Bartholomew's Church (Gliwice)

New Bartholomew Church

The new St. Bartholomew's Church is a Roman Catholic church at ul. Bernardyńska No. 19 in the Szobiszowice (Petersdorf) district in Gliwice (Gleiwitz).

history

The neo-Gothic church was built between 1907 and 1911 according to plans by the architect Ludwig Schneider (1854–1943). The church tower is 92 meters high. The church can accommodate up to 6000 people. Since 1911 it has been the new parish church of the then steadily growing parish of Petersdorf and took over the function of the old Bartholomäuskirche, whose premises had become too small for parish purposes.

Old Bartholomew Church

The old Bartholomäuskirche is a fortified church from the 13th century. Its establishment in 1232 is probably related to the work of the Knights Templar . The Romanesque church is located in Szobiszowice at the intersection of ul. Toszecka and ul. Floriańska, together with the former churchyard that surrounds it, and is the oldest church in the present-day urban area of Gliwice. It was expanded and expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. Due to its location on a slope and the battlements on the tower, it is likely that it was also used for defense. Since the church of the community became too small by the middle of the 19th century, the new Bartholomäuskirche was built between the years 1907-1911.

Sister projects

Commons : Bartholomäuskirche (Gliwice) - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Commons : Alte Bartholomäuskirche - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Web links

50.310855 18.673899Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 39.1 ″ N , 18 ° 40 ′ 26 ″ E