St. Andreas (Eschweiler)
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| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Consecration date : | August 30, 1959 |
| Parish : | Eschweiler |
| Address: | 52525 Heinsberg,
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Coordinates: 51 ° 2 '57 " N , 6 ° 7' 35" E The Roman Catholic Church of St. Andreas is located in the district of Eschweiler in the city of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .
location
The church stands together with the rectory in Eschweiler on the Kapellenring. The free-standing church tower is located on the east side of the church .
history
A chapel built in 1764 was expanded in 1873/74 and 1892. After the establishment of its own rectorate in 1954 and the resulting expansion of the area, there was no longer enough space in the chapel. According to the construction plans of architect Heinz Tillmanns from Erkelenz , it was decided to build a new church. The chapel was demolished on June 17, 1957. The solemn consecration of the new church was on August 30, 1959.
architecture
The hall church is a brick building facing north-south . The chancel is slightly curved and, like the church, has a flat wooden ceiling. On the left side of the chancel is the sacristy , followed by the four-sided tower with a high pyramid as a helmet .
Furnishing
- The organ with 22 registers , with electro-pneumatic action from 1960, was built by Orgelbau Fleiter from Münster .
- In the bell tower are four bells from the year 1962nd
- The church has stained glass .
- In the church there is a altar made of marble from 1959, a baptismal font made of sandstone from 1959 and several saints .
Bells
| Surname | Chime | Caster | Casting year | |
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| 1st bell | f¹ | Mark, Brockscheid | 1962 | |
| 2nd bell | as¹ | Mark, Brockscheid | 1962 | |
| 3rd bell | b¹ | Mark, Brockscheid | 1962 | |
| 4th bell | c² | Mark, Brockscheid | 1962 |
Motive: "O Savior, tear open the heavens"
literature
- Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (Ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen . B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7 .
- Wilhelm Schmitz: A chapel for Eschweiler . In: Home calendar of the Selfkantkreis , year 2012, p. 93.
Web links
- Eschweiler website
- St. Andreas in the Gdg Heinsberg-Oberbruch
- The community of communities Heinsberg-Oberbruch
Individual evidence
- ↑ More information under: Bells in the Heinsberg region by Norbert Jachtmann on page 174 ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Heinsberg-Eschweiler, Catholic Church of St. Andreas. on the website of the 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation Foundation
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