List of historical church buildings in the Westerwald

The list of historic churches in the Westerwald includes Christian church buildings in the Westerwald region from before 1910.

Church building

Surname	location	construction time	Remarks	image
Ev. Almersbach Church	Almersbach , Altenkirchen district	around 1200	Late Romanesque basilica over the Wiedtal, west tower with baroque dome, frescoes inside (13th – 15th centuries)
Ev. Alpenrod Church	Alpenrod , Westerwaldkreis	1843	Classicist parish church with a medieval tower at its core
Ev. Altenkirchen Church	Altenkirchen (Westerwald) , Altenkirchen district	1822	Built between 1822 and 1827 in place of the Romanesque church according to the plans of the Berlin master builder Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Church of St. Laurentius Asbach	Asbach , Neuwied district	1237
Ev. Parish Church Bad Marienberg	Bad Marienberg , Westerwaldkreis	1818	Built in Obermarienberg by Johann Schrumpf from 1818 to 1821
Ev. Birnbach Church	Birnbach , Altenkirchen district	1131	Romanesque basilica, completely renovated in 1899
Catholic Church of St. Pantaleon	Buchholz , Neuwied district	1862	Erected in 1862, had to be demolished in 1971 due to the risk of collapse, rebuilt in 1973
Ev. Parish Church Daaden	Daaden , Altenkirchen district	1722	Designed by Julius Ludwig Rothweil from 1722 to 1724 in the baroque style
Ev. Parish church to Dierdorf	Dierdorf , Neuwied district	1903	Erected with rubble stones from the castle, which was demolished in 1902; the tower comes from the previous church, which was built around 1200
Dorchheim cemetery chapel	Dorchheim , Elbe Valley , Limburg-Weilburg district	12th century	The medieval building originally consisted of a barrel-vaulted choir, a flat-roofed nave and a north aisle. Next to it today's neo-Gothic parish church
Dreifaltigkeitskirche Dreifelden (Protestant Parish Church)	Dreifelden , Westerwaldkreis	11th century	Beginnings around 1000, choir tower around 1200, modernized and expanded in 1957/58
Catholic parish church of the Assumption Eitelborn	Eitelborn , Westerwaldkreis	1923
Catholic parish church to Ellar	Ellar , municipality of Waldbrunn , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1843-1844	The church is consecrated to Maximinus von Trier . The benedication took place on November 24, 1844. The Limburg bishop Peter Joseph Blum took the consecration on June 4, 1849. The church stands on the slope of the Oberholz mountain and, together with the castle ruins, defines the appearance of Ellar. The church is a romanizing - classical hall building with choir and central tower in the discontinued westwork.
Parish Church of St. Elisabeth in Elkenroth	Elkenroth , Altenkirchen district	1875
Kreuzherrenkirche	Ehrenstein Monastery , Asbach , Neuwied district	1477	Initially built as the castle chapel of the former Ehrenstein Castle, later elevated to the status of a parish church
Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul , Elsoff	Elsoff , Westerwaldkreis	1911	Three-aisled neo-Romanesque basalt quarry stone hall, built in 1911; the tower is assigned to the Middle Ages.
Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Elz	Elz , Limburg-Weilburg district	1561	Erected in 1561 as a late Gothic half-timbered building. Individual wall remnants can be assigned to a late medieval predecessor building.
Catholic parish church St. Martin zu Frickhofen	Frickhofen , Limburg-Weilburg district	1722-1732	In Frickhofen there is evidence of a chapel at the site of today's church for the 15th century. The Martin's Chapel was built there from 1722 to 1732 and consecrated on July 5, 1732 by Trier Auxiliary Bishop Lothar Friedrich von Nalbach . It was a baroque hall building, which underwent several alterations in the following centuries and became today's church “St. Martin ”became. The high altar, side altars and pulpit come from the Hadamar Baroque school of sculpture .
Blasius Chapel in Frickhofen	Frickhofen , Dornburg municipality , Limburg-Weilburg district	1150	Beginning around the year 630, for a long time parish church for the surrounding villages of Frickhofen, Dorndorf , Langendernbach , Dorchheim , Mühlbach, Waldmannshausen
Catholic parish church of St. Bartholomew and Sebastian	Gackenbach , Westerwaldkreis	1884	The church's roots go back to 1200
Catholic parish church St. Maria Magdalena	Gebhardshain , Altenkirchen district	1896	Erected in the historicizing style according to plans by the Siegburg master builder Court
Ev. Parish Church of St. Severus	Gemünden , Westerwaldkreis	1567	The roots of the church are in the St. Severus Abbey . The present building goes back to a three-aisled basilica that has been heavily modified.
Ev. Parish Church of St. Bartholomew	Hachenburg , Old Town district , Westerwaldkreis	12th century	Mother Church of Hachenburg, Romanesque flat-roofed basilica with west tower
Catholic Parish Church of the Assumption , Franciscan Church	Hachenburg , Westerwaldkreis	1734	The church building , built between 1734 and 1738, was originally the church of the Franciscan monastery in Hachenburg . Baroque furnishings
Ev. Parish church Hachenburg	Hachenburg , Westerwaldkreis	1775	Built in 1775/6 by the Altenkirchen master builder Braunfels. The tower on the south side dates from 1481.
Catholic Herzenberg Chapel in Hadamar	Hadamar , Limburg-Weilburg district	1675	The Herzenberg Chapel is a Marian pilgrimage chapel on the Herzenberg. It represents an important place of pilgrimage in the popular piety of the region. Today's choir of the building is the remnant of the first chapel, built in 1675, an octagonal central building with a diameter of only 4.50 meters with a roof structure made of a hood and lantern. In 1691, the building was extended by a longitudinal nave with rib vaults, to cover the canopy, which was also extended in an elongated shape. With the addition of a curved canopy in 1860, the chapel received its present form. In addition to several smaller church services, the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with the attached Herzbergfest attracts a large number of visitors.
Catholic Church of Our Lady in Hadamar	Hadamar , Limburg-Weilburg district	1379	The Liebfrauenkirche is a late Gothic church. It is located directly on the banks of the Elbe stream. It is an east-facing, low hall church with three naves. Shortly before 1379, the Hadamar town pastor had the first chapel, consecrated shortly afterwards, built to the place of the later church from a wayside shrine on the Elbbach consecrated to the Holy Cross. In 1446, the city lords, Count Johann IV of Nassau-Dillenburg and Philip I of Katzenelnbogen, enlarged the church to roughly its current dimensions. The current interior dates from 1630 to 1750 and is in the late Renaissance and Baroque styles. The painting is from 1891. Numerous tombstones and epitaphs inside the church increase the cultural and historical significance. In the outdoor area, a particularly well-made crucifix from 1698 stands out next to the entrance. The Liebfrauenkirche is open to the public on Sundays and public holidays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Catholic parish church St. Margaretha	Hahn am See , Westerwaldkreis	1737	Interior with sculptures from the Hadamar school
Ev. Hamm parish church	Hamm , Altenkirchen district	1707	Originally a Romanesque style, the basilica received a new choir in 1707 and a new, almost square nave from 1752–1754 based on an expanded design by Julius Ludwig Rothweil .
Catholic parish church Hamm	Hamm , Altenkirchen district	19th century
Catholic parish church St. Laurentius zu Hausen	Hausen , Waldbrunn community , Limburg-Weilburg district	1871	The Laurentiuskirche was built in the neo-Romanesque style in 1871/72 . The church was consecrated on September 5, 1900.
Catholic parish church St. Antonius Hermit	Hartenfels , Westerwaldkreis	1861	The church was consecrated on July 1, 1862.
Ev. Heckholzhausen parish church	Heckholzhausen , municipality of Beselich , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1898	Today's parish church was built on the foundation walls of a castle built in the 13th century and dilapidated in the 16th century with its chapel, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1898.
Catholic parish church of the Assumption	Helferskirchen , Westerwaldkreis	1769	Forerunners were two wooden churches; In 1769, the current hall church - based on a Romanesque west tower - was built in the late Gothic style with the help of the Lutherans from the neighboring community of Quirnbach ; baroque interior.
Catholic parish church of St. Peter in chains	Hellenhahn-Schellenberg , Westerwaldkreis	18th century	Cross-shaped basalt quarry stone building from 1926.
Catholic parish church St. Anna	Herschbach , Westerwaldkreis	1765	Erected 1765–68 according to plans by Johannes Seiz . Rococo carvings on the pulpit and Schöler organ
Ev. Parish Church of Our Dear Women	Hilgenroth , Altenkirchen district	1433
Ev. Parish Church of St. George	Höchstenbach , Westerwaldkreis	13th century	Late Romanesque village church; When the church was renovated in the 18th century, the north aisle was demolished, and wall paintings from the 13th century in the apse .
Catholic parish church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary	Höhn , Westerwaldkreis	19th century
Catholic parish church St. Josef	Schönberg in the municipality of Höhn , Westerwaldkreis	1891	Basalt stone building from 1891
Catholic parish church St. Maria Magdalena	Horhausen , Verbandsgemeinde Flammersfeld , Altenkirchen district	1902	Built according to plans by government architect Heinrich Krings , Cologne, in neo- late Romanesque forms. The Romanesque tower was increased by one storey and included in the new building.
Hüblingen Church	Hüblingen , Westerwaldkreis	1358	Medieval church with choir tower, soft style wall paintings (approx. 1420–1430), baroque furnishings
Catholic parish church St. Goar	Hundsangen , Westerwaldkreis	1726	The baroque parish church of St. Goar was built in 1726. The Romanesque church tower, however, dates from the 12th century.
Parish Church of St. Catherine	Isenburg , Neuwied district	19th century	Neo-Gothic parish church of St. Katharina with a Gothic choir from the 14th century
Ev. Parish church	Kircheib , Altenkirchen district	12th century	Romanesque three-aisled basilica with a chancel covered by a groin vault. The origins of the church with the striking defensive tower go back to the 12th century.
Ev. Parish church Kroppach	Kroppach , Westerwaldkreis	12th century
Catholic Church St. Johannes zu Lahr (Alt)	Lahr , district of Limburg-Weilburg	13th century	Romanesque three-aisled basilica
Catholic Parish Church St. Johannes zu Lahr (New)	Lahr , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1964	Octagonal church building. Monument since 1985.
Catholic parish church St. Matthias zu Langendernbach	Langendernbach , Dornburg municipality , Limburg-Weilburg district	1897	In the neo-Romanesque finished style
Ev. Parish church Leuscheid	Leuscheid (Windeck) , Rhein-Sieg district	17th century
Ev. Mademühlen Church	Mademühlen , municipality of Driedorf , Lahn-Dill district	11th century	Oldest building in the Driedorf community
Ev. Medenbach parish church	Medenbach , Lahn-Dill district	19th century	At its core a medieval church . This Protestant church has a choir tower in the early Gothic style with a pyramid-shaped roof. Remnants of a medieval wall painting have been preserved inside the tower . This picture shows the scene of Christ before Pilate . The church tower was extensively restored in 1966. A modern nave is attached to the tower .
Ev. Parish church Mehren	Mehren , Altenkirchen district	12th century	Romanesque church (pillar basilica) with half-timbered storage from the 17th century.
Catholic parish church of St. Peter in chains	Montabaur , Westerwaldkreis	14th century	The church was started with the choir in the late Romanesque period, followed in the second half of the 14th century by a Gothic nave as a pseudo basilica with an additional second aisle
Catholic parish church St. Laurentius	Nentershausen , Westerwaldkreis	1863
Catholic parish church Mariä Himmelfahrt Neustadt	Neustadt / Westerwald , Westerwaldkreis	(...)
Kreuzherrenkirche	Ehrenstein Monastery , Asbach , Neuwied district
Catholic parish church of St. Katharina zu Niedererbach	Niedererbach , Westerwaldkreis	1905
Catholic parish church St. Peter in Ketten zu Niederhadamar	Niederhadamar , City of Hadamar , Limburg-Weilburg district	1886	The square tower, the oldest part of the Niederhadamar parish church, stands out due to its compact, massive construction and a small three-leaf window in the Gothic style. The stone plinth supports a slated upper floor in half-timbered construction. The neo-Gothic nave, which replaced a smaller previous building in 1886 , adjoins it in the northeast . The interior has very narrow aisles. The nave is spanned by a ribbed vault, the chancel by a canopy vault .
Catholic parish church of St. Marien zu Niedertiefenbach	Niedertiefenbach , municipality of Beselich , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1868-1872	The foundation stone of the parish church was laid on the site of the previously demolished old church in 1868. After its inauguration on May 27, 1872, it was used by the Catholic parish of St. Marien.
Ev. Niederwambach parish church	Niederwambach , Neuwied district	12th century	The Romanesque Bartholomew Church was built in the second half of the 12th century (tower still preserved). In 1831 the too small nave was demolished and a late classical hall church was built by Johann Heinrich Hartmann.
Catholic parish church of St. Peter in Niederzeuzheim	Niederzeuzheim , City of Hadamar , Limburg-Weilburg district	1726-1737	A first church was probably built in the 9th century. The first pastor is recorded in 1195. In 1726 the now dilapidated church was demolished. Today's parish church of St. Peter was built on the foundations of the previous building, including a Romanesque tower. The church was consecrated in 1737. The interior is dominated by altars from the Hadamar Baroque . In 1447, the Marienglocke was the first bell to be purchased.
Catholic Church of St. Antonius zu Oberlahr	Oberlahr , Altenkirchen district	1876	Neo-Gothic building
Catholic parish church of St. Agidius in Obertiefenbach	Obertiefenbach , municipality of Beselich , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1886-1888	Around 1200, the first stone-built church was built. The baroque church, built in 1733 on the Kirchberg, was laid down in 1886 and replaced by the current neo-Gothic church between 1886 and 1888 and consecrated on September 1, 1888. Only the 54 meter high church tower remained. The nave was rotated 90 degrees. The three-aisled parish church is consecrated to St. Aegidius and is richly structured: the main portal with large gallery windows forms the festive facade. At the side entrance on the street side there is a large side window, which gives the impression of the layout of a transept. On the south side, three choirs with windows enliven the exterior image, which is crowned by the dominating 54 meter high church tower with the extremely delicate spire. On the inside of the tower side, an additional gallery with a fresco of a scene from the life of the patron saint St. Aegidius corresponds to the large window above the left side entrance. The church building is also called the Westerwald Cathedral .
Catholic pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf zu Beselich	Obertiefenbach , municipality of Beselich , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1760-1767	The “Maria Hilf” chapel is located on the Beselicher head . This chapel dedicated to the 14 helpers owes its origin to the initiative of a Franciscan - hermits , the Friar Leonhard (real name: Georg Niedermeier roads). He was born in 1709 and, after an extensive wandering life, built a chapel and a hermitage here on the site of the former Beselich monastery around 1760 , which were inaugurated in 1767. The interior of the chapel was renovated in 2002 through donations from the population and with the support of the Limburg diocese and partly restored to its original state and belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Agidius Obertiefenbach. Today the chapel is the destination of many pilgrims and prayers every day . From May to October there is a Eucharistic celebration every Friday at 6:30 p.m. and a Marian devotion with a sermon and sacramental blessing on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. The chapel is open all year round for prayer. On the way from Obertiefenbach to the pilgrimage chapel (Betweg) there are seven small chapels to commemorate the Seven Sorrows of Mary .
Ev. Parish church Oberwambach	Oberwambach , Altenkirchen district	1871	The new church was built in 1870/71. The old forest chapel from 1565 was demolished in 1847.
Catholic parish church St. Leonhard zu Oberweyer	Oberweyer , City of Hadamar , Limburg-Weilburg district	16th century	The construction probably took place in the last decade of the 16th century. It was a small, single-nave, Gothic church with a steep roof and a massive tower with a pointed spire, but overall only half as high as the current church tower. The church is consecrated to St. Leonhard and belongs to the parish of the same name.
Ev. Parish Church Puderbach	Puderbach , Neuwied district	12th century	Origins in the 12th century
Catholic parish church of St. Hubertus in Rennerod	Rennerod , Westerwaldkreis	1876	Origins in 1631, in 1777 demolition of the dilapidated tower of the church, in 1876 the church was completely rebuilt.
Catholic parish church St. Jacobus zu Rosenheim	Rosenheim , Altenkirchen district	1904	Erected in 1904 from local basalt
Catholic parish church St. Adelphus zu Salz	Salt , Westerwaldkreis	12th century	Romanesque basilica with late Gothic choir.
Catholic parish church of St. Catherine	Sankt Katharinen , Neuwied district	1514	First building in 1514, completely rebuilt in 1961
Ev. Church of the Resurrection in Schöneberg	Schöneberg , Altenkirchen district	1864	The foundation stone was laid in 1864 for the neo-Gothic church, the tower of which was rebuilt in 1908.
Ev. Schupbach parish church	Schupbach , municipality of Beselich , district of Limburg-Weilburg	1696	At the entrance there are several arched, baroque tombstones. The high defense tower from the 12th century protrudes strikingly with barrel vaults in the two basement floors and a small, classical lantern. The core of the nave is Romanesque, but was extended in 1696 and closed on three sides.
Catholic Kilian Church in Seck	Seck , Westerwaldkreis	1880	The old church was consecrated to the Würzburg bishop, St. Kilian, as early as the 9th century. After the church burned down in 1878, a new Kilian's Church was built in 1880, which stands on the old foundations. The font is from the 13th century, the pulpit from the 17th century. Interestingly, the church tower does not belong to the parish, but to the political community.
Church in Neukirch	Stein-Neukirch , Westerwaldkreis	1231	Former defensive and fortified church
Marienstatt Abbey	Streithausen , Westerwaldkreis	1222	First start of construction around 1222–27; Completion of the nave in the second half of the 14th century. Design language of the Burgundian-Cistercian construction and the design language of the northern French Gothic
Catholic parish church St. Stephanus zu Thalheim	Thalheim , Dornburg community , Limburg-Weilburg district
Catholic parish church of St. John the Baptist in Uckerath	Uckerath , Rhein-Sieg district	1892	Three-aisled, neo-Romanesque basilica with transept and built-in west tower, was consecrated on October 30, 1892.
Parish Church Urbach	Urbach , Neuwied district	1825	Originally in the 12th century, the current octagonal nave was rebuilt after it was dilapidated according to a plan by the building inspector Nebel from Koblenz.
Ev. Wahlrod parish church	Wahlrod , Westerwaldkreis
Catholic parish church Maria Himmelfahrt zu Waldbreitbach	Waldbreitbach , Neuwied district	13th century	The church was founded in the 13th century by the Teutonic Order . Only the tower with double arcades on the upper floor, divided by Ionic columns, has survived from this period. The bell was cast by Johannes Berdaller from Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein in 1694 . The nave was rebuilt in 1876–78 after its predecessor was torn down. After it was destroyed in the Second World War, the church was gradually (1950–1976) renovated and repainted based on the historical models.
Catholic parish church St. Katarina zu Waldernbach	Waldernbach , Mengerskirchen community , Limburg-Weilburg district	1878	The church was built in neo-Gothic style in the style of north German brick Gothic, as a red-colored brick building. It is a single-nave building with a roof turret and a stair tower. The divided gable main portal is located on the east side, the choir is on the west side. Inside there is a neo-Gothic altar.
Catholic parish church St. Johannes Bapt. to Welschneudorf	Welschneudorf , Westerwaldkreis	17th century	In Kurtrierische time here was built a hunting zeughaus , now a half as a church. The simple functional building with a hipped roof and hooded ridge turrets contained a remarkable interior design with three altars (18th century).
Ev. Westerburg parish church	Westerburg , Westerwaldkreis	1516	Erected as a three-nave hall structure on the northern slope of the castle ; West tower still comes from the previous system
Catholic parish church St. Joseph	Weyerbusch , Altenkirchen district	1865	A neo-Gothic hall building made of quarry stone, laying of the foundation stone January 23, 1863. On May 29, 1865 the church was consecrated by the bishop.
Catholic parish church St. Bartholomäus zu Windhagen	Windhagen , Neuwied district	19th century
Catholic parish church of the Birth of Mary in Winkels	Winkels , Mengerskirchen community , Limburg-Weilburg district	1879-1880	In 1879 the construction of a small church began, which was named after the mayor Strieder "Chapel Strieder" and was completed in 1880. In 1947 this was expanded and is now called the Birth of Mary .
Catholic parish church exaltation of the cross to knowledge	Knowledge , Altenkirchen district		Laying of the foundation stone in the year 1000, extended in 1911/12, with frescoes by Peter Hecker from 1928–1931
Ev. Parish knowledge	Knowledge , Altenkirchen district	1862	Brick hall construction, round arch style

see also

Portal: Westerwald  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the subject of Westerwald

• List of former synagogues in the Westerwald

literature

• Magnus Backes among others: Bels art hikes in Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland . Belser, Stuttgart, 1971.
• E. Heyn: The Westerwald . 1893. Niederwalluf, Martin Sendet, reprint 1970.
• Hermann-Josef Roth: The Westerwald . Cologne, DuMont, 1981.
• Landscape Museum Westerwald Hachenburg (Hrsg.): Westerwald contributions 1 . 1981

Individual evidence

1. ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : 125 years of the parish church “St. Egidius “Obertiefenbach . In: Yearbook for the Limburg-Weilburg district 2013 . The district committee of the Limburg-Weilburg district, Limburg-Weilburg 2012, ISBN 3-927006-49-1 , p. 121-123 .
2. ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : 250 years pilgrimage chapel Maria Hilf Beselich . In: Yearbook for the Limburg-Weilburg district 2017 . The district committee of the district of Limburg-Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg 2016, ISBN 3-927006-54-8 , p. 137-141 .