Netzaberg Chapel

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Netzaberg Chapel

The Netzaberg-Chapel is a multifunctional and multi-denominational garrison church . She stands at the southeastern edge of the city Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate in the center from 2006 caused US Netzaberg Housing Area , the largest US - garrison outside the continental US territory .

history

Netzaberg Housing Area , construction status July 2008; Construction site of the chapel to the right of the center of the picture (blue container)

A building was planned since June 2002 that would be available to all denominations represented in the American military . The structure consists of a church , baptismal room, library , seminar rooms, offices and the associated logistics rooms. The complex was planned by the architects Brückner & Brückner , the construction company was Mickan from Amberg , the State Building Authority Amberg-Sulzbach, the US Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and the UASG Bavaria were responsible for the construction supervision . Construction began in March 2014. The total cost was 18 million US dollars , including the furniture and technical equipment with 1.5 million dollars.

The church was dedicated on June 24, 2017.

Church building

The wave shape of the church symbolizes the hilly landscape of the Upper Palatinate. The hall church has seats for 600 visitors. The round arch construction of the nave is a symbol of solidarity. It can be divided in the middle so that the separated space can be used for other purposes.

The figures already show that this is not an ordinary church structure: 2,700 cubic meters of concrete and 300 tons of steel were used for the concrete structure, 8 km of pipes and 20,500 anchors for the underfloor heating, plus 1000 meters of sewage pipes and around 500 meters of fresh water pipes, 350 Lighting fixtures and 680 meters of LED light strips. 6 km outside, 100 km inside and a further 8 km of multimedia cables were installed on electrical cables. 470 sprinklers, 200 smoke alarms and a fire smoke ventilation system were installed for building security. The gas-fired cogeneration plant with 170 kilowatts ensures that the complex is heated.

Furnishing

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The cross can be moved and changed. It can be pushed behind a wooden wall behind the altar and is therefore invisible. A large baptismal font has been set up for the Baptists to allow them to immerse themselves in the act of baptism. The pews with space on the back for the prayer books are made of oak and the knee benches can be lowered into the front benches like drawers. In addition to a lighting system that can be controlled by the building management system, the building is equipped with modern technology such as projectors, cameras and screens in order to organize the services individually.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "largest OCONUS garrison"
  2. ↑ Report in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung: A Church for All People from June 26, 2017, vol. 73, no. 144, p. 18.
  3. ↑ a b c d Die Netzaberg-Chapel at www.onetz.de , accessed on June 28, 2017

Coordinates: 49 ° 44 ′ 22.5 ″  N , 11 ° 51 ′ 1.3 ″  E