Friedenskirche (Leuna)

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Peace Church of Leuna

The Friedenskirche is a listed Protestant church in the city of Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt . In the local register of monuments it is listed as a monument under registration number 094 20779 . It belongs to the parish of Leuna in the parish of Merseburg of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

General and history

Leuna Church of Peace is located at Kirchplatz 1 . It is one of two churches in the city. It was donated by the BASF ammonia works in Leuna , also known as Leunawerke. Many people moved to Leuna through the Leuna Works, which is what made Leuna a city. The churches of the localities that were incorporated were no longer sufficient for the population. The Leunawerke founded a Catholic and a Protestant church. The Protestant church was built in 1930 in the style of New Building ; the architect was Adolf Herberger.

The exterior is kept simple, but is decorated with a figure of Christ . The tower with its tower is not quite as simple as that of the Christ the King Church .

Web links

Commons : Friedenskirche  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt

Coordinates: 51 ° 19 ′ 34.2 "  N , 12 ° 1 ′ 27.8"  E