St. Josef - Rheinfelden, AG, Switzerland
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N 47° 33.284 E 007° 47.823
32T E 409496 N 5267513
The Roman-Catholic church of Rheinfelden is located just outside the old town wall next to the park.
Waymark Code: WMDP71
Location: Aargau, Switzerland
Date Posted: 02/09/2012
Views: 6
Rheinfelden used to be roman-catholic until the schism of the 1870s Then the majority of the residents decided to join the newly founded christian-catholic church and the medieval church St. Martin in the town center became one of the centers of this new denomination.
It took ten years for the remaining pro-Roman catholics to find a place and the budget to build a new church. In 1882 the old church St. Josef was inaugurated. In 1948 the church was dismantled and rebuilt at almost the same location just a few steps outside the medieval town wall east of the historic center.
The church is a frugal building with a freestanding bell tower. At the left side is has a community center as an annex that was added in 1976.
Famous pieces inside the church there is a large painting in the chancel by Johannes Hugentobler called "Das Himmlische Jerusalem" and a wooden statue of St. Anna from around 1500.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 01/01/1950
Date of building construction: 01/01/1948
Diocese: Basel
Address/Location:
Hermann-Keller-Strasse 10
Rheinfelden, AG Switzerland
4310
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
Archdiocese: Not listed
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