Cemetery chapel (Nikolaifriedhof, Schwäbisch Hall)

Cemetery chapel on the Nikolaifriedhof

Cemetery portal based on designs by Hall's saltworks and district builder Carl Stock (1780–1844).

The St. Nikolaus cemetery chapel on the Nikolaifriedhof in Schwäbisch Hall was built in 1842/43 and is still used today as a mourning hall. It is protected as a cultural monument.

history

The Nikolauskapelle, the predecessor of today's cemetery chapel, was mentioned for the first time in 1309 in a letter of indulgence from Eichstätter Bishop Philipp von Rathsamhausen . In 1509, a cemetery was laid out at the chapel , which probably belonged to the infirmary , which is why the St. Nicholas' Chapel was converted from an infirmary chapel to a cemetery chapel around 1566. In 1835 the Nikolauskapelle was demolished.

Today's cemetery chapel was built in 1842/43 together with the cemetery enclosure and the portal according to plans by the Hall saltworks and district builder Carl Stock.

description

The rectangular building in the arched style is closed at the top by a neo-Romanesque arched frieze, tracery adorns the large arched windows. On the flat hipped roof there is a roof turret crowned by a cross .

literature

• Wilhelm German: Illustrated guide from Schwäbisch Hall and the surrounding area. 2nd, revised and enlarged edition. German, Schwäbisch Hall 1910.

Web links

• Entry on the chapel and cemetery in the Schwäbisch Hall building directory, accessed on January 13, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ StadtA Schwäb. Hall: List of cultural monuments in the city of Schwäb. Hall, p. 215.
2. ↑ Information on the Nikolaifriedhof
3. ↑ (1780–1844, secured works: Saline, Rippergbrücke, Fischbrücke)

Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 11.9 ″  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 17.8 ″  E