St. Georg (Hammerstein)

St. George

The Catholic parish church of St. Georg is a listed church building in Oberhammerstein .

history

The Romanesque choir tower

The church was built towards the end of the 12th century as a royal foundation for a church. It stands at the foot of Hammerstein Castle . In the 15th century the central nave was vaulted . The basilica consists of three bays and has a choir that is just closing. Above it is an octagonal tower floor with a pointed helmet on it . In this hang two bells with a diameter of 61 and 96 cm. These were cast around 1050, making them one of the oldest bells on the Middle Rhine .

literature

• Jakob Marx, Heinrich Volk: History of the parishes of the deaneries Trier, Konz and Engers , Trier: Verl. Der Paulinus-Dr., 1932, p. 411 ( online edition )
• Reclam's Art Guide, Volume III, Rhineland and Westphalia, Baudenkmäler, 1975, ISBN 3-15-008401-6 , p. 247
• Heinrich Neu, Hans Weigert: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kreis Neuwied ( Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz Volume 16, Section II), Düsseldorf, Schwann, 1940, pages 156–158

Web links

Commons : St. Georg (Hammerstein)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description and photo ( Memento from March 6, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 19 ″  N , 7 ° 21 ′ 15 ″  E