New Year's Chapel (Mindelheim)

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New Year's Eve Chapel in Mindelheim

The former Catholic Chapel of St. Silvester in Mindelheim , a town in the Upper Swabian district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria , was built around 1409. The building at Hungerbachgasse 9 is a listed building .

description

The late Gothic saddle roof building was donated by Anna of Poland , the wife of Ulrich I von Teck . The chapel was profaned at the beginning of the 19th century .

The 48 meter high tower on the south side is crowned by a lantern dome. Changes were made in the 18th century. Modifications took place in the 19th century and in 1948/49.

Todays use

The Swabian Tower Clock Museum has been located in the chapel since 1979 .

literature

Web links

Commons : Silvesterkapelle (Mindelheim)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′ 49.3 "  N , 10 ° 29 ′ 12.8"  E