Zusammenfassung
Summary
Considering the possibilities of mensuration technological methods for determining the cardinal directions that were probably possible during the Middle Ages brings the apparently perfect eastward alignment of medieval church buildings to the mind. Given the map sources accessible by today it is possible to most accurately infer in particular the orientation of the axis of churches and the cobblestone churches that were formed in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in large numbers are an obvious choice for an extensive examination of the technologies for determining the east-direction.