Second Vandalism Incident at Melsungen Church in Two Months

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Melsungen
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Unknown offenders damaged the entrance and several gravestones at the city church in Melsungen, prompting police investigation.

In the afternoon of 6 November 2025, unknown perpetrators vandalised the entrance door and several gravestones at the Stadtkirche Melsungen in Melsungen, Hesse, Germany, breaking the glass panel of the church’s front door, scratching a stained‑glass window and damaging two gravestones, according to a press release by the Polizeidirektion Schwalm‑Eder. The estimated material damage was around €7,500. Two months prior, the church had also been the victim of property damage, including damage to a baptismal candle and a donation box.

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