Fieldstone church

In Europe, the primary areas with fieldstone churches are Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg (including Berlin) in Germany, as well as Poland, Finland, parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic states.

Especially in later examples, the fieldstones are often combined with other materials, such as brick or half-timbered parts.

Many fieldstone churches are in the Romanesque tradition, and others are Gothic or in somewhat later architectural styles.

Many early examples in Holstein are associated with the activities of St. Vicelinus and are thus known as Vizellinskirchen (Vicellinus churches); they often have round towers.

In the context of architectural revival styles, especially of Neo-Romanesque, further fieldstone churches were erected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.