St. Nikolaus (Huttingen)

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Catholic Church in Huttingen

St. Nikolaus is a Catholic branch church in Efringen-Kirchen .

history

The modern church in the district of Huttingen was built between 1969 and 1970 according to plans by the engineer Adolf Schuler from Weil am Rhein . The financing was made possible by the willingness of parishioners to donate, by grants from the parish and the church authorities. After the topping-out ceremony was celebrated on September 20, 1970, which took place consecration of the church on June 20, 1971, Dean Joseph dirt. A year later, St. Nicholas received a two-part bell.

Description and equipment

The church is located near Lindenplatz in Huttingen. It consists of a wide hall with a gently sloping gable roof and a three-story, open bell tower made of exposed concrete . The tower, which deviates slightly from the vertical on one side, has a simple cross on its facade facing the church.

Inside the church is drawn in with a slightly inclined wooden ceiling. The choir is raised slightly from the rest of the hall over a few steps. The side rooms and the entrance hall of the church are located on the outward-facing parts of the building .

The artist Edelbert Stächelin created the altar and the wall cross made of jasper stones. In addition, a tabernacle and a pulpit complete the equipment. On the left side wall there is a statue of the patron saint, St. Nicholas on a console , to the right of it is a statue of the Virgin Mary with a child.

Free-standing bell tower

Bells

The two-part bronze bell of St. Nicholas is composed as follows:

Surname Chime Casting year Caster
Ave Maria e ′ ′ 1972 Karlsruhe bell and art foundry, Carl Metz
St. Nicholas fis ′ ′ 1972 Karlsruhe bell and art foundry, Carl Metz

literature

Web links

Commons : St. Nikolaus (Huttingen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Helm: Churches and chapels in the Markgräflerland , p. 80
  2. ↑ Festschrift for the dedication of the Church of St. Nikolaus in Huttingen on June 20, 1971

Coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 20.1 ″  N , 7 ° 33 ′ 0.1 ″  E