Dreikönigen, Gothic Revival church in Zürich-Enge, Switzerland.
Dreikönigen is a church building in the Zürich-Enge district featuring Neo-Gothic design with pointed arches and a concrete structure. Colored glass windows inside depict biblical scenes and stories connected to the neighborhood's past.
A chapel named Dreikönigen existed in Enge by the 14th century, first documented in 1361 and 1367; its name recalled the relics of the Three Kings kept at the Fraumünster in 1164. After the Reformation it was secularised into a dwelling and demolished in 1890. The present church was built 1949–1951 to plans by Ferdinand Pfammatter and Walter Rieger, consecrated on 24 June 1951 by Chur bishop Christian Caminada.
The name Dreikönigen (Three Kings) comes from a 14th-century chapel in Enge, first documented in 1361 and 1367, whose patronage likely recalled the relics of the Magi kept at the Fraumünster in 1164. The name passed into the coat of arms of the former municipality of Enge and into that of today's neighbourhood guild. The parish counted 2,115 members in 2021.
The church stands at Schulhausstrasse 22 in Enge, a short walk from Bahnhof Enge. The main nave is entered from the west facade, with the rounded apse at the east end; a small side chapel added in 2003 holds the Marian statue from the former station chapel. The parish is one of the smallest in the city, so opening times vary.
The church stands on Schulhausstrasse 22, on a plot the Dreikönigs-Stiftung found only after more than 30 years of searching; the foundation was set up in April 1946 for that purpose. The first stone was laid on 23 April 1950, and Bishop Christian Caminada of Chur consecrated the church on 24 June 1951.
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