Church of St. Francis (Wels)
The parish church of Wels-St. Francis is a Roman Catholic parish church in Welser district Vogelweide in the district Laahen in Upper Austria It is the holy Francis of Assisi dedicated and belongs to the deanery Wels City in the Diocese of Linz .
history
A pastoral care center was opened in the Wels district of Laahen as early as 1997. Due to the lack of space, the need for a new church grew, which is why an architecture competition was launched. The architects Max Luger and Franz Maul from Wels won the competition. In 2004 the new church was finally opened.
The interiors of the church itself are red. From the outside it is black and partially surrounded by water. The "Altar Cross" is a branch from the Italian city of Assisi .
The energetic design of the church is an official model project in the state of Upper Austria as a passive house church. Due to its energetic concept, the church bears the name “God's power plant” among the population.
literature
- Isabella Marboe: In the Sunlight of God - Parish Saint Franziskus in Wels / A , in: DBZ Deutsche Bauzeitschrift , 54 (2006) No. 6, pp. 40–45, Fig., Lagepl., Schn., Querschn., ISSN 0011- 4782
- Romana Ring: Luger and Maul. Pastoral care office St. Franziskus in Wels, Upper Austria , in: Architektur Aktuell , (2005) No. 9, pp. 126–135, fig., Tab., Lit., ISSN 0570-6602
- Conversion and extension Roman Catholic Parish St. Franziskus - St. Franziskus in Wels: A power plant for God , architekturforum oberösterreich, November 4th, 2005 ( online version )
- Markus Rohrhofer: For silent prayer in God's new power plant - How modern architecture can be combined with contemporary ecological construction in sacred buildings , Der Standard, November 2, 2005
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ State of Upper Austria: State correspondence No. 231 of October 4, 2005
Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 14.7 " N , 14 ° 0 ′ 5.4" E