Apostelkirche

The beginnings of the current church building date back to the 11th century. The church was first mentioned in 1072 when Archbishop Anno II of Cologne donated it to the newly founded Grafschaft monastery.

The Romanesque church is a three-aisled hall church with an implied transept, a late Gothic choir and a west tower. The former late Gothic altar from the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century has not been in the church since 1881 and is now in the Altena Castle Museum.

The church has borne the name "Apostelkirche" since 1971. The reason for this name was the works of art decorating the interior of the church: firstly, the fresco depicting the apostles of the church on the northern choir wall; secondly, the figures in the niches to the right and left of the choir and on the tower wall; thirdly, the pictures of the apostles from the Baroque period decorating the walls of the church today.
The choir stalls from 1548 are undoubtedly the most valuable piece.

Guided tours are possible by prior arrangement.
Please contact Mrs. Birgit Hüttebräucker, Tel.: 02357/4518 or send an email to b.huette@t-online.de.

Good to know: as part of the Open Churches in Westfalen initiative, the Protestant Apostelkirche in Herscheid is open to visitors every Wednesday from 16:00 to 18:00.

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