St. Laurentius (Houverath)
The Church of St. Laurentius is the Roman Catholic branch church of the Houverath district of the city of Erkelenz in the Heinsberg district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ).
history
The Houverath Church was built in 1885 according to the plans of the Cologne architect August Carl Lange as a single-nave hall church with a choir closed on five sides in the neo-Romanesque style. The building permit was granted by the Archdiocese of Cologne in 1883 . The foundation stone was laid on May 12, 1885 and the consecration on August 15, 1887. The church was not consecrated until June 28, 1953. In 1967 the church was extended on the west side by a flat extension. The plans for this come from the Erkelenz architect Josef Viethen .
Since 2010 Houverath is no longer an independent parish. It was merged with some other former parishes to form the parish of St. Lambertus Erkelenz. This in turn merged in 2015 with the parish of St. Maria and Elisabeth Erkelenz to form the new large parish of Christkönig Erkelenz.
Furnishing
Inside the church there is modern equipment. Four angels are painted on the wall in the choir area. Maria Katzgrau created the windows in 1949.
Bells
| No. | Surname |
Diameter (mm) |
Mass (kg, approx.) |
Percussive ( HT - 1 / 16 ) |
Caster | Casting year | Remarks |
| 1 | - | 680 | 178 | cis ′ ′ | Johann van Trier | 1496 | Loan bell from Berchenwald |
| 2 | - | 584 | 110 | e ′ ′ | Joseph Beduwe, Aachen | 1885 | Gift from Wilhelm Goertz |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Limburg's website
- ↑ Internet site research center for stained glass in the 20th century
- ↑ Norbert Jachtmann: Bells in the Heinsberg region, p. 64
Evangelical Free Church Congregation (Erkelenz) |
Evangelical Church (Erkelenz) |
Evangelical Church (Lövenich) |
Evangelical Church (Schwanenberg) |
Gasthauskapelle Holzweiler |
Holy Trinity (Gerderhahn) |
Holy Cross (Keyenberg) |
Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Kuckum) |
Chapel on the Gasberg (Lövenich) |
Chapel on the Stettener Berg (Lövenich) |
Chapel (Bellinghoven) |
Chapel (Commerden) |
Chapel (Golkrath) |
Chapel of St. Anthony (Lövenich) |
Chapel of St. Barbara (Kleinbouslar) |
Chapel of the Holy Family (Oerath) |
Chapel of St. Josef (Berverath) |
Chapel St. Jakobus (Wockerath) |
Chapel of St. Luzia (Terheeg) |
Chapel in honor of Charlemagne (Oestrich) |
Leonhard's Chapel (Erkelenz) |
Lady Chapel (Houverath) |
Chapel of Our Lady (Erkelenz) |
New Apostolic Church (Erkelenz) |
Schächterhäuschen (Erkelenz) |
St. Antonius (Tenholt) |
St. Christophorus (Gerderath) |
St. Cosmas and Damian (Holzweiler) |
St. Josef (Hetzerath) |
St. Josef (Matzerath) |
St. Lambertus (Erkelenz) |
St. Lambertus (Immerath (new)) |
St. Laurentius (Houverath) |
St. Mary's Conception (Katzem) |
St. Martinus (Borschemich (new)) |
St. Michael (Granterath) |
St. Pauli Conversion (Lövenich) |
St. Servatius (Kückhoven) |
St. Severin (Schwanenberg) |
St. Stephanus (Golkrath) |
St. Valentin (Venrath) |
Rochus Chapel (Oerath) |
Wegekapelle (Gerderath) |
Wegestock (Pesch) |
Wendelinus Chapel (Kaulhausen)
Structures demolished by open-cast mining:
St. Lambertus (Immerath) |
St. Martinus (Borschemich)
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 9.6 " N , 6 ° 14 ′ 56.4" E