Latücht, Arts centre and cinema in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Latücht is a former Catholic church, Sankt Joseph, built in 1906–1907 in the Große Krauthöferstraße and now used as a cinema and arts centre. It is the only Romanesque Revival building in Neubrandenburg: red brick walls, three tall round-arched windows with paired panels, a band of green tiles beneath them, and a steep grey tiled roof with small dormers.
Catholics in mostly Protestant Neubrandenburg held their first service since 1549 only in 1899, in a school hall. The Bonifatius-Verein bought land on Große Krauthöferstraße in 1905, and the church was built in 1906 and consecrated in 1907. After 1976 the parish moved to St. Josef und Lukas, the city took over the building, and it reopened in 1996 as a cultural centre.
The name Latücht is Low German for "lantern". Locals long called the church Schnitterkirche (harvesters' church) because Polish seasonal farm workers filled it. Since 1996 the hall, seating up to 100, has hosted the dokumentART documentary film festival and the Neubrandenburg youth media festival.
The entrance is on Große Krauthöferstraße, where the white "Latücht" sign marks the brick facade. The hall seats up to 100 and is fitted with modern projection and film equipment. A 1960 annex holds function rooms. The building is a protected monument, so expect the cinema and event spaces to sit within the old church layout rather than a purpose-built auditorium.
The name Latücht is Low German for "lantern", a reference to the building's former function as a church. Since 1996 the hall has held up to 100 seats with modern projection and film technology, and it has hosted the dokumentART festival and the Neubrandenburg youth media festival.
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