St. Peter (Immendorf)
The church of St. Peter in the district of Immendorf in the city of Geilenkirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia is a listed building.
location
The three-aisled church on Dürener Straße is the center of the village.
history
The first mention of a church in Immendorf can be found in 1308 in Liber valoris , the book of values of the churches of the Diocese of Cologne . The tower and choir date from around 1400, the nave from around 1500.
The three-aisled, late Gothic hall church was partially destroyed in the Second World War. During the reconstruction in 1955/56, the remaining parts of the building were included in the new building . A modern church with modern window glazing and a free-standing tower was created. The solemn consecration was on November 13, 1960. The choir was redesigned in 1975.
architecture
The east choirs are built in brick. This is followed by a reinforced concrete structure in full width , with the reinforced concrete supports indicating the three destroyed naves of the church. The west wall is made of quarry stone , the north and south walls consist almost entirely of colored glass . Only narrow longitudinal and transverse ribs stabilize the walls and give them a honeycomb appearance. In the west, a two-storey connecting wing adjoins the south wall, to which the tower is attached.
Furnishing
- The organ with 18 registers and an electric action from 1963 was built by the Karl Bach Organ Builders from Aachen .
- In the bell tower there are two bells from the year 1511th
- A tower clock is built into the church tower .
- Stained glazing
- Altar made of bluestone , baptismal font from 1650, tabernacle , several wooden figures of saints.
literature
- Third edition 1994: Handbook of the Diocese of Aachen ISBN 3-87448-172-7
- Volume Eight 1904: The Art Monuments of the Rhine Province by Paul Clemen
- Home calendar of the Selfkantkreis 1955: From the church bells in the Immendorf-Würm office , by Heinrich Joppen, page 83
Web links
- Late medieval wooden sculptures in the Church of St. Peter (Immendorf)
- Monument entry of the Church of St. Peter (Immendorf)
- St. Peter in the Gdg St. Bonifatius Geilenkirchen
- Bells of St. Peter Church (Immendorf)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geilenkirchen Monument List No. 33 , entry: May 3, 1983
- ^ Geilenkirchen-Immendorf, Catholic Church of St. Peter. on the website of the 20th Century Glass Painting Foundation Foundation
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 7 ″ N , 6 ° 10 ′ 10 ″ E