List of the demolished church buildings in the Rhenish lignite district

Map of the Rhenish lignite mining area

The list of the demolished church building in the Rhenish lignite mining area covers those church buildings that due to the relocations were desecrated as part of the lignite mining in the Rhineland and demolished. In the vast majority of cases, new church buildings were also built in the newly built replacement villages, which are also included in this list as successor buildings in order to emphasize the relationship between the two church buildings. Unless otherwise noted, the successor building usually bears the patronage or the name of the previous church.

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Patronage or name	Municipality / district	Construction time and demolition	Notes / special features	Successor building	Location of successor building
St. Antonius Hermit	Aldenhoven / Langweiler ( location )	17th century – 1970	stately chapel building	-	no follow-up building
St. Cornelius	Aldenhoven / Obermerz ( location )	16th century – 1972	Chapel with Gothic choir and nave from the 18th century	-	no follow-up building
St. Matthew	Aldenhoven / Pattern	1905-1990	Neo-Gothic parish church, replaced by the St. Matthew Chapel in a new pattern		Aldenhoven / Neu-Pattern ( location )
Bethlehem Monastery	Bergheim ( location )	1899-1967	Convent of the Elisabethinnen . The summit cross at Bethlehemer Höhe reminds of the location of the monastery.		no follow-up building
St. Barbara	Bergheim / Fortuna	~ 1920–1989	The ridge turret was re- erected together with the bells in the neighboring village of Oberaussem and the Barbara chapel was built in the village.		Oberaußem ( location )
St. Luzia	Bedburg / Frauweiler ( location )	1488-1970	The Gothic church originally served as the Augustinian nunnery.		Bedburg / Rath ( location )
St. Anthony	Bedburg / Buchholz	1905-1983	Neo-Gothic branch church with roof turret		Bedburg / Bedburg-West ( location )
St. Peter	Bedburg / Königshoven	???? - 1980	Representative neo-Gothic parish church. After the renaturation, the St. Petrus Memorial Chapel was built south of the site of the old church. The windows come from the old Antonius Chapel in Buchholz . ( Location )		Bedburg / Neu-Königshoven ( location )
St. Hubertus	Elsdorf / Etzweiler ( location )	1788-2002	The steeple was reused in the successor building in Neu-Etzweiler.		Elsdorf / Neu-Etzweiler ( location )
St. Martinus	Erkelenz / Borschemich ( location )	1915-2016	Neo-Gothic branch church		Erkelenz / Neu-Borschemich ( location )
St. Lambertus	Erkelenz / Immerath ( location )	1890-2018	Representative neo-Romanesque parish church with double tower facade. During the demolition, the church became known nationwide under the name "Immerather Dom".		Erkelenz / Neu-Immerath ( location )
Holy cross	Erkelenz / Keyenberg ( location )	1866 / 1913-2023 (demolition planned)	Representative neo-Gothic parish church; Remarkable is the completely original equipment including the historic Stahlhuth organ	-	not yet built
Heart of jesus	Erkelenz / Kuckum ( location )	1890–2025 (demolition planned)	single-nave neo-Gothic parish church with roof turret.	-	not yet built
St. Joseph	Erkelenz / Berverath ( location )	1912-2025 (demolition planned)	single-nave neo-baroque parish church with roof turret.	-	not yet built
St. New Years Eve	Eschweiler / Lohn (Eschweiler) ( location )	1903-1973	Due to its size, the church was also called "Cathedral of the Jülich Land". After the renaturation in 2003, a memorial chapel was built on the same spot.		Eschweiler / Neu-Lohn ( location )
St. Joseph	Eschweiler / Fronhoven ( location )	1903-1973	Large, towerless neo-Gothic branch church; Since the village of Neu-Lohn with its parish church St. Silvester was built in the immediate vicinity, a successor building was dispensed with.	-	no follow-up building
St. Laurence	Eschweiler / Laurenzberg ( location )	14th century – 1972	Three-aisled Gothic parish church with a neo-Gothic tower from 1890	-	no follow-up building
St. Anthony of Padua	Frechen / Habbelrath	1937-1970			Frechen / Neu-Habbelrath ( location )
Assumption Day	Frechen / Grefrath	1949-1963	The Church only existed for a remarkably short period of 14 years		Frechen / Neu-Grefrath ( location )
St. George	Grevenbroich / Elfgen	1749-1985	The Romanesque church portal was integrated in the subsequent St. Georg building in Neu-Elfgen		Grevenbroich / Neu-Elfgen ( location )
St. Clement	In the	1900-2001	Representative neo-Romanesque parish church; The parish churches of St. Clemens in Inden and St. Pankratius in Altdorf were given a joint successor building, St. Clemens and St. Pankratius in the new double town of Inden / Altdorf		Inden / Altdorf ( location )
Protestant church	In the	1820-2001			Inden / Altdorf ( location )
St. Pancras	Inden / Altdorf	1857-2001	Neo-Gothic parish church; The parish churches of St. Clemens in Inden and St. Pankratius in Altdorf were given a joint successor building, St. Clemens and St. Pankratius in the new double town of Inden / Altdorf		Inden / Altdorf ( location )
St. Mary Immaculate Conception	Inden / Pier	1957-2012	The churches of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception in Pier and St. Helena in Vilvenich received a joint successor building in Jüngersdorf in the immediate vicinity of Neu-Pier. At the same place in Jüngersdorf there was already a chapel from the post-war period, which had to give way to the new building.		Langerwehe / Jüngersdorf ( location )
St. Helena	Inden / Vilvenich	18th century – 2010	The churches of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception in Pier and St. Helena in Vilvenich received a joint successor building in Jüngersdorf in the immediate vicinity of Neu-Pier. At the same place in Jüngersdorf there was already a chapel from the post-war period, which had to give way to the new building.		Langerwehe / Jüngersdorf ( location )
St. Pancras	Juchen / Garzweiler	1860-1989	Neo-Gothic parish church		Jüchen / Neu-Garzweiler ( location )
chapel	Juchen / wood	1820-2010	The new wood chapel is based on the shape of the old chapel		Jüchen / Neu-Holz ( location )
St. Simon and Jude Thaddaeus	Juchen / Otzenrath	1869-2007	The neo-Gothic central building was unique in its design. the central column was re-erected in the village center of Neu-Otzenrath.		Jüchen / Neu-Otzenrath ( location )
Protestant church	Juchen / Otzenrath	1910-2007			Jüchen / Neu-Otzenrath ( location )
St. Albanus and Leonhardus	Kerpen / Manheim ( location )	1900–2022 (demolition planned)	Representative neo-Gothic parish church	not yet built	Kerpen / Neu-Manheim ( location )
Lady Chapel	Kerpen / Manheim ( location )		neo-Gothic chapel, rebuilt in Manheim		Kerpen / Neu-Manheim ( location )
St. Quirinus	Kerpen / Mödrath ( location )	~ 1900–1964	Neo-Romanesque branch church with roof turret		Kerpen / Neu Mödrath ( location )
Assumption Day	Kerpen / Bottenbroich ( location )	1484-1951	Former Gothic Cistercian monastery and parish church; the church in Neu-Bottenbroich received the patronage of the Holy Spirit		Kerpen / Neu-Bottenbroich ( location )
St. Lambertus	Merzenich / Morschenich ( location )	1954 - ???? (Demolition planned)	Basement of the tower from the 16th century	not yet built	Merzenich / Neu-Morschenich ( location )
St. Martinus	Morken-Harff	1894-1974	Neo-Romanesque parish church. The 15th century spire and bell placed in front of the new church.		Bedburg / Kaster ( Neu Morken-Harff ) ( location )
Old church tower with Lady Chapel	Morken-Harff	12th century – 1956	Tower of the old parish church St. Martinus in Morken, which was demolished in 1897. From then on used as Marienkapelle at the cemetery and blown up in 1956. Replaced in Kaster by the Morkener Marienkapelle.		Bedburg / Kaster ( Neu Morken-Harff ) ( location )
Castle chapel St. Caecilia Harff	Morken-Harff ( location )	1471-1972	Gothic chapel of Harff Castle , marked with the year 1471. In 1857/1858 the chapel was extended to the west by Vincenz Statz
St. Andreas and Matthias	Niederzier / Lich-Steinstrasse	1800 / 1900–1986	Baroque hall church with neo-Gothic transept and choir.		Jülich / Neu Lich-Steinstrasse ( location )
Matthias Chapel	Niederzier / Lich-Steinstrasse		Neo-Gothic chapel, rebuilt in the new location.		Jülich / Neu Lich-Steinstrasse ( location )

List of the demolished church buildings in the Rhenish lignite district

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