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Church Church · Pfälzer Bergland and Donnersberg · 254 m closed

Katholische St. Laurentius Kirche, Brücken

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The Catholic parish church in Brücken (built in 1953-55) is home to the largest altar mosaic of its kind in the Palatinate.
There is a monumental Christ the King mosaic in the choir. The 32 square metre Christ the King mosaic was created in October 1956 by the Munich artist Wilhelm Braun. It is composed of over 30,000 pieces of Italian marble and glass rivers. Some of the glass flux pieces were fused with real gold leaf. The motif depicts Christ enthroned as King of Heaven and Earth on an implied globe.
The 40 coloured glass windows in blue, green, yellow and red tones with figurative and motivic depictions are also of particular artistic quality. Five bells with a total weight of around 4.5 tonnes hang in the 29-metre-high bell tower.
The Catholic parish church of St Laurentius in Brücken is so skilfully integrated into the townscape that a variety of interesting visual relationships have been created. References to the local diamond industry can be seen in the colourful church windows; the lighting in the interior is directed towards the monumental Christ the King altar mosaic.

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Open Aug 11, 2025 through Aug 11, 2027 from Mon, Wed and Fri 09:00–12:00 .
Please contact the parish office in Schönenberg-Kübelberg.
Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday 16.00 -18.00 hrs

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49.433540, 7.358220
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49°26'00.7"N 7°21'29.6"E
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