Holy Cross (Saarbrücken)

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Exterior view of the Holy Cross Church Saarbrücken
Bell on the west side of the church
inner space
Walcker series organ

The Heilig Kreuz Church is a Roman Catholic parish church of the Trier diocese in Saarbrücken . It is located in the Folsterhöhe residential area that was newly built in 1964 and is part of Alt-Saarbrücken near the German-French border.

history

The current church building was consecrated on September 14, 1996 by the Trier Bishop Hermann Josef Spital . It replaced a previous building from 1964 called the Notkirche. In 2003 the parish was integrated into the newly established parish community of St. Jakob (Old Saarbrücken) .

Building description

The towerless church building has a square floor plan, on the north side of which is a small semicircular apse . A parish center with appropriate rooms adjoins it in the southeast. The entire building complex is made of a light white stone, which is visible both outside and inside. The church interior is covered by a flat, conical roof with a simple cross on the top. A single small bell is attached to the west wall of the church.

organ

The church has a series instrument from the Walcker company , which is known under the model name D5 and was built in 1962. The positive has 6 registers on a manual and pedal and is mobile. The manual registers are divided .

Manual C – f 3
1. Gedackt B / D 8th'
2. Principal B / D 4 ′
3. Reed flute B / D 4 ′
4th Octave B / D 2 ′
5. Mixture II-III B / D
Pedal C – d 1
6th Sub bass 16 ′

Web links

Commons : Heilig Kreuz (Saarbrücken)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chronicle of the Church
  2. ↑ Description of the church building on the basis of the pictures
  3. ↑ Description of the Walcker series positive "D5"

Coordinates: 49 ° 13 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 1.7 ″  E