St. Josef (Vossenack)
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Josef is located in the Vossenack district of the Hürtgenwald community in the Düren district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
The first mention of a chapel in Vossenack dates back to 1719, when it was rectorate under the mother parish of Simmerath . In 1804 the church parish in the canton Monschau , 1827 she came to the deanery Monschau, 1952 Dean's Office Simmerath and 1973 the deanery Kreuzau . Today it forms the community of the parishes of Kreuzau / Hürtgenwald ( Diocese of Aachen ) with 11 neighboring parishes .
On June 15, 1869, the foundation stone for a neo-Gothic building was laid. The foundation stone consisted of a stone from the old chapel. The church tower fell victim to a fire in 1870 and was renewed in 1892/93. It was destroyed in the battles in the Hürtgenwald and rebuilt in a simplified form in 1952/53 according to plans by the architects " A. & W. Dickmann ".
The church is a single-nave structure with a base area of 18.85 × 8.80 meters, made of rubble stones. In 1941 the Weimbs Orgelbau company installed an organ with two manuals .
From 2011 to 2014 the church was renovated for 250,000 euros.
Web links
- Press report about the church renovation
- The church on www.vossenack.nrw
- Photos of the church and the stained glass windows
- Information about the place and the church
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 6.9 ″ N , 6 ° 22 ′ 27.3 ″ E
