St. Nikolaus (Gemünd)

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St. Nicholas in Gemünd
The church and the river Olef

St. Nikolaus is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Schleiden district of Gemünd in the Euskirchen district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The church is dedicated to St. Nikolaus von Myra and entered under number 75 in the list of architectural monuments in Schleiden . The parish also includes the places Malsbenden and Wolfgarten .

location

The church building is located in the center of Gemünd on the corner of Aachener Strasse ( Bundesstrasse 266 ) and Luxemburger Strasse ( Bundesstrasse 265 ). The Olef flows directly in front of the main portal of the church and flows into the Urft just a few meters further north .

General

There was already a chapel in Gemünd in the 14th century. At that time the place belonged to the parish of Olef . In 1609 the Reformation partially prevailed in Gemünd and a Reformed community was formed. In 1699 the Catholic community received its own vicar , who now had to read Holy Mass every Sunday and on two working days . In 1802, Gemünd was finally separated from the mother parish of Olef and made an independent parish. The villages of Düttling , Malsbenden, Mauel and Wolfgarten also joined the new parish . However, Düttling came to the Hergarten parish in 1806 .

Building history

A chapel was built in the 15th century. This was expanded in 1728 to a three-bay hall church made of quarry stone with a roof turret. The 15th century chapel has served as a choir ever since . With the elevation to a parish in 1802, the chapel was also raised to a parish church. In 1847 the church received a porch in the west. At this point in time, however, it was already clear that the church would no longer be sufficient for the worshipers in the long term.

In 1850 a church building association was founded with the aim of building a new church. Soon afterwards, the Aachen government building officer Theodor August Stein gave the parish plans for a new church. After some changes and adjustments to the plans, the foundation stone of today's parish church was laid on May 16, 1859 . The church was completed by 1862 except for the tower and could be decorated on June 29, 1862 . The consecration took the Cologne Archbishop Paul Melchers before September 18. 1866 The bell tower could only be completed in 1888.

In 1956 the church was expanded to include an ambulatory according to plans by the Telgter architect Hans Dinnendahl . The new altar was consecrated on July 29, 1957 by the Aachen auxiliary bishop Friedrich Hünermann .

Building description

St. Nicholas, view through the nave to the altar (Christmas time)

St. Nikolaus is a three-aisled and six-bay hall church made of brick in the neo-Gothic style . The choir is closed on five sides and is surrounded by an ambulatory. It is not in the east as usual, but points to the west. The bell tower is built in front of the nave in the east and has four floors. The lower three floors are square, the fourth floor is octagonal and is accompanied by four branch towers. The main portal is located in the basement of the tower. The entire interior is vaulted with cross ribbed vaults .

Furnishing

St. Nikolaus, view through the nave to the organ gallery

The furnishings include the crucifixion group with a triumphal cross from 1720, the sandstone baptismal font from 1900, a Pietà from 1937 and nine wooden figures from the former altarpieces from 1873–1876. The organ is a work of the Hellenthal company Weimbs Orgelbau from 1973. It has a mechanical-electrical action and has 36 stops . The stained glass windows are works by an unknown artist from 1956. The nave windows are free compositions without figurative representations. The ambulatory windows depict all twelve apostles .

  • Crucifixion Group (1720)

  • St. Nicholas as patron saint on the right choir pillar

  • Madonna and Child on the left choir pillar

  • Pieta (1937)

  • Wooden figures from the former altarpieces (1873–1876)

  • Organ brochure (Orgelbau Weimbs 1973)

Pastor

The following pastors have so far worked as pastors at St. Nicholas:

from ... to Surname
1899-1931 Theodor New
1931-1952 Heinrich old town
1952-1979 Adolf Heitzer
1979-1990 Edgar Berg
1991-2009 Rolf Knips
Since 2009 Philipp Cuck

Web links

Commons : St. Nicholas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen 3rd edition, published by the Episcopal General Vicariate, Aachen 1994, p. 587.
  2. ↑ Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen 3rd edition, published by the Episcopal General Vicariate, Aachen 1994, p. 588.
  3. ^ Schleiden-Gemünd, Catholic Church of St. Nikolaus. In: Forschungsstelle Glasmalerei des 20. Jahrhundert eV Accessed on October 4, 2017 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 18 ″  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 56.9 ″  E