.

Christiansfeld

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The town was constructed around a central Church Square bordered by two parallel streets running east to west. The Hall, Sister's House, fire-house, the vicarage, and the former provost’s house were built directly around the square, and shops, Brother's House, family residences, a hotel, and a school were built along the parallel streets. Many of the residential buildings are communal, which were typical of Moravian settlements and were used by the widows and unmarried women and men of the congregation. The architecture of Christiansfeld is homogeneous, dominated by one or two-story buildings made out of yellow brick and red tile roofs. Many of the buildings in Christiansfeld retain their original uses. - in: wikipedia

Herrnhut

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Herrnhut is an Upper Lusatian town in the Görlitz district in Saxony, Germany, known for the community of the Moravian Church established by Nicolas Ludwig, Count von Zinzendorf, in 1722. In 2024, the town was inscribed on World Heritage List as a part of the serial site of Moravian Church Settlements.

Herrnhut proper was founded in the early 18th century by German-speaking members of the Unity of the Brethren, religious refugees from Margraviate of Moravia. - in: wikipedia

The four properties (in red what I have):

• Christiansfeld, Denmark
• Herrnhut, Germany
• Bethlehem, U.S.A.
• Gracehill, U. K.