St. Nikolaus (Rurkempen)
| St. Nicholas
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| Denomination : | Roman Catholic |
| Consecration date : | August 26, 1901 |
| Parish : | Kempen |
| Address: | 52525 Heinsberg,
Nikolausstrasse |
Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 38 ″ N , 6 ° 5 ′ 59 ″ E The St. Nikolaus Church is located in the Kempen district(formerly Rurkempen) in the town of Heinsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .
location
The church is the center of the place. It is on the corner of Oberstrasse and Nikolausstrasse. The parsonage , the parish office and the choir of the old church are in the immediate vicinity .
history
During a visitation from Archbishop Philippus Krementz in 1889, he suggested that a new church be built. The St. Nicholas Building Association, founded in 1895, procured an inexpensive building plot . On June 10, 1900, the foundation stone for the plan drawn up by Anton Becker and Jakob Stumpf was laid. On August 26, 1901, the church was solemnly consecrated . In 1903 the old church was demolished except for the Gothic choir. In January 1945, German troops blew up the tower and destroyed the church. The church was rebuilt until 1950. The tower was only built in 1960 for financial reasons. On April 12, 1964, the new altar was consecrated.
Together with other parishes, St. Nikolaus now forms the Community of Communities (GdG) Heinsberg-Waldfeucht in the Diocese of Aachen .
architecture
The building is a three-aisled brick building with a high transept , a main choir closed on five sides and two straight side choirs. The three bays of the central nave and the transept have Rabitz vaults , the choir and the side aisles have pointed arched cross rib vaults . The church faces south. The four-storey tower is covered with a pyramid roof, which is crowned by a tower cross and a weathercock .
Furnishing
- In the church there are assistance figures for the crucifix from 1781, Mary and John mourning, Maasland , wood.
- The organ with eleven registers and electric action from 1953 was built by the Seifert company from Cologne . In 1973, seven registers were added by the Heinz Wilbrand company from Übach-Palenberg .
- In the bell tower has five bells from 1890 and the 1966th
- The church has stained glass.
- In the church there is an altar , a baptismal font , a choir cross, two side altars , stations of the cross and several figures of saints .
- The parament treasure of the parish of St. Nikolaus Rurkempen
gallery
overall view
Choir view
Marian devotion
Exterior view
Blind niches in the gable
Entrance portal
Weathercock
literature
- Episcopal General Vicariate Aachen (ed.): Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen, B. Kühlen Verlag, Mönchengladbach, 3rd edition 1994, ISBN 3-87448-172-7
- Volume Eight 1906: The Art Monuments of the Rhine Province by Paul Clemen
Web links
- Website and chronicle of the local ring Rurkempen
- Kempen reading book from 1562 by Johann v. Drimborn
- Renovation and pictures of St. Nicholas
- St. Nikolaus in the community of the communities Heinsberg-Waldfeucht
Individual evidence
- ↑ Late medieval wooden sculptures in the church of St. Nikolaus Heinsberg-Rurkempen. ( Memento from January 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ More information under: Bells in the Heinsberg region by Norbert Jachtmann on page 195 ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Heinsberg-Kempen, Catholic Church of St. Nikolaus. on the website of the Research Center for 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation eV
- ↑ The Parament Treasure of the Parish of St. Nikolaus Rurkempen
Prayer and devotion chapel (Laffeld) | Village chapel (Laffeld) | Choir of the old church (Rurkempen) | Christ Church (Heinsberg) | Church of the Redeemer (Oberbruch) | Evangelical Church (Randerath) | Field Chapel Hickeswinkel (Karken) | Field Chapel (Vinn) | Chapel of Grace (trees) | Sacred Heart of Jesus (Aphoven) | Sacred Heart Chapel (Pütt) | Chapel Donselener Hof (Donselen) | Chapel Endebruch (Kirchhoven) | Chapel Herb | Chapel Hingen (Karken) | Chapel of the Holy Family (Vinn) | Chapel of St. Judas Thaddäus (Straeten) | Högden Chapel (Kirchhoven) | Chapel wreath | Chapel Lümbach (Kirchhoven) | Chapel Marienkloster | Marienwinkel Chapel | Chapel Schuttorf (Kirchhoven) | Chapel of St. Elisabeth (Lieck) | Chapel of St. Josef (Waldenrath) | Chapel Stiegel (Karken) | Chapel Tetz (Straeten) | Klosterhofkapelle (Heinsberg) | Hospital Chapel (Heinsberg) | Marienkapelle (Scheifendahl) | Lady Chapel (Straeten) | Lady Chapel (interruption) | Chapel of Our Lady (Straeten) | Our Lady Chapel (Uetterath) | St. Aloysius (Oberbruch) | St. Andreas (Eschweiler) | St. Antonius (Grebben) | St. Gangolf (Heinsberg) | St. Hubertus (Kirchhoven) | St. Josef (Horst) | St. Josef (Laffeld) | St. Lambertus (Dremmen) | St. Lambertus (Randerath) | St. Mary's Assumption (Uetterath) | St. Mary's Rosary (Porselen) | St. Mary's Rosary (Straeten) | St. Mary Sorrowful Mother (interruption) | St. Nikolaus (Waldenrath) | St. Nicholas (Rurkempen) | St. Severin (Karken) | St. Theresia (Schafhausen) | Wegekapelle (Boverath)