Brother Klaus Chapel (Binnrot)

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Brother Klaus Chapel (2007)

The Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle is a chapel in Binnrot , an exclave of the parish of Kirchdorf an der Iller in the district of Biberach in Upper Swabia .

description

The chapel was built in the middle of the 18th century. It is located about one kilometer west of the mother house of the “ Monastery of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady ” on the outlying road that connects Binnrot, an enclave of Kirchdorf an der Iller , with Bonlanden. The east-facing , beaver-tailed , rectangular sacred building has a gable roof with a retracted choir and a semicircular end, over which a roof turret with a bell is attached. On the front there is a fresco depicting the patron saint of the chapel, St. Niklaus von der Flüe . In the interior it is equipped with a standing Madonna and kneeling benches. The floor is covered with terracotta tiles.

literature

  • Country descriptions of the Sigmaringen State Archive: The district of Biberach . Ed .: Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg in connection with the district of Biberach. tape I . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1987, ISBN 3-7995-6185-4 .
  • Country descriptions of the Sigmaringen State Archive: The district of Biberach . Ed .: Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg in connection with the district of Biberach. tape II . Jan Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen 1990, ISBN 3-7995-6186-2 .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 48 ° 3 ′ 45.6 "  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 13.8"  E