Michael's Chapel (Vlatten)
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The Michaelskapelle stands above on the Lützenberg in Vlatten , a district of the town Heimbach in the district of Düren ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
history
A chapel from the 13th century is documented. Of this only the choir vault with old wall paintings remains . The ship and tower were built in 1212/13, while today's ship with the tower was rebuilt in a smaller version than the original chapel. There is still an old Romanesque altar in the choir . Inside there are relics of St. Ursula and St. Gereon, both city patrons of Cologne , kept. The Way of the Cross inside the church was consecrated on September 26, 1915. In the tower hangs a bell with the inscriptionI call Sanctus Michiel, Gregorius van Trier gous me in 1499 .
The Michaelskapelle, named after the Archangel Michael , has been entered in the list of architectural monuments in Heimbach (Eifel) since October 1st, 1987 under number 12. The description of the monument reads:
"15. Century, reconstruction 1912/14 (Arch. Scheidegen); 1-aisled hall building with retracted polygonal choir and west tower offset to the side from the central axis, plastered sandstone building , small vestibule in the west, net vault, probably late 19th century, late medieval vaulting of the apse with painting. "
Bells
|
No. |
Surname |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg, approx.) |
Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 ) |
Caster |
Casting year |
| 1 | - | 742 | 270 | cis " −2 | Gregor von Trier, Aachen | 1499 |
| 2 | - | 620 | 140 | dis " +1 | Albert Junker Sr., Brilon | 1934 |
Motif: duet
Web links
literature
- Hubertus Gierlichs: The Michaelskapelle in Vlatten . In: Rheinische Geschichtsblätter Vol. 2 (1895/96), p. 249.
Individual evidence
- ^ Norbert Jachtmann: Glockenmusik in der Düren region, p. 121
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 42.6 " N , 6 ° 32 ′ 40.8" E