St. Johann Baptist (Niedermerz)
St. Johann Baptist is a Roman Catholic parish church in Niedermerz , municipality of Aldenhoven in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia . The church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist and entered under number 18 in the list of architectural monuments in Aldenhoven .
history
There was a small church in Niedermerz as early as the 12th century. From this the Romanesque bell tower is still preserved, which is located in the east as a choir tower . The nave dates from the 18th century and was built as a simple, baroque hall building. The choir , which is located in the choir tower, was restored in 1865.
Building description
St. Johannes Baptist is a baroque hall church in two bays with a Romanesque choir tower from the 12th century. The interior is spanned by ribbed vaults.
Furnishing
In the church there is a neo-Romanesque high altar with two associated side altars, a confessional , communion bench , pulpit and benches. The windows are works by the artist Maria Katzgrau from 1952.
Bells
No. |
Surname |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg, approx.) |
Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 ) |
Caster |
Casting year |
1 | - | - | - | a ' | Johannes Mark; Eifeler bell foundry Mark, Brockscheid | 1953 |
2 | - | - | - | c " | Johannes Mark; Eifeler bell foundry Mark, Brockscheid | 1953 |
3 | - | - | - | d " | Johannes Mark; Eifeler bell foundry Mark, Brockscheid | 1953 |
Motif: Te Deum
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.limburg-bernd.de/Dueren/DenkAld/Nr.%2018.htm (accessed on September 27, 2014)
- ↑ http://www.glasmalerei-ev.de/pages/b2592/b2592.shtml (accessed on September 27, 2014)
- ^ Norbert Jachtmann: Glockenmusik in der Düren region, p. 24
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 53 " N , 6 ° 15 ′ 57" E