St. Agatha (Embken)
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St. Agatha is the Roman Catholic parish church in the district of Embken in the city of Nideggen in the Düren district (North Rhine-Westphalia).
The church is entered as a monument under number 69 in the list of architectural monuments in Nideggen .
history
The Embken church was built around 1553 as a late Gothic pillar basilica with a choir closed on three sides . The bell tower was built in the second half of the 17th century. In 1973 the church was converted into a hall church in modern forms, except for the choir and tower . Almost nothing can be seen of the previous structure.
Furnishing
In the interior there is a Pietà from the 19th century, a confessional from the same period, a figure of the parish patroness Agatha of Catania from the 17th century and a triumphal cross from the 18th century.
Bells
|
No. |
Surname |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg, approx.) |
Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 ) |
Caster |
Casting year |
| 1 | - | 1,120 | 600 | g sharp ' +8 | Bochum Association for Cast Steel Manufacture, Bochum | 1924 |
| 2 | - | 915 | 340 | h ' +1 | Bochum Association for Cast Steel Manufacture, Bochum | 1924 |
| 3 | - | 830 | 270 | d " +3 | Bochum Association for Cast Steel Manufacture, Bochum | 1924 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Limburg's website
- ^ Gerhard Hoffs: Bells in the Deanery Zülpich, p. 9
Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 3.5 ″ N , 6 ° 34 ′ 26.7 ″ E
