Stephanuskirche

The Stephanuskirche is a Protestant Lutheran church whose story begins with construction plans from 1936 to 1938, carried out by German Bestelmeyer. You can see the Romanesque Revival influence in its broad, westwork-like tower on the north side: it is about 9 meters wide, capped by a high hipped roof that reaches roughly 26 meters and ends in a pointed gable. Over the main portal, the inscription reads, “Himmel und Erde werden vergehen, aber meine Worte werden nicht vergehen”—a line that frames the building’s intended spiritual message. Inside, the church’s main space is nearly square, separated from an unused high attic by a wood-paneled flat ceiling. The chancel is about 7 meters wide—less than half the width of the main hall—and features figures by Wilhelm von Rechenberg. …

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