Churches in Ludwigshafen

The pilgrimage church of the Assumption of Mary is the most famous church in Ludwigshafen.

This list names and explains the churches in the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein in alphabetical order.

As some of these churches will no longer be used in their original function due to demographic change in the coming decades, this list is also an inventory at the beginning of the 21st century.

St. Albert

St. Albert is the youngest Catholic parish in Ludwigshafen. It was first set up in the Pfingstweide development area in 1969 as the curate of the parish Maria Königin and in 1970 raised to the status of an independent parish. The church was consecrated in 1974.

Surname	Albert
construction time	1972-1974
destruction	-
architect	Wolfgang Rauch from Neustadt
Architectural style	modern architecture from the 1960s to 1980s
Tower height	≈13 m
Bells	no
organ	Company Kuhn, Esthal / Pfalz, II / 16
surface	240 m²
Seats	100 (+ 200 by including the hall)
address	Madrider Weg 15 in 67069 Ludwigshafen-Pfingstweide
Website	www.st-albert-lu.de

Apostle Church

The Apostle Church emerged as a subsidiary of the Protestant Parish I (later Luther Church), which was separated from it in 1895 and made independent under the direction of the previous pastor of Oggersheim, Johann Georg Bickes, as a separate pastoral office for the districts north of the Ludwigshafen-Neustadt railway line.

The church was built in the early Gothic style between 1892 and 1894. The construction was carried out by the Hoffmann brothers from Ludwigshafen.

Today the Apostle Church in Ludwigshafen is the best preserved Protestant church building from the time before the First World War.

Surname	apostle
construction time	1892-1894
destruction	minor damage in World War II
architect	Johannes Otzen , Berlin
Architectural style	neo-Gothic bare brick building
Tower height	68 m
Bells	des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ ; 1,620 kg, 913 kg, 558 kg, 398 kg, (Rincker bell and art foundry)
organ	1951/52 Steinmayer, III / 41 (46)
surface	623 m²
Seats	632
address	Rohrlachstrasse 70
Website	www.apostelkirche-ludwigshafen.de

Church of the Resurrection

The first Protestant Resurrection Church in Oppau was built in 1830. It was badly damaged in the explosion of the Oppau nitrogen works on September 21, 1921 and in the Second World War. The reconstruction first took place in 1923 and after the war in 1951.

Surname	resurrection
construction time	1830-1840, 1923, 1952
Destruction	1707, 1784 , 1824, 1921, 1943
Architects	Jakob Pfarr, Oppau (1830) Wolfgang Schrade, Mannheim (1922) Walter Blessing, Neckargemünd (1952)
Architectural style	neoclassical building complex
Tower height	42 m
Bells	d ¹ -f ¹ -g ¹ -a ¹ ; 1,276 kg, 771 kg, 737 kg, 527 kg
organ	1952–57 Steinmeyer Oettingen, II / 24 electrical
surface	440 m²
Seats	582
address	Kirchenstrasse 1 in Ludwigshafen-Oppau
Website	www.evkircheoppau.de

St. Boniface

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The Catholic St. Boniface Church was designed within the low settlement architecture of the garden city in 1929/1930 by Albert Boßlet with the help of Karl Lochner as an urban dominant. The war damage was repaired in 1949/1950. It is a south-facing basilica complex with a towering facade flank tower.

It is a characteristic representative of the churches built in the 1920 / 1930s in the style of functionalism.

The parishes of St. Bonifaz, St. Hedwig and St. Hildegard form a parish community.

Surname	Boniface
construction time	1929/30
destruction	-
Architects	Albert Boßlet and Karl Lochner
Architectural style	modern basilica
Tower height	≈28 m
Bells	des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ ; 1,626 kg, 811 kg, 608 kg, 416 kg
organ	1980 Walcker, II / 26
surface	3,560 m² floor space
Seats	425
address	Deidesheimer Strasse 2
Website	www.bonifaz-hedwig-hildegard.de

Christ king

In the holy year 1925 Pope Pius XI. the feast of Christ the King , which is celebrated on the Sunday before the first Advent. That is why the name Christ the King was chosen as the name for another Catholic parish in Oggersheim, and the architect Boßlet was already planning a church complex. But only one kindergarten was built in 1928.

In 1964 Oggersheim was divided into two parishes. 4,500 Catholics remained in the mother parish Maria Himmelfahrt, 3,100 Catholics now belonged to Christ the King. At the same time, construction began on the church, which was consecrated in 1966. It was a concrete church , in the style of its time.

Surname	Feast of Christ the King
construction time	1966
destruction	-
architect	Adolf Knoll
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete conception
Tower height	≈36 m
Bells	Philip (1,250 kg, es ¹ ), Peter (1,020 kg, f ¹ ), James (750 kg, g ¹ ), Maria (500 kg, b ¹ )
organ	Mayer 1989, II / 23 mechanical
surface	not known
Seats	450
address	Raiffeisenstrasse in Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim
Website	www.christkoenig-lu.de

Christ Church

In 1801 the Mundenheim Protestants went to Rheingönheim to worship, and the children attended the Protestant school there.

As a result of industrialization, Mundenheim grew strongly. In 1892 the company Dr. Friedrich Raschig settled down, in 1895 the Giulini brothers settled in Mundenheim. As the number of Protestants continued to grow, the church authorities suggested the establishment of a vicariate with the state government. With reference to the undiminished growth of the community, the Prince Regent personally approved in 1903 the elevation of the vicariate community to an independent parish.

In 1897 Major von Heyl donated a building site to the community on the condition that construction began within four years. The Christ Church was built between 1901 and 1903 according to plans by Franz Schöberl. The church was then described as follows: “It is extremely beautiful in elevation and execution. It contains between 900 and 1,000 seats, has a three-sided gallery and has good acoustics. "

On the facade there is an integrated central tower with a high pointed helmet, on the ground floor there is a vestibule with three arched entrances.

During the Second World War the church burned down completely in 1943 and was rebuilt between 1952 and 1954.

Surname	Christ
construction time	1901-1902, 1953-1954
destruction	1943
architect	Franz Schöberl, Speyer Karl Otterstätter, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	romanticizing design in transitional style
Tower height	39.5 m
Bells	des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ ; 1,770 kg, 927 kg, 625 kg, 483 kg
organ	1962 Steinmeyer, Oettingen; II / 27 mechanical
surface	420 m²
Seats	720
address	Kirchplatz 5 in 67065 Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim
Website	www.christuskirche-mundenheim.de

Comenius Church

The Protestant Comenius Church was built in 1968. The Mannheim architect Helmut Striffler was responsible for planning and building the evangelical center of the Comenius parish .

Surname	Johann Amos Comenius , Czech theologian
construction time	1968
destruction	-
architect	Helmut Striffler
Architectural style	modern mixed construction in masonry
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	electric
surface	400 m²
Seats	300
address	Comeniusstrasse 10 in 67071 Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim
Website

St. Cyriac

inner space

At the place where the church consecrated to Cyriakus stands, a Germanic sacrificial altar is said to have stood, which was converted into a Christian altar by the canons of Neuhausen Abbey , over which a small church was later built.

Today's Catholic St. Cyriakus Church was built in 1772 as a late Baroque hall church. After the Reformation, the church belonged to the Reformed, but in 1705 it became the property of the Catholics again. Since 1993 it has belonged to the Oggersheim parish of Christ König as a subsidiary parish.

Surname	Cyriacus is a saint of the Catholic Church and a martyr from the time of the persecution of Christians in Rome.
construction time	1772
destruction	1772 (demolition of the old church)
architect	Hochstift Worms
Architectural style	Late baroque
Tower height	16.5 m
Bells	c ² –es ²
organ	18th century by the organ builder Johann Georg Geib from Frankenthal, finished by his son Georg after his death
surface	not known
Seats	120
address	Pfalzgartenstrasse 11 in Ludwigshafen-Ruchheim
Website

St. Trinity

In 1891 the construction of a second Catholic parish in Ludwigshafen was approved and in 1899 the construction of the Dreifaltigkeitskirche , a three-aisled neo-Gothic hall church in the style of the 13th century , began according to plans by the architect Wilhelm Schulte I. The inauguration took place in 1901. The free-standing, light sandstone block construction under a gable roof with five bays is characterized by a flank tower with a high pointed helmet. There are polygonal stair towers on both sides of the south facade. In the tympanum of the main portal, a relief of the Holy Trinity refers to the naming of the church.

At the end of the Second World War, the church was badly damaged by an air raid in 1945. It was rebuilt in 1952/53. The destroyed ribbed vault was replaced by a folding roof construction. The completely destroyed eastern side wall was rebuilt while simplifying the details. The colorful glazing of the choir windows and the rose window were made by the Franz Mayerschen Hofkunstanstalt in Munich. The organ gallery above the main entrance has been preserved in its original form.

The parish of St. Trinity was rebuilt in 2002. It covers the area of the formerly independent parishes of St. Trinity, St. Maria and Holy Cross in the northern city center.

Surname	Trinity
construction time	1899-1901, 1952/53
destruction	1945
architect	Wilhelm Schulte, Neustadt and Heinrich Hebgen, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	neo-Gothic three-aisled hall church
Tower height	≈72 m
Bells	b ⁰ -c ¹ -es ¹ -f ¹ -g ¹ ; 2,770 kg, 1,760 kg, 1,010 kg, 880 kg, 639 kg; 1959; Bell foundry Hamm
organ	1955 Walcker, III / 31 mechanical, 1962 Scherpf, transfer from the Speyer Cathedral
surface	1,500 m² (floor space)
Seats	650
address	Goethestrasse 4
Website

Church of the Redeemer

The Protestant Church of the Redeemer , built in 1930/1931 according to a competition design, together with the building complex of children's school and old people's home completed in 1928, formed a closed unit. The architects based themselves on leading international concepts. The question was whether materials like steel, glass and concrete could be used to build churches.

The free-standing, open bell tower is connected to the church by flying buttresses. Inside there are frescoes by Adolf Kessler depicting the birth, work, death on the cross and resurrection of Jesus.

Surname	Redeemer
construction time	1930-1931
destruction	-
Architects	Karl Latteyer and Otto Schittenhelm, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	high, spacious hall construction
Tower height	34 m
Bells	es ¹ -ges ¹ -b ¹ -des ² ; 1,323 kg, 853 kg, 502 kg, 306 kg
organ	1931 Walcker, II / 26 (30) electronic / pneumatic
surface	500 m²
Seats	600
address	Herxheimer Strasse 53 in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt
Website	http://www.erloeserkirche-ludwigshafen.de/

Holy Family

The Catholic Church in what was then the Notwende development area was completed in 1973. It is a branch church of the parish and pilgrimage church Maria Himmelfahrt in Oggersheim.

Since the establishment of the settlement, the Catholics of the emergency have been looked after by the parish of Maria Himmelfahrt. When the residential area was greatly expanded in the early 1960s, however, the number of Catholics rose from 300 to 1,100. From 1968 to 1974 the services were held in the film hall of the Karl Kreuter School. In 1968 a piece of land was purchased by the city of Ludwigshafen. Construction began in 1972 and the new building was inaugurated on November 3, 1974. The initially spartan equipment of the church was completed in the course of time through grants and donations.

Surname	As Holy Family is Jesus , his mother Mary and his foster father, the carpenter Joseph of Nazareth called.
construction time	1973/74
destruction	-
architect	Episcopal Building Office, Speyer
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete concept
Tower height	≈10 m
Bells	none (two provided)
organ	1982 Mayer company, Heussweiler / Saar; II / 11 mechanical
surface	300 m²
Seats	200
address	At Weidenschlag in 67071 Ludwigshafen-Notwende
Website	www.wallfahrtskirche-maria-himmelfahrt-oggersheim.de

Friedenskirche

The Protestant Peace Church is the result of a competition in 1925 and 1926. It was designed by Karl Latteyer and Hans Schneider and executed from 1931 to 1932. The central building with a reinforced concrete construction over a circular floor plan was probably created under the impression of the Essen Resurrection Church by Otto Bartning. The concentrically staggered structure was badly damaged by bombing raids in 1943 and 1944, and the Golgotha fresco by Max Slevogt on the altar wall was completely destroyed.

After another competition in 1956, Ernst Zinsser was commissioned to carry out the reconstruction in modern forms, including the structural parts that had been preserved and while retaining the original basic form. The central building on a raised ground has exterior walls made of glazed concrete grids with supports on top. The round tower shortened for reasons of proportion.

The interior is laid out on two floors. On the ground floor are the community rooms and a vestibule with a curved flight of stairs to the organ gallery. On the windowless altar wall is a monumental mosaic of the crucified Jesus with seraphim and fish by Harry MacLean. Otherwise, the interior is typically simple.

Surname	Friedenskirche
construction time	1931-1932, 1954-1957
destruction	1943/44
Architects	Karl Latteyer and Hans Schneider, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	Central building in reinforced concrete construction
Tower height	39 m
Bells	es ¹ -ges ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ -des ² -es ² ; 1,259 kg, 860 kg, 748 kg, 647 kg, 360 kg, 315 kg
organ	1958 Steinmayer Oettingen, II / 27 mechanical
surface	660 m²
Seats	700
address	Leuschnerstrasse 56 in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim	Website	www.friedenskirche-lu.de

St. Gallus

inner space

On the site of the Catholic St. Gallus Church , a church is documented as early as 1275. From the Reformation until 1705 it was used as a simultaneous church, then it became purely Catholic again. After being destroyed by a flood, it was rebuilt in 1753. Today's church was built in 1848 and 1849 according to plans by Jakob and Gabriel Foltz in place of the smaller previous building that was demolished in 1843.

Today's church is a rectangular hall with a steep pitched roof. On the east side there is a high bell tower with a pointed helmet over a square floor plan, which is transferred upwards in an octagon shape. The entrance is through a modern extension on the north side. The building is a characteristic representative of the round arch style.

Surname	Gallus was a wandering monk and missionary whose main activity took place in the Lake Constance area. He is considered the founder of the city of St. Gallen .
construction time
destruction
Architects	Franz von Rabaliatti, Hoffmann, von den Branden (1753) architect from 1849 not known
Architectural style	neo-Romanesque building
Tower height	38 m
Bells	dis ¹ –fis ¹ –gis ¹ –ais ¹ ; 1,068 kg, 700 kg, 601 kg, 417 kg
organ	1967 Scherpf, Speyer, II / 27
surface	6,250 m² (floor space)
Seats	400
address	Erasmus-Bakke-Strasse 47 in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim
Website	St. Josef and St. Gallus in Friesenheim

Holy Spirit

The Catholic Holy Spirit Church in the southern inner city was built in 1961 and 1962. It became necessary when a new parish was formed from parts of the parishes Herz Jesu and St. Sebastian in the new building area Saarlandstrasse.

Today the parishes of St. Ludwig, Herz Jesu, Hl. Geist and St. Sebastian form a parish community.

Surname	In Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity according to the most important early church confession of the fourth century (Nicano-Constantinopolitanum) .
construction time	1961/62
destruction	-
architect	August Peter, Landau
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete concept
Tower height	12 m high dome light
Bells	no
organ	1970 Oberlinger company, Windesheim; II / 16 mechanical
surface	873 m² (floor space)
Seats	500
address	Georg-Herwegh-Strasse 41 in 67061 Ludwigshafen-Süd
Website

Norbert Karch: Church and Parish of the Holy Spirit, Ludwigshafen . Libertas Publishing House for Church and Homeland, 1966

St. Hedwig

The Catholic Hedwig Church has its patronage with reference to the Silesian expellees and the namesake of the Ernst Reuter settlement , the Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter , and the Berlin Saint Hedwig's Cathedral .

It is used today (2009) by the Croatian municipality of Ludwigshafen.

Surname	Hedwig von Andechs is the patron saint of Silesia.
construction time	1967/68
destruction	-
architect	Ewald Karch
Architectural style	Bright brick construction
Tower height	≈18 m
Bells	no
organ	1971 Scherpf, Speyer; II / 19
surface	800 m²
Seats	480
address	Brandenburger Strasse 1 in 67067 Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt
Website	www.bonifaz-hedwig-hildegard.de

Heart of jesus

The Catholic Herz-Jesu-Kirche was built between 1926 and 1929 by Albert Boßlet with the help of Karl Lochner as part of the so-called "Three Churches Competition". After war damage, it was rebuilt in 1951/1952 and renovated again in 1979. The church is a monumental bright brick building of linear severity. The west facade is raised like a tower behind a large flight of stairs and shows pilaster strips protruding at an acute angle as structuring elements.

An originally planned choir flank tower was not implemented. The functional exterior is influenced by the expressionist profane architecture, while the interior appears more traditional, as Romanesque style features were used in a reduced form. The central nave is spanned like a barrel, the side aisles, however, are very low and shallowly covered. The wall structure through high blind arcades is inspired by the Speyer Cathedral.

The carved Madonna from the 19th century probably comes from the formerly neighboring Dominican convent.

The parsonage, which was built at the same time, is connected to the south and forms a stylistic unit with the church.

Today the parishes of St. Ludwig, Herz Jesu, Hl. Geist and St. Sebastian form a parish community.

Surname	The Sacred Heart worship is an expression of Catholic piety.
construction time	1926-1929, 1951-1952
destruction	1943, 1945
Architects	Albert Boßlet and Karl Lochner 1951 Reconstruction of Philipp Blaumer, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	typical bright brick building of the 1920s
Tower height	25 m
Bell jar	as ¹ ; 520 kg
organ	1932 Klais, III / 44 electric
surface	not known
Seats	370
address	Mundenheimer Strasse 218 in 67061 Ludwigshafen
Website	www.herz-jesu-lu.kirche.org ( Memento from August 31, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

St. Hildegard

The Catholic St. Hildegard's Church was built in 1955 and 1956 according to a design by Heinrich Hebgen with the assistance of Wolfgang Janz. It is a free-standing church on a spacious area in the Niederfeldsiedlung.

The modern reinforced concrete structure is faced with sandstones and faces east. The hall church has a trapezoidal floor plan. The protruding middle part of the facade is divided into windows and vertically structured by pilaster strips.

There is an isolated bell tower to the side.

Surname	Hildegard von Bingen is considered to be the first representative of German mysticism in the Middle Ages.
construction time	1955/56
destruction	-
Architects	Heinrich Hebgen and Wolfgang Janz
Architectural style	modern mixed construction in exposed brickwork and reinforced concrete
Tower height	30.5 m
Bells	as ¹ -b ¹ -des ² -es ² ; 585 kg, 530 kg, 286 kg, 308 kg
organ	Michael Weise, Platting; 15 stops, 2 manuals and pedal
surface	3,500 m² (floor space)
Seats	470
address	Nachtigalstrasse 32b
Website	www.bonifaz-hedwig-hildegard.de

James Church

The Protestant Jakobuskirche in the Notwende development area was built in 1988. It catches the eye with its striking bell tower.

Surname	James
construction time	1988
destruction	-
architect	Karl Nagel
Architectural style
Tower height
Bells	3 (c sharp 2, e2, g sharp 2)
organ	electric
surface	not known
Seats
address	Karl-Kreuter-Strasse in Ludwigshafen-Notwende
Website	http://www.evkircheoggersheim.de/index.php?id=3510

Johanneskirche

The Protestant St. John's Church was built between 1956 and 1958 and consecrated on October 5, 1958.

Surname	John
construction time	1957/58
destruction	-
architect	Erwin Morlock, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	modern building design in masonry and reinforced concrete
Tower height	24 m
Bell jar	as ¹ ; 650 kg
organ	1967 Walker, Ludwigsburg; II / 12
surface	279 m²
Seats	300
address	Niederfeldstrasse 17 in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt
Website	www.johanneskirche.lu-niederfeld.de

Johannes Ronge House

The Johannes-Ronge-Haus of the Free Religious State Community of Palatinate in the city center was built in 1952.

In the building there is also a ballroom with a meeting room, the youth rooms and the administration of the state community. The building also houses apartments and business premises.

Surname	Johannes Ronge was a Catholic priest who contributed significantly to the establishment of the Federation of Free Religious Congregations.
construction time	1952
destruction	-
Architects	Latteyer and Koch
Architectural style
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ
surface	not known
Seats	not known
address	Wörthstrasse 6a in 67059 Ludwigshafen-Mitte
Website	@1@ 2( Page no longer available , search in web archives: www.freireligioese-pfalz.de )

St. Joseph

inner space

The Catholic Josefskirche was first built in 1926 and rebuilt in 1950 after an explosion at BASF .

Surname	Joseph of Nazareth
construction time	1926/27, 1948-1950
Destruction	1944, 1948
architect	Greifzu, Philip Blaumer, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	flat-topped pillar basilica
Tower height	35 m
Bells	b ⁰ -des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ ; 2,800 kg, 1,646 kg, 946 kg, 584 kg, 420 kg
organ	1956 Walcker, III / 46 electric (conversion: 1984 Zimnol)
surface	1,060 m² (floor space)
Seats	480
address	Hegelstrasse 55 in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim
Website	www.stjosef-stgallus-lu.de

St. Joseph

inner space

The Catholic Sankt Josephskirche was built in 1914 and 1915 as an early work by the Würzburg architect Albert Boßlet . After being damaged in the Second World War, it was gradually repaired from 1949 to 1986.

The building complex consisting of the hall church and rectory is dominated by a façade flank tower with a bonnet. The outer walls are roughly plastered, the interior is characterized by Romanesque style associations and Art Nouveau decorations.

Connected to the left is the parsonage that was built at the same time and is connected to the church through a covered archway.

Rich Art Nouveau furnishings, carved wooden altar in the baptistery. High altar with mosaics. Sandstone figure by Jakob Stolz.

Surname	Joseph
construction time	1914/15, 1949-1952
destruction	1944
architect	Albert Boßlet, Würzburg
Architectural style	neo-Romanesque building
Tower height	34 m
Bells	des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ ; 1,834 kg, 980 kg, 531 kg, 462 kg
organ	Organ building Johannes Klais (Bonn), op. 957, 1942, III / Ped (34 + 1 tr.)
surface	4,090 m² floor space
Seats	410
address	Carolistraße 25 in Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim
Website	http://www.st-joseph-rheingoenheim.de/

Holy Cross

Holy cross

The Catholic Holy Cross Church was built in 1961 and 1962 according to plans by government builder Richard Jörg . In July 2011, the artist Eduart Palatin bought the church and rectory at an unknown, symbolic price from the Catholic parish of St. Trinity after the church had not been used for five years.

The name Holy Cross Church is often used in churches where there are alleged or actual relics of the cross on which Jesus died.

Surname	Holy cross
construction time	1958–1961/1962
destruction	-
architect	Karlheinz Fischer, Kaiserslautern
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete concept
Tower height	29.50 m
Bells	6th
organ	1967–81 Zimnol, Kaiserslautern, II / 27
surface	1,350 m² (floor area)
Seats	400
address	Volkerstraße 2 in Ludwigshafen-West
Website

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

St. Ludwig

inner space

The Ludwigskirche was built between 1858 and 1862 according to plans by Heinrich Hübsch as a sandstone block in the neo-Romanesque style. The echoes of the Speyer Cathedral are recognizable, and Hübsch was involved in the restoration.

The west-facing, three-aisled pillar basilica over the plan of a Latin cross. The square choir flank towers, which lead into the octagon at the top, were completed in 1883. They were badly damaged in World War II and rebuilt in 1952.

The nave was largely destroyed during the Second World War and rebuilt in different forms from 1952 to 1954 according to plans by Philipp Blaumer. Only the carved figure of Mary and the marble baptismal font are preserved from the original furnishings.

The parishes of St. Ludwig, Herz Jesu, Heilig Geist and St. Sebastian form a parish community.

Surname	Ludwig
construction time	1858-1862, 1954
destruction	1943, 1945
architect	Heinrich Hübsch, Karlsruhe and Karl Lochner, Philipp Blaumer, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	Neo-romanticism based on the western part of the Speyer Cathedral
Tower height	≈55 m
Bells	des ¹ -f ¹ -as ¹ -b ¹ -des ² -as ²
organ	Späth organ with 41 stops
surface	not known
Seats	482
address	Wredestrasse 22 in 67059 Ludwigshafen
Website

Lukas Church

Side view

The Protestant Lukaskirche is a church building with an almost square floor plan with a markedly profane character. It was built between 1959 and 1961 based on a design by the architect Heinrich Otto Vogel . The north-facing hall church is characterized by the contrasting use of traditional and modern materials and shapes.

The architect wanted to create a festive spatial impression by striving up the walls, which is why the windowless walls contrast with the light walls, which are designed like strongly stylized hands open upwards.

Concrete pillars support the slatted roof structure. The altar is surrounded by three bench blocks in the shape of a horseshoe.

The windowless gable walls made of embossed sandstone blocks are decorated with reliefs that are irregularly distributed over the facade. These are representations from the Gospel of Luke .

The exterior of the church takes up the situation of a small free space and makes the building appear like three market houses.

Surname	The author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles is traditionally referred to as the Evangelist Luke .
construction time	1960
destruction	-
architect	Heinrich Otto Vogel, Trier
Architectural style	conventionally modern building spirit
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	1969/70 Ott, Göttingen; III / 39 mechanical / electrical
surface	1,221 m²
Seats	700
address	Kurfürstenstrasse 46 in 67061 Ludwigshafen-Süd
Website	www.lu-sued.de

Luther Church

The Protestant Luther Church was the oldest church building in the city center. It was built between 1858 and 1862 according to plans by August von Voit as a hall church in the neo-Gothic style. After the destruction in World War II, only the eastern front with the central tower completed by Volt's son August 1879 remained.

The tower of the Luther Church can be seen from afar. The richly structured sandstone facade shows figures of the four evangelists above the portals, which were erected in 1883 by the Karlsruhe sculptor Moest.

In 1943 the church was bombed, the nave was completely destroyed and no longer rebuilt.

Today the so-called Turm33-Cafédrale is housed in the tower , a place for culture and encounters. The church entry point of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate is also housed in the glass extension of the Luther Tower.

Surname	The church is named after the reformer Martin Luther .
construction time	1858-1862
destruction	1943
architect	August from Voit
Architectural style	Neo-Gothic
Tower height	61 m
Bells	es ¹ -ges ¹ -as ² -b ² -c ³ -es ³ ; 1971; Karl Stumpf bell foundry in Karlsruhe
organ	no
surface	no
Seats	no
address	Maxstrasse 33 in 67059 Ludwigshafen-Mitte
Website	www.evpfalz.de

St. Mary

Orthodox Easter vigil in St. Mary's Church

An architectural competition was held in 1924 for the construction of the St. Mary's Church , and the winning competition design by Albert Boßlet was carried out between 1926 and 1928. When the war damage was repaired in 1943, the choir was changed and the inner pointed barrel was replaced by a flat-arched barrel.

The east-facing, three-aisled basilica has a wide central nave under a hipped roof and low aisles under pent roofs. The tower provided for in the plan was not built. High bronze figures of Mary and the apostles Peter and Paul by Johannes Panzer stand above the main portal. Only some of the furnishings date from the time it was built: a marble angel by Johannes Panzer, an Antonius relief by Carl Caire and wooden reliefs in the aisles by August Weckbecker.

This building reflects the new trends in the architecture of its time and was also of national importance.

In 2007 the church was converted into a Greek Orthodox Church after it was closed after the three inner city parishes of Saint Trinity, Saint Mary and Holy Cross were merged. It was then taken over by the Greek Orthodox parish of the Annunciation .

Surname	Maria
construction time	1926-1928
Destruction	1943
Architects	Albert Boßlet, Würzburg Construction management by Karl Lochner, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	Towerless basilica with vestibule in the form of the 1920s
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	dismantled (Klais organ since 2011 in St. Joseph in Rheingönheim)
surface	4,600 m² (plot)
Seats	480
address	Hohenzollernstrasse 2
Website	@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.katholisch.de( Page no longer available , search in web archives: New beginning for a large church in Ludwigshafen )

Assumption Day

Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption

Madonna

The palace and pilgrimage church of the Assumption of Mary is a Catholic place of worship in the baroque style. It was built over an older Loreto chapel , which was completely preserved.

The Loreto Chapel was built between 1729 and 1733 as a small prayer room in the palace gardens. A "confessional" was originally planned in their vicinity . The Jesuits took over the chapel in 1733 and looked after it from Mannheim . Elector Karl Philipp wanted to take up the Lauretanian veneration "for the general benefit and consolation of the fatherland" . The solemn beginning was placed on the feast of the Annunciation in 1733.

The wide, single-nave room follows the rectangular floor plan of the Loreto Chapel and, like this, faces south-west. The nave takes up the Loreto chapel completely. Its north-eastern outer wall also forms the rear wall of the high altar of the large pilgrimage church.

Surname	The Assumption of Mary is a solemn festival of the Roman Catholic Church.
construction time	1775–1777, Loreto Chapel: 1729–1733
destruction	-
architect	Peter Anton von Verschaffelt Borromini, Mannheim (Loreto Chapel)
Architectural style	Late baroque to classicism
Tower height	37 m
Bells	c ¹ -es ¹ -f ¹ -g ¹ ; 1953; Bell foundry Hamm
organ	Kämmererorgel, Speyer Mayer 1990, II / 27 (24) mechanical / electrical
surface
Seats	355
address	Kapellengasse 8 in 67071 Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim
Website	www.wallfahrtskirche-maria-himmelfahrt-oggersheim.de

Mary Queen

The history of the Edigheim parish goes back to the year 772. The current Catholic parish church was built in 1961 and consecrated in 1962.

Surname	Mary Queen
construction time	1961–1962
Destruction	1824, 1882, 1921, 1943
architect	Heinrich Hebgen, Ludwigshafen (1750–1754) Heinz Wildner, Ludwigshafen (1961–1962)
Architectural style	modern mixed construction in exposed brickwork and reinforced concrete
Tower height	24 m
Bells	d ¹ -f ¹ -g ¹ -a ¹ -c ²
organ	Wehr 1967, II 22 (reconstruction in 1992)
surface	6,647 m² (plot)
Seats	400
address	Bgm.-Fries-Str. 1 in 67069 Ludwigshafen-Edigheim
Website	www.mariakoenigin.de

St. Mark's Church

The Protestant St. Mark's Church was built between 1896 and 1898.

Surname	Markus
construction time	1896-1898
destruction	-
architect	Franz Schöberl, Speyer
Architectural style	Cuboid building in neo-renaissance
Tower height	53 m
Bells	d ¹ -f ¹ -h ¹ ; 2,500 kg, 1,400 kg, 450 kg
organ	1960 Steinmayer Oettingen, II / 26 mechanical / electrical
surface	365 m²
Seats	540 (850)
address	At Speyrer Tor 1 in 67071 Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim Schillerstraße 12
Website	http://www.evkircheoggersheim.de/index.php?id=3508

St. Martin

The original Catholic Church was built between 1771 and 1774. It was destroyed several times in 1648 and 1943. Today's St. Martin Church dates from 1953.

Surname	Martin of Tours
construction time	1771-1774, 1921-1923, 1954
Destruction	1921, 1943/44
architect	Burkhard Süß, Oppau Albert Boßlet and Josef Kuld
Architectural style	modern masonry construction
Tower height	38 m
Bells	c ¹ -es ¹ -g ¹ -b ¹ -c ² ; 2,250 kg, 1,100 kg, 740 kg, 525 kg
organ	Klais organ 1957, 48 stops
surface	6.140 m² (plot)
Seats	480
address	Kirchenstrasse 8 67069 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Website	www.st-martin-lu.de

Martinskirche

Today's Protestant Martinskirche in the Maudach district was built in 1964 and 1965 as a successor to the church that was destroyed in World War II. With its pointed tower, it shapes the townscape of Maudach.

During the Second World War, a large number of buildings are destroyed, the Protestant Church burned down and was demolished in 1963, the Catholic Church was badly damaged.

Surname	Martin
construction time	1845, 1964
destruction	1945
architect	Ulrich Wohlgemuth, Worms
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete construction
Tower height	40 m
Bells	fis ¹ -a ¹ -cis ² ; 686 kg, 478 kg, 240 kg
organ	1965 Oberlinger, 8 registers, 1 manual, mechanical
surface	230 m²
Seats	225
address	Hindenburgstrasse / Breite Strasse in 67067 Ludwigshafen-Maudach
Website	www.martinskirche-maudach.de

Matthew Church

The Matthäuskirche is a Protestant church in the West district, which was built in 1966.

Surname	Evangelist Matthew
construction time	1964-1966
destruction	-
architect	Erwin Morlock, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete structure
Tower height	≈30 m
Bells	no
organ	1992 Fischer & Krämer, Endingen, II / 17
surface	520 m²
Seats	350
address	Waltraudenstrasse 38 in Ludwigshafen-West
Website

Melanchthon Church

Sanctuary

The Protestant Melanchthon Church is one of a number of around 50 Bartning emergency churches ; which were built throughout Germany between 1948 and 1950. It was built in 1949 to replace the Luther Church that was destroyed in World War II.

The simple structure, which takes up the church building of the 1920s in its expressive design language, consists of a load-bearing wooden truss construction and sandstone masonry, to which the rubble stones from the destroyed Luther Church were used.

The hall building, which faces northeast, has two smaller extensions on the main facade. The interior is characterized by bright brick masonry and a rib construction that resembles a Gothic pointed barrel vault.

Surname	Philipp Melanchthon
construction time	1949
destruction	-
Architects	Otto Bartning and Otto Betz, Darmstadt
Architectural style	Conventional construction from the foundation to the plinth, above it wooden rib construction
Tower height	-
Bells
organ	1980 Weigle, II / 22 mechanical / electrical
surface	339 m²
Seats	200 (+ 200)
address	Maxstrasse 38 in 67059 Ludwigshafen-Mitte
Website

Mennonite Church

The former Mennonite church was demolished in 1959 due to road construction work.

Front house of the Mennonite congregation, externally not recognizable as a church

Mennonite church service room

The Mennonite community in Ludwigshafen has existed since 1702. As part of the re-planning of the traffic routes and other structural changes in the 1950s, the then 50-year-old Mennonite church in Kurzen Strasse (Hemshof district) had to be abandoned. In exchange, the congregation received a plot of land on Berliner Straße, in which a church service room with ancillary rooms was created by expanding the ground floor and basement, which was inaugurated in May 1960.

Surname	Parish hall
Architects
Architectural style
surface
Seats	unknown
address	Berliner Strasse 43 in 67059 Ludwigshafen-Mitte
Website	Mennonite community Ludwigshafen

St. Michael

organ

The parishes of St. Joseph and St. Michael form a parish community.

A Michaelskirche in Maudach was first mentioned in a document in 1307. From 1353 to 1632 the Speyer Monastery awarded Maudach as a fief to the Junkers von Hirschhorn. Lutheran teaching was introduced in 1556; In 1669 the community became Catholic again.

The former west tower from around 1500 and the choir, closed on three sides, have been preserved in late Gothic forms from the previous buildings of today's church. Both were included in the late Baroque new building, which was probably built in 1753 according to plans by Franz Wilhelm Rabaliatti . In 1945 the choir roof and spire were damaged by a bomb and repaired from 1949 to 1951. Painting from the 18th century, Assumption of Mary and Saint Nepomuk, carved Vespers from the 15th century.

Surname	archangel Michael
construction time	1752/53, 1882, 1945
destruction	1824, 1883, 1950/51
architect	Franz von Rabaliatti Hoffmann, Mainz
Architectural style	Baroque, tower in late Gothic
Tower height	≈33 m
Bells	gis ¹ -h ¹ -cis ² ; 505 kg, 308 kg, 219 kg
organ	1977 Haerpfer, II / 17
surface	11,153 m² floor space
Seats	336
address	Von-Sturmfederstraße 14a in Ludwigshafen-Maudach
Website	www.pfarrei-st-michael.de

New Apostolic Church Friesenheim

New Apostolic Church

The New Apostolic Church opposite the clinic was built in 1949 according to plans by government builder Ludwig König from Oggersheim. It is a plastered building in a row construction with simple ashlar structure under a gable roof. The profane character of the building is typical for the church building of the New Apostolic Congregation.

Surname
construction time
destruction
architect	Ludwig King
Architectural style
Tower height	-
Bells	-
organ	Steirer 1952 II / P 20 currently closed, Benedikt type 348, built in 2005
surface
Seats
address	Hohenzollernstrasse 43 in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim
Website	http://www.nak-ludwigshafen.de/

New Apostolic Church Garden City

Surname	New Apostolic Church Garden City
construction time
destruction
architect
Architectural style
Tower height	-
Bells
organ	Benedikt Type 348, built in 2005
surface
Seats
address	Eichenstrasse / corner of Hochfeldstrasse in 67067 Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt
Website	http://www.nak-ludwigshafen-gartenstadt.de/

New Apostolic Church Oggersheim

The New Apostolic Church in Oggersheim was built in 1960.

Surname	New Apostolic Church Oggersheim
construction time	1960
destruction	-
Architects	Dietrich and Naumann, mother city
Architectural style
Tower height	-
Bells
organ	Kienle, type EC II, built in 1990
surface
Seats	184
address	Schillerstrasse 69 in Ludwigshafen-Oggersheim
Website	http://www.nak-ludwigshafen-oggersheim.de/

New Apostolic Church Oppau

Parsevalstraße 6 in 67069 Ludwigshafen-Oppau The Lu-Oppau church has been closed since June 22, 2014. There are no more services there.

Pauluskirche

The predecessor of the Protestant Pauluskirche was inaugurated in 1780. The present church was built in 1901 and 1902 according to plans by Franz Schöberl. After being destroyed in 1921 and 1944, it was rebuilt in 1951 and the tower was changed.

It is a stately, south-facing sandstone block building with house integration. The church, which is characteristic in its structural forms and simple furnishings, forms the center of the town together with the town hall and school and is related to the church buildings by the Berlin architect Johannes Otzen.

Surname	Paul of Tarsus
construction time	1772-1780, 1901-1902, 1952, 1953-1955
Destruction	1794, 1944, 1951
Architects	Franz Schöberl, Speyer, Helmut Fücker, Ludwigshafen Manfred Watta
Architectural style	neo-Gothic ashlar construction
Tower height	45.50 m
Bells	c sharp ¹ , e ¹ , g sharp ¹ , h ¹ , c sharp ² , d sharp ² ; 1,801 kg, 1,090 kg, 501 kg, 420 kg, 300 kg, 207 kg
organ	1997 Organ building Mühleisen, Leonberg, III / 30
surface
Seats	546 (850 with gallery)
address	Luitpoldstrasse 41 in Ludwigshafen-Friesenheim
Website	www.evkirchefriesenheim.de

Paul Gerhardt Church

The Protestant Paul Gerhardt Church stands on the same spot where there was a St. Gallus Church in the 12th century, of which only the late Gothic tower remains, the foundation walls of which are the remains of a former Romanesque tower. The church burned down in 1708 but was immediately restored. It was destroyed in 1733/1734 after it had previously been used as a stable by French soldiers. The current church was built in 1792 and was thoroughly renovated 100 years later.

During the Reformation, the parish became Lutheran and the church became a Simultaneous Church in 1698 . In 1890 the use of the church was regulated in a settlement. It became the sole property of the Protestants and the Catholics received a settlement of 30,000 marks.

Surname	Paul Gerhardt
construction time	1790/91, 1950-1952
destruction	1943
Architects	Johann Andreas Traitteur, Müller, Rettig, Horlacher
Architectural style	modified classicism
Tower height	31 m
Bells	dis ¹ –fis ¹ –ais ¹ ; 1,820 kg, 1,028 kg, 518 kg
organ	1955 Steinmeyer, II / 27 mechanical
surface	398 m²
Seats	460
address	At Kantor-Josef-Jakob-Platz in Ludwigshafen-Rheingönheim
Website	www.prot-kirche-rheingoenheim.org

Edigheim Protestant Church

Evangelical Church Edigheim

A church in Edigheim is already mentioned in the minutes of the church visitation of 1496. In the following time Edigheim was a branch of Oppau. In accordance with the agreements of the Augsburg Religious Peace , the Reformation was introduced into the Palatinate from above in 1556 . Edigheim became Protestant on the instructions of the Elector. At the end of the 17th century, however, Elector Johann Wilhelm tried to force the Reformed people back to the old faith. In 1705 he also assigned the church to the Catholics in Edigheim, although at that time only one resident of the place was Catholic. After all, in 1707 the Reformed were allowed to use the church. This repeatedly led to tension. In 1740 the dilapidated church was torn down, with the Reformed being allowed to participate in the reconstruction. But after the church was completed in 1750, Catholics were restored to sole rights. The Protestants were left with small side rooms and rooms, although they always made up the majority of the population.

A petition to the sovereign had the success that the Reformed and the Catholics used the church together again from 1816. This second simultaneum , however, did not go smoothly.

In 1911 Edigheim became an independent Protestant parish. The most important concern of the first pastor was to build his own church. He traveled all over the Palatinate to collect for church building. In the years 1914 to 1916, the current church was built in the Art Nouveau style of the time .

The church was damaged in World War II and renovated between 1950 and 1952. Due to a lack of money, the damaged, colorfully glazed windows were replaced with simple leaded glazing.

Surname	Edigheim Protestant Church
construction time	1914–1916, 1952 (reconstruction)
destruction	1943 (damaged)
architect	R. Ostermaier, Kaiserslautern
Architectural style	neoclassical and use of art nouveau motifs
Tower height	38 m
Bells	c ¹ -e ¹ -g ¹ -a ¹ -h ¹ ; 1,720 kg, 910 kg, 610 kg, 431 kg, 289 kg
organ	1916 Link brothers, Giengen / Brenz, II / 17 pneumatic
surface	495 m²
Seats	590
address	Bürgermeister-Fries-Strasse 4 in 67069 Ludwigshafen-Edigheim
Website	www.evkirche-edigheim.de

Pentecostal Protestant Church

The Protestant church in the Pfingstweide was built in 1975 and 1976 in the then new building area in the north of the city. When the first apartments in the new building area were occupied in 1969, the Pfingstweide still belonged to the Protestant parish of Edigheim .

In July 1970, a community center, the so-called barracks , was opened, which also housed a kindergarten. The basic idea behind the provisional arrangement was: First a community should be formed, which should then build its own community center according to its own wishes. It then took until 1976 for the Protestant Community Center to be completed.

Surname	Protestant community center Pfingstweide
construction time	1976
destruction	-
Architects	Speer and Wolfgang Männchen
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete construction
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	electric
surface	not known
Seats	200
address	Brussels Ring 57 in 67069 Ludwigshafen-Pfingstweide
Website	www.pfingstweide.de

Protestant Church Ruchheim

The Protestant church in Ruchheim was built in 1833 and 1834. Inside there are sculptures by Goez Weisenheim.

Surname	Protestant parish church Ruchheim
construction time	1833-1834
destruction
Architects	Foltz, Speyer and Max Walter, Ruchheim
Architectural style	Late classicism
Tower height	32 m
Bells	g ¹ -b ¹ -c ² ; 505 kg, 355 kg, 252 kg
organ	1874 Walker, Ludwigsburg; mechanical action
surface	225 m²
Seats	208
address	Fußgönheimer Strasse 22 in Ludwigshafen-Ruchheim
Website

St. Sebastian

inner space

A church was first documented in 1179 on the site of the Catholic St. Sebastian's Church; a church built in 1610 was destroyed in the 17th century. In the years 1859 to 1861 the nave and the choir were rebuilt including the tower from 1610.

Today's church was built to replace the previous building from the 19th century, which was destroyed in 1943, in 1954 according to plans by Karl Lochner and Philipp Blaumer. It is a massive plastered building with low aisles on the spacious area.

The outer walls are laterally broken up into vertically structured concrete grids with round windows. The main view is accentuated by a tracery rose. Immediately on the street is the free-standing bell tower.

St. Sebastian forms a parish community with the parishes of St. Ludwig, Herz Jesu and Heilig Geist.

Surname	Sebastian was a Roman soldier and became a Christian martyr.
construction time
destruction	1943, 1945
Architects	Karl Lochner and Philipp Blaumer
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete structure
Tower height	42 meters
Bells	b ⁰ -c ¹ -es ¹ -f ¹ -g ¹ ; 3,024 kg, 2,014 kg, 1,261 kg, 1,024 kg, 700 kg
organ	Scherpf, Speyer 1963
surface	1,475 m² (floor space)
Seats	500
address	Saarlandstrasse 3 in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim
Website	www.st-sebastian-lu.de

Trinity Church

altar

The Protestant Trinity Church was built in 1976 when a new parish was created through the construction of the Ernst Reuter settlement.

Surname	Trinitatis (Latin for Trinity )
construction time	1966
destruction	-
architect	Erwin Morlock, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	modern reinforced concrete concept
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	electric
surface	not known
Seats	80
address	Kärntnerstrasse 23 in Ludwigshafen-Gartenstadt
Website

Church of Reconciliation

Church window

The Protestant Reconciliation Church was built in 1975 and has been used by the Protestant youth in Ludwigshafen since the renovation in 2009.

Surname	reconciliation
construction time	1966
destruction	-
architect	Erwin Morlock, Ludwigshafen
Architectural style	modern mixed construction
Tower height	-
Bells	no
organ	Oberlinger, Windesheim; I / 6 mechanical, 1961
surface	203 m²
Seats	100 (+ 65)
address	Ludwig-Börne-Strasse in 67061 Ludwigshafen-Süd
Website	Protestant parish Ludwigshafen - South

literature

Friedrich Schmitt: Ludwigshafen church building . Ludwigshafen 1985
Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate as volume 8. City of Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Rhineland-Palatinate on behalf of the Ministry of Culture . Modifications made by Mara Oexner. Düsseldorf: Schwann in Patmos Verlag. 1st edition, 1990. ISBN 3-491-31039-3

Web links

Commons : Churches in Ludwigshafen - Collection of images, videos and audio files

www.ludwigshafen.de ( Memento from October 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Churches in Ludwigshafen)
@1@ 2( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Kirchenführer Ludwigshafen ) (PowerPoint presentation)

Individual evidence

^ Quote from Hoffmann (pastor at the time of the inauguration in 1903). Quoted in commemorative publication for the 75th anniversary of the Christ Church in LU-Mundenheim 1978. Quoted from the history of the Prot. Parish Mundenheim until 1978. Protestant parish LU-Mundenheim, accessed on February 14, 2020 (in the chapter “The Consecration of the Church”): “Same is extraordinarily beautiful according to the elevation and execution. It contains between 900 and 1,000 seats, has a three-sided gallery and has good acoustics "
^ Die Rheinpfalz, Ludwigshafen, May 27, 2013
↑ Richard Jörg. In: arch INFORM ; accessed on February 15, 2020.
↑ Die Rheinpfalz, Ludwigshafener Rundschau, July 14, 2011

[1] Quote from Hoffmann (pastor at the time of the inauguration in 1903). Quoted in commemorative publication for the 75th anniversary of the Christ Church in LU-Mundenheim 1978. Quoted from the history of the Prot. Parish Mundenheim until 1978. Protestant parish LU-Mundenheim, accessed on February 14, 2020 (in the chapter “The Consecration of the Church”): “Same is extraordinarily beautiful according to the elevation and execution. It contains between 900 and 1,000 seats, has a three-sided gallery and has good acoustics "

[2] Die Rheinpfalz, Ludwigshafen, May 27, 2013

[3] Richard Jörg. In: arch INFORM ; accessed on February 15, 2020.

[4] Die Rheinpfalz, Ludwigshafener Rundschau, July 14, 2011