Evangelical Chapel Amöneburg

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The Protestant Chapel Amöneburg is a church building in Amöneburg in the Hessian district of Marburg-Biedenkopf .

history

In 1856 the Protestant Christians of the predominantly Catholic city of Amöneburg were assigned to the Protestant parish of Kirchhain . From 1891 the Protestant services were celebrated in the party room of the district court . The construction of the chapel began in 1897 and was financed by donations, funds from the consistory in Kassel and the Gustav-Adolf-Verein . The chapel was inaugurated on December 5th, 1897 (2nd Advent). For the inauguration, Empress Auguste Viktoria donated an altar Bible with a handwritten dedication.

local community

The Evangelical Chapel Amöneburg is now part of the Kirchhain parish in the Kirchhain parish , which belongs to the Marburg district within the Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evangelische Kapelle Amöneburg A small church in the area of ​​the former Kirchhein district (2012_08_28__evangelische_kapelle_amoeneburg_von_wolfgang_w._mueller.pdf). (PDF; 514 kB) In: amoeneburg.de. 2012, accessed August 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Kirchhain - Kirchhain Church District. In: kirchenkreis-kirchhain.de. Retrieved August 16, 2019 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ′ 49.7 "  N , 8 ° 55 ′ 30.7"  E