Charnel house (Alsfeld)
The ossuary in Alsfeld , a town in the Vogelsberg district in Hesse , was built in the Middle Ages . The ossuary at Kirchplatz 6 is a protected architectural monument .
description
A first ossuary, the remains of which are preserved in the masonry of the choir , is mentioned in its current location in 1368. The small quarry stone building with a converted attic from 1907 stands on a barrel-vaulted cellar. The rectangular hall building has a choir closed on three sides in the east. On the south side a single flight of stairs leads to the pointed arch portal . A cellar neck leads into the vault under the landing . The pointed arch windows come from the late medieval construction period, the rectangular windows on the north side come from a later renovation.
Todays use
The building has served as a malt kiln , warehouse and gym throughout its history . Today the city archive is located in the former ossuary .
literature
- Georg Dehio , edited by Magnus Backes: Hessen . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . First volume. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich / Berlin 1966, p. 8 .
- Peer Zietz: City of Alsfeld (cultural monuments in Hessen), Konrad Theiss Verlag , Stuttgart 2002, p. 87, ISBN 3-8062-1724-6 ( monument topography Federal Republic of Germany ).
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Beinhaus In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 6 " N , 9 ° 16 ′ 17.7" E