List of sacred buildings in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

The list of sacred buildings in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe includes the sacred buildings of the city of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe that are intended for church services, regardless of religious belief .

Religiously used sacred buildings

Surname	image	Location	First mention, first construction	Today's construction	Denomination	history	Architecture of the current building	Remarks
Advent chapel		Gonzenheim Feldstrasse 71 Bad Homburg 50.2185 °  N , 8.63142 °  O			Seventh-day Adventists
All Saints Church also called the Russian Chapel		Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 84 Bad Homburg 50.22571 °  N , 8.62513 °  O		September 22, 1899	Russian Orthodox	From 1922 to 1946 there were seldom services in the church. Today there are regular services in German and Church Slavonic here.	The construction corresponds to the style of Russian churches of the 16th century. The onion dome towers above the crossing .	The foundation stone was laid on October 16, 1896 in the presence of the Russian Tsar couple Nikolaus II and Alexandra Fjodorovna (née Alix von Hessen-Darmstadt).
Christ Church		Berlin settlement, Stettiner Straße 53 Bad Homburg 50.22385 °  N , 8.59975 °  O			evangelical
Church of the Redeemer		Dorotheenstraße 1 Bad Homburg 50.22666 °  N , 8.61172 °  O		May 17, 1908	evangelical		Four-tower, cross-shaped gallery basilica in the style of Wilhelmine neo-Romanesque	The Erlöserkirche is the main Protestant church in the spa town. The interior design and painting are reminiscent of Hagia Sophia .
Evangelical Free Church Congregation		Sodener Str. 18 Bad Homburg 50.2238 °  N , 8.60432 °  O	October 7, 1962	1984	Evangelical-Free Church	This Evangelical Free Church has existed in Bad Homburg since 1887. In 1962 the first house of worship was built. In 1984 the second house (picture) with a large church service room was inaugurated.
Evangelical Church (Gonzenheim)		Gonzenheim Kirchgasse 10 Bad Homburg 50.22095 °  N , 8.64072 °  O	1570	1845 + 1877	evangelical	A church stood here as early as 1570, which was expanded with a steeple in 1686. In 1845 there was a new building, but initially only the church tower. The nave was not built until 1876–77.
Memorial Church		Kirdorf at the Memorial Church 2 Bad Homburg 50.23795 °  N , 8.60806 °  O		17th August 1913	evangelical		The architect of the church, donated by a citizen of Kirdorf, was Heinrich Jacobi .	The church windows are donated by individual citizens, their names are on the respective window. Pulpit, altar, baptismal font, chandelier and sacrament implements come from the castle church and are a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Holy Cross Church		Gonzenheim , at the hill 22 Bad Homburg 50.21754 °  N , 8.63561 °  O	1952-1953	1953	Roman Catholic			The organ built by JWWalker (England) for the English Church in 1867 is located here. Belonging to the diocese of Limburg.
Heart of Jesus Church		Gartenfeld settlement Heuchelheimer Street 92a, Bad Homburg 50.23361 °  N , 8.5943 °  O		1969	Roman Catholic			Belonging to the diocese of Limburg.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses		Töpferweg 1 Bad Homburg 50.23091 °  N , 8.61602 °  O			Jehovah's Witnesses
Marienkirche		Dorotheenstraße 17, Bad Homburg 50.22605 °  N , 8.61364 °  O		August 14, 1895	Roman Catholic	First church building built by the Catholic community in Bad Homburg from 1892 to 1895.		The main Roman Catholic church in Bad Homburg belonging to the Diocese of Limburg.
Ulu Camii Mosque		Schaberweg 9, Bad Homburg 50.2201 °  N , 8.61091 °  O		1990	Islam		The building has a minaret .	The mosque is operated by an association organized in the DITIB .
St. Elisabeth Church		Ober-Eschbach At the chewing Leimen 5 Bad Homburg 50.21489 °  N , 8.64678 °  O	1964	1993	Roman Catholic	Construction began on September 25, 1992. The inauguration took place on December 3, 1995.		It is the youngest church in Bad Homburg. Diocese of Mainz
St. John		Kirdorf Am Kirchberg Bad Homburg 50.24142 °  N , 8.61045 °  O	1229-1622 1650-? 1751-?	08/31/1862	Roman Catholic		late classical round arch style	Belonging to the diocese of Limburg, in local parlance also often referred to as "Taunus Cathedral".
St. Martin		Ober-Erlenbach Martin Kirchstrasse 14 Bad Homburg 50.22647 °  N , 8.6827 °  O	1160-1763	1765	Roman Catholic		Baroque church	Diocese of Mainz
Waldensian Church		Dornholzhausen , Thornwood Str. 12 Bad Homburg 50.24096 °  N , 8.58773 °  O	1701	1724	formerly Waldensian , today evangelical reformed	In 1699 French religious refugees, the Waldensians, settled here. They were allowed to keep their faith, the services were held in French until the end of the 19th century.	Hall building with hipped roof, high arched windows and arched portal in the main front. Baroque pulpit with the inscription "Je trouve ici mon asile" (This is where I find my refuge)
To the gate of heaven		Ober-Eschbach , Ober-Eschbacher Str. 76 Bad Homburg 50.21747 °  N , 8.65111 °  O		1731	formerly Protestant-Lutheran , since 1823 Protestant		Rectangular building with bevelled edges, dormer-studded hipped roof and stepped, eight-sided dome roof turret.

Desecrated sacred buildings

Surname	image	Location	Construction from up	Church use	Denomination	history	Architecture of the building	Remarks
English church		Ferdinandplatz Bad Homburg 50.22516 °  N , 8.62267 °  O	1861 to 1865	September 2, 1868 to 1914	Church of England	Construction by the Homburg master builder Christian Holler began in 1861. Inauguration was on September 2nd, 1868 by the Lord Bishop of London. The last church act was a wedding on June 6, 1914.	Two-storey hall church with a semicircular closed choir and a towed, slate-covered gable roof.	Today the building is used as a cultural center and is a listed building.
Jakobskirche (formerly Jacobskirche)		Dorotheenstraße 5 Bad Homburg 50.22674 °  N , 8.61273 °  O	1718 to 1723	July 25, 1724 to August 14, 1895	French Reformed (Huguenots) until 1812 (or 1816), then until 1895 Catholic use	After the church was used, Louis Jacobi converted it into a gym for the Homburg gymnastics community (HTG) in 1905 . In 2012 the building was sold to Galerie Scheffel and exhibitions have been taking place since May 2016.	Massively erected hall building with a large-volume cripple-hip roof with a canopy ridge. The weather vane dates from 1718.	Cultural monument
Synagogue Ober-Erlenbach		Bornstraße 14 upper Erlenbach 50.22621 °  N , 8.68063 °  O	The building was already in place in 1855	1855 to before 1924	Jewish	After the First World War, its use as a synagogue was abandoned by the municipality of Ober-Erlenbach and the building was rented out for residential purposes.	Residential house with a courtyard	Cultural monument

Sacred buildings that no longer exist

Surname	image	Location	First mention of buildings	Church use	Denomination	history	Architecture of the building	Remarks
synagogue		Elisabeth 8, corner Wall Street Bad Homburg 50.23042 °  N , 8.6127 °  O	The previous building was used from 1731/32 to approx. 1860.	November 9, 1886 to November 10, 1938	Jewish	The plans come from Christian Holler. In 1904 the synagogue was rebuilt. The casino, the state treasury, the city of Bad Homburg, spa guests and Landgrave Ferdinand von Hessen-Homburg support the financing of the construction.	Synagogue with onion domes on two towers. The large prayer room had more than 400 places.	The synagogue was set on fire on Reichskristallnacht and completely destroyed. A memorial stone has been commemorating the synagogue since 1988.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ year of completion
2. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the denomination refers to the current state
3. ↑ Evangelical Free Church Congregation: Our story. Retrieved May 29, 2016 . 

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