Liebfrauen (Arnsberg)

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The tower of the old church and right behind it the new building of the new church. Next to the tower is the community and youth center.

The parish church of Liebfrauen is a catholic church building in Arnsberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) that characterizes the town.

History and architecture

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the local area expanded due to the increase in population and it became necessary to build a new church below the castle hill .

First church

The plastered building was built in 1931 according to plans by the architects Flerus & Konert from Dortmund. Narrow side corridors were attached to the elongated central nave . The rectangular choir was slightly drawn in. After considerable moisture damage in the roof area, the building was demolished. Only the tower standing on the side of the facade remained.

Today's church

The old church was replaced by a new church building and a multi-storey house according to plans by Wilfried Karbe, which also made it possible to use the church outside of the community. The church building stands on a floor plan, in the form of a trapezoid , with corner bevels . Inclined beams are stretched over this floor plan, making a total of eight sections. These individual bulkheads are delimited by high glass sheets and closed wall sections; they emphasize the trapezoidal floor plan with projections and recesses.

The exterior is characterized by exposed concrete panels and formwork joints. The flat roofs of different heights are staggered in a stepped manner, with the highest roofs in the center. The result is a three-dimensional, moving overall picture that follows a regular spatial system. The roofs of two Scots stick with a high attic out over the edge, in these areas the glass webs are guided horizontally. The low canopies of the entrance area correspond to the two attic roofs. They range from a low height to that of the roofs.

The oblique beams determine the impression of the interior. In the offsets of the flat wooden ceilings, light strips are partially inserted. The exposed concrete on the walls has not been processed. The bulkheads are separated by different colored glass ribbons. The organ gallery emerges with a high parapet . The sloping ceramic floor ends in an altar zone that is raised by three steps.

tower

The tower is still from the church from 1932, it is covered with a gable roof and divided by small round-arched openings. The three-part bronze bell sounds in e'-g'-a '. The small bell was made in 1923, the two large bells were cast in special bronze from Brilon in 1947.

Furnishing

  • The liturgical furnishings, as well as the moving glass comps, come from Ina Hartmann Rochelle and Bernd Hartmann.
  • The altar, the ambo and the tabernacle stele are an important part of the interior design.

swell

  • Heinrich Otten: Church building in the Archdiocese of Paderborn 1930 to 1975 . Bonifatius Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-403-7

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 ′ 40.9 "  N , 8 ° 4 ′ 11.8"  E