St. Michael (Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld)

St. Michael 2009

St. Michaelskirche in Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld. Inauguration on September 29, 1912

Church interior of St. Michael in Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld

The Catholic parish church of St. Michael in the Düsseldorf district of Lierenfeld was built at the beginning of the 20th century and considerably expanded in the middle of the 20th century, only to be restored to its original dimensions in 2007.

St. Michael was built between 1911 and 1912 by the architect P. Milles in neo-baroque brick architecture. Thanks to the neighboring Mannesmann steel works, now a large-capacity discotheque (see Stahlwerk (Düsseldorf) ), the community grew to well over 10,000 members. After the severe damage in World War II, the church was extended in 1956 according to plans by the architect Kurt Schweflinghaus and completely redesigned by removing all neo-baroque building and design elements. The tower lost its baroque dome and was raised by a few meters.

After the steel mill was closed, the community shrank significantly. A comprehensive building renovation was necessary in 2000. The oversized building was up for discussion for demolition. However, the Archdiocese of Cologne wanted to keep the church. It was decided to deconstruct. This happened in the years 2004 to 2007 by demolishing the nave , in which two thirds of the building structure of the church were sacrificed. Part of the old outer wall has now been preserved as a fence around the atrium-like entrance courtyard.

Since 2000, the parish of St. Michael, together with the two parishes of St. Gertrud and St. Augustine in Eller, has been part of the Eller- Lierenfeld parish community .

organ

Weimbs organ in St. Michael (Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld)

Console of the Weimbs organ in St. Michael (Düsseldorf-Lierenfeld)

The organ was rebuilt by Weimbs Orgelbau in 1980 as Opus 148. It has 25 registers on three manuals, the first manual being a coupling manual.

II Hauptwerk C – g 3 1. Gedacktpommer 16 ′ 2. Principal 8th' 3. Wood-covered 8th' 4th octave 4 ′ 5. Pointed flute 4 ′ 6th Nasard 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 7th octave 2 ′ 8th. Mixture V 2 ′ 9. Trumpet 8th' Tremblant

III Swell C – g 3 10. Salicet 8th' 11. Reed flute 8th' 12. Principal 4 ′ 13. Metal covered 4 ′ 14th Forest flute 2 ′ 15th Pointed fifth 1 1/3 ′ 16. Sesquialter 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ 17th Sharp IV 1' 18th Franz Krummhorn 8th' Tremblant

Pedal C – f 1 19th Principal 16 ′ 20th Sub bass 16 ′ 21st octave 8th' 22nd Bourdun 8th' 23. Chorale flute 4 ′ 24. Super octave 2 ′ 25th trombone 16 ′

• Pair : II / P, III / P, III / II

literature

• Manfred Becker-Huberti (Ed.): Düsseldorf churches. The Catholic churches in the city dean of Düsseldorf. JP Bachem Verlag , Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-7616-2219-3 , p. 109/110.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Opus list. Accessed February 12, 2018 (German). 

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 30 ″  N , 6 ° 49 ′ 50 ″  E