St. Peter (Steffeshausen)

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St. Peter's Church

St. Peter is the Roman Catholic church in Steffeshausen in the Belgian Eifel , which belongs to the municipality of Burg-Reuland in the German-speaking community .

history

The oldest part of St. Peter's Church is the Romanesque choir tower from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century. Romanesque building fabric has also been preserved in the masonry of the nave , which, like many churches in the Eifel region, probably had a square floor plan. According to a number stone from 1565, the nave was probably extended by a yoke at that time . In 1776 the sacristy was built. In 1891 the church was again expanded to the west. The representative new west facade received the two flank turrets. In 1935/36 the church was renovated and the tower was increased by one storey .

literature

  • Heribert Reiners : The art monuments of Eupen-Malmedy. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1936, pp. 434-436.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Parish Association-Reuland

Coordinates: 50 ° 11 '53.1 "  N , 6 ° 9' 28.9"  E