St. Michael (Cologne-Zündorf)

St. Michael zu Zündorf

Floor plan 1897

St. Michael is a Roman Catholic church in Cologne-Zündorf in North Rhine-Westphalia . Until the construction of the new Church of St. Mary's Birth, it was the local Catholic parish church.

history

A Merovingian tendril relief from the 7th century has been preserved next to the south portal to this day. The parish church was mentioned for the first time in the liber valoris around 1300. The patronage was owned by the St. Severin monastery in Cologne since 1362.

The core of the nave was built in the 11th century and a north aisle was added later. In 1170 the richly decorated west tower with a rhombus helmet and a choir closed on three sides were added. In 1690 and 1722, restoration work took place on the church, in the course of which the choir and sacristy were rebuilt. In 1906 the aisle was demolished.

St. Mary's Birth has been the new Catholic parish church in Zündorf since 1897.

literature

• Manfred Becker-Huberti, Günther A. Menne (ed.): Cologne churches. The churches of the Catholic and Protestant communities in Cologne . JP Bachem Verlag, Cologne 2004.
• Paul Clemen (ed.): The art monuments of the Rhine province , Volume 5, Section II: The art monuments of the Mülheim am Rhein district . Schwann, Düsseldorf 1901, p. 228f.

Web links

Commons : St. Michael (Cologne-Zündorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Romanesque churches in Cologne: St. Michael in Niederündorf. In: Web presence Förderverein Romanische Kirchen Köln . Retrieved July 5, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Werner Schäfke: The Rhine from Mainz to Cologne . A journey through the Rhine Valley. In: DuMont art travel guide . Edition 2. DuMont Buchverlag , Cologne 1982, ISBN 978-3-7701-1142-8 , p. 420 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 6.4 "  N , 7 ° 2 ′ 32.8"  E