Cologne District

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Wermelskirchen

Wermelskirchen Protestant City Church

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Wermelskirchen Protestant City Church

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Wermelskirchen Protestant City Church

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Location: Wermelskirchen, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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February 15, 2018

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The history of the Protestant town church in Wermelskirchen can be traced back to the 11th century. Originally it was dedicated to St. Bartholomew, but in the late 16th century …

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June 2, 2019

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The history of the town church dates back to the 11th century. On today's building can be found traces of three construction epochs. The Romanesque tower is the oldest part of the church, the roof of the tower is a late baroque design and the nave was built in neoclassical style.

The interior impresses with its simplicity. And: for pilgrims there is a stamp in the vestibule.

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September 26, 2022

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The first church here in Wermelskirchen was a small wooden church,
in the 9th century on the market, where today's Ev. City Church stands, to
when the city was founded. First, the church contributed
not the name of a patron saint, but of the donor who
possibly called Werimbold or Wermbold, from which our
City name emerged from Wermboldskirchen after several
Variants to today's Wermelskirchen. The church is
The center of our city coat of arms.

Source and more: gl-gutes-leben.de/Kirchen_einrichtungen/st.-michael-kirche

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