St. Georg (Neuenkleusheim)

Parish Church of St. George

The Catholic parish church of St. Georg is a listed church building in Neuenkleusheim , a district of the district town of Olpe in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History and architecture

The simple, plastered hall building with arched openings was built in 1827/28. The choir is drawn in trapezoidally. The baroque west tower with a high curved hood is from 1727. In the interior a uniform flat ceiling was drawn in on a sloping approach with a profile cornice .

Furnishing

• The crucifixion group with a life-size crucifix was created from linden wood in the 18th century.
• The organ prospectus with fittings is labeled 1663. The organ originally stood in the former Drolshagen monastery and is a gift from the Hessian landgrave.

literature

• Georg Dehio , under the scientific direction of Ursula Quednau: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler. North Rhine-Westphalia II Westphalia . Deutscher Kunstverlag , Berlin / Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-422-03114-2

Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 23 "  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 52.2"  E