St. Matthias (Bleicherode)

St. Matthias is a Roman Catholic branch church in Bleicherode in the Nordhausen district . It belongs to the parish Cathedral of the Holy Cross Nordhausen in the dean's office Nordhausen of the diocese of Erfurt .

It is a single-nave , neo-Gothic hall construction with a polygonal choir and a western roof turret . The building measures 21 meters in length and 8 meters in width. The facade and the portal protrusion are made of sandstone , in which figures are incorporated.

history

Only since 1865 has there been a Roman Catholic community in the Protestant town of Bleicherode since the Reformation, which first met in a prayer room on Weberstrasse. The foundation stone was laid on May 21, 1907, construction began on March 1, 1908. From October 1908, the church could be used; However , it was not consecrated until July 4, 1913.

The choir was given its current design in 1951. An annex was built in 1977 and renovation work was carried out in 1983.

Web links

• Information about the church on the parish website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christoph Keil: The churches in the southern Harz . 1st edition. Atelier Veit Verlag, Nordhausen am Harz 2017, ISBN 978-3-9811739-7-0 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 27.2 ″  N , 10 ° 34 ′ 7 ″  E