Siechenkapelle (Balingen)
The infirmary chapel in Balingen , the district town of the Zollernalb district in Baden-Württemberg , was built according to a dendrochronological study in 1427/28. The chapel at Tübinger Straße 48, which was first mentioned in a document in 1440, is a protected cultural monument .
The stucco building on a rectangular ground plan with pointed arch portal and gable rider belonged to a hospice where lepers that have been secreted by the population lived.
The Orthodox parish has been using the chapel for mass since 2012.
literature
- Citizens' Association Balingen e. V .: Historical city tour Balingen. 8th improved version, Balingen 2019. (without ISBN)
Web links
Commons : Siechenkapelle - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 44.5 ″ N , 8 ° 51 ′ 30.2 ″ E