Friedenskirche (Zabrze)
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The Friedenskirche in Zabrze, Upper Silesia (Hindenburg OS) is a Protestant parish church. The listed church in neo-Romanesque style dates from the mid-19th century and is dedicated to peace . The Friedenskirche belongs to the Evangelical Augsburg congregation in Zabrze (Hindenburg OS). It is located on Ulica Czesława Klimasa in the Centrum Południe district (South Center).
The parish also includes the Evangelical Church in Mikulczyce (Mikultschütz) and the Evangelical Church in the more distant Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Cosel).
history
The first large number of Protestants since the Counter-Reformation developed in the area with the establishment of the state coal mining industry in 1790. This led to the influx of Protestants from Saxony and Lower Silesia, who were employed as mining officials and workers. Initially, the Protestant parish in Tarnowitz was responsible for looking after the local Protestant believers . Church services were held in the old mine house. From 1809 the Protestant community of Gleiwitz was responsible for pastoral care. And the services took place afterwards in the old mining inspection.
The Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Zabrze was founded on June 1, 1873 and had 1,367 believers. The communities Alt-Zabrze, Klein-Zabrze, Dorotheendorf, Zaborze, Biskupitz, Mikultschütz, Mathesdorf and Sosnitza belonged to it. Construction of the church began as early as 1873. The building was completed in August 1874 and the church was consecrated on October 25, 1874. In 1905 a second church was built for the evangelical community: The Queen Luise Memorial Church in Zaborze. In 2001 the church was restored and in 2002 the organ was restored.
architecture
The Friedenskirche is a neo-Romanesque building with a facade made of light red bricks without any decorative elements. The facade is structured by recesses. It has a single steeple.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 9 ″ N , 18 ° 47 ′ 12 ″ E