Magdalenenkapelle, Historic chapel in Straßenheim, Mannheim, Germany.
The Magdalenenkapelle stands as a small rectangular church building with a distinctive baroque interior that can accommodate approximately fifty worshippers under its traditional walmdach roof structure.
First documented in 1408 through a foundation letter by the noble Metze von Neipperg family, this chapel was elevated to parish church status and survived the Thirty Years' War despite periods of abandonment.
The chapel serves as an active center for religious services, weddings, baptisms, and cultural events including benefit concerts and open monument days that strengthen community bonds in the region.
Visitors can access the chapel during Sunday afternoons and special events from Easter until Harvest Festival on October 5th, with private ceremonies arranged through the Christ-König parish office in Mannheim-Wallstadt.
As Mannheim's oldest sacred building, the chapel houses a 100-kilogram bell cast by Bachert glassworks featuring a relief of Mary Magdalene with myrrh vessel and biblical inscriptions from its 2021 restoration.
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