Catholic branch church of St. Antonius

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Catholic branch church of St. Antonius
Catholic branch church St. Antonius (2015)

Catholic branch church St. Antonius (2015)

Data
place Messel
Architectural style historicism
Construction year 1900s
Coordinates 49 ° 55 '13.4 "  N , 8 ° 44' 55.3"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 55 '13.4 "  N , 8 ° 44' 55.3"  E

The Catholic branch church St. Antonius is a building in Messel , a town in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in the Starkenburg region ( southern Hesse ).

History and description

The Catholic branch church St. Antonius in the "Marktstrasse" was built in the 1900s. After the construction of the small workers' settlement at the Messel pit , the small church was built. Stylistically, the chapel belongs to historicism . The massive church stands on a square floor plan with a side extension. It has a half-timbered gable on the west side, which is crowned by a wooden square roof turret. The roof has a beaver tail covering . The facade is plastered .

Monument protection

For reasons of local history, the church is a listed building .

Picture gallery

  • Catholic branch church St. Antonius (2015)

  • Catholic branch church St. Antonius (2015)

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