Alsterweiler Chapel

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Catholic Chapel of the Sorrows of the Virgin

Alsterweiler Chapel

Basic data
Denomination Roman Catholic
place Maikammer, Germany
Building history
start of building 1845
Building description
Architectural style classicism
Construction type Hall construction
Coordinates 49 ° 18 '31.3 "  N , 8 ° 7' 11.5"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 18 '31.3 "  N , 8 ° 7' 11.5"  E
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The Alsterweiler Chapel , also known as the Chapel of the Virgin Mary or Seven Sorrows , is located in Alsterweiler , a district of Maikammer in the Südliche Weinstrasse district in Rhineland-Palatinate . It is a listed building .

location

The chapel is located in the local Alsterweiler Hauptstrasse 5 . It is the starting point of the Maikammer wine trail .

history

The chapel was built in 1845 with a classical hall building. The initiative came from local citizens; accordingly, the construction and interior design had to be financed by donations and foundations. In 1968 the building was also renovated. Since the altarpiece was restored in 1980, the entire building was renovated again in this context.

investment

The chapel contains Gothic panel paintings and the Maikammer altar , which was completed around 1445. Also part of the listed complex is a neighboring mission cross made of sandstone , which, according to its inscription, dates from 1852.

Web links

Commons : Alsterweiler-Kapelle  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Our Lady of Sorrows. alsterweiler.matthiasdreyer.de, accessed on November 21, 2013 .
  2. ↑ a b General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - Southern Wine Route district. Mainz 2020, p. 70 (PDF; 10 MB).
  3. ↑ Maikammer Wine Trail - Wine hike over the Almond Heights. weinlehrpfade.de, accessed on November 21, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Alsterweiler Chapel. (No longer available online.) Suedlicheweinstrasse.de, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved November 21, 2013 .