Gallus Chapel Winterberg
The Galluskapelle Winterberg is a motorway chapel on the 745 meter high Winterberg near the federal motorway 96 near Leutkirch in the Allgäu in the Ravensburg district .
history
The Gallus Chapel is the only motorway chapel in the Württemberg part of Baden-Württemberg . In 1997 the Friends of the Galluskapelle Winterberg e. V. founded and in July 2000 the consecration of the Gallus Chapel took place after two years of construction. The chapel was planned and designed by the architect and former mayor of Leutkirch Georg Zimmer. The architect Georg Heinz from Adrazhofen and the technical site manager Anton Bodenmüller from Tautenhofen had the planning and construction management .
Buildings and equipment
Early Christian churches were often in the shape of a rotunda. Monks from Ireland evangelized the Allgäu between the sixth and eighth centuries . The sacred rotunda with a diameter of ten meters is intended to be a meeting place for travelers, locals, Christians of different denominations, young and old. A star-shaped wooden roof is supported by eight pillars over a plastered wall ring. The room is also illuminated via a strip of windows running underneath. A central glass lantern with a cross and a ball replace the church tower.
Circumferential round benches and interior floor made of local oak , book of concerns, letter stands, and sacrificial candlesticks form the equipment of the chapel. Hubert Kaltenmarkt from Kressbronn designed the interior. A crucifix hangs over a circular surface made of olive wood. The square, reddish granite block used as an altar table comes from Ireland.
Gallus, Magnus and Columban
Outside the chapel, the Allgäu people Gallus , Magnus and Columban are shown in a bronze sculpture by the Aachen artist Bonifatius Stirnberg . Gallus, who is shown with a bear, is considered the missionary of the Allgäu. Magnus with the dragon at his side, laid the swamps dry and Columban as the third in the league is represented with the sun, the sign of enlightenment.
reachability
The chapel is located on the 745 meter high Winterberg near the Leutkirch district of Tautenhofen . It can be reached from the Winterberg rest area on the A 96 in the direction of Lindau . If you are coming from the other direction of travel, you have to take the exit – Leutkirch Süd and take the connecting road from Leutkirch to Tautenhofen. A steep eight-minute walk is required from both the motorway rest area and Tautenhofen. In 2007 well over 100,000 people visited the church.
The chapel is open all year round between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Web links
- A 96 Memmingen - Lindau motorway chapel Leutkirch Gallus chapel at the Winterberg rest area
- The "Gallus Chapel Winterberg" is Württemberg's only motorway church
Individual evidence
- ↑ Evangelische Landeskirche Württemberg: The "Galluskapelle Winterberg" is Württemberg's only motorway church ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 2009
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 11 " N , 9 ° 58 ′ 45" E