The first church in Vicht was built between 1672 and 1676 at the instigation of the military commander Theodor von Leers. The first service was held on April 20, 1676. The church was expanded between 1849 and 1853. As the building structure was inadequate, it was decided at the beginning of the 20th century to build a new church opposite the previous parish church. The Aachen architect Franz Wildt was commissioned to plan the work and the ceremonial laying of the foundation stone took place on June 25, 1911. The new parish church was completed by summer 1912, so that the first Holy Mass could be read in the new church on August 18, 1912. The ceremonial consecration of the church took place four years later on July 23, 1916.
The old parish church initially remained and was not demolished. It was not until 1964 that the nave from 1849/53 was demolished, so that today only the old choir and the sacristy from 1672/76 remain as St. John's Chapel.
In contrast to the churches in the neighboring towns, the parish church was largely spared from destruction and damage during the Second World War, so that it has remained structurally unchanged to this day.
St. John the Baptist is a three-aisled hall church made of quarry stone in the neo-Gothic architectural style. The three-part west building consists of the three-storey bell tower, which is built in front of the northern aisle, the middle section, in which the two-part main portal is located in the lower section, and a rose window in the upper section. Inside, this section houses the organ gallery with the organ. In front of the southern aisle there is a small chapel room. To the east, the three-aisled nave, which is spanned by cross-ribbed vaults and net vaults, adjoins the west building in four bays. While the southern aisle ends straight in the east, the northern aisle ends with a five-sided choir. The main choir in the east of the central nave also ends with a five-sided choir.
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