St. Mauritius, Catholic church building in Hausach, Germany.
St. Mauritius is a Catholic church in Hausach featuring a three-nave basilica layout with a transept and front tower. The building is constructed from red sandstone and displays neo-Gothic architectural style.
The medieval village church served as the parish church until the new town parish church was completed. The present neo-Gothic hall church was built in 1896 to a design by Max Meckel, using red sandstone ashlar masonry with buttressed walls. It is registered as a monument by the Baden-Württemberg State Office for Monument Preservation.
The church is named after Saint Maurice, a martyr venerated in Catholic tradition. It remains a gathering place where the local community celebrates religious holidays and observes religious life together.
The church stands in the small town of Hausach in the Ortenaukreis, in the valley of the Kinzig. The tower with the clock and the pointed copper helm faces north, while the three-sided choir closes the building to the south. The organ, built by Claudius Winterhalter in 1978, is inside; four bells cast by Grüninger in 1950 hang in the tower.
The tower clock sits above the belfry, which holds four bells cast by the Grüninger foundry in 1950. The organ, built by Claudius Winterhalter in 1978, is a later addition to the 1896 neo-Gothic interior.
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