Bergkirche

Plans for a second Protestant church in Wiesbaden on the hill above the Kochbrunnen Fountain date back to the year 1837, but it could only be built after the Prussian Wars (1866 to 1871) and was consecrated in 1897. The exterior designed by Johannes Otzen is similar to 13th century parish churches. In the interior, Otzen made his first attempt to create a "preaching church" with a central meeting room, in which the separation of congregation, altar and pulpit no longer exists.

In 1939 Pastor Franz v. Bernus wrote about the "uniformity of this space which brings us together and keeps us together like a family". Otzen's aim of making the story of our Saviour known through rich icongraphic embellishments is not infrequently perceived as being "catholicizing". The Hill Church is considered to be the church in the city that has best preserved its 19th century character.

• Completely intact original interior furnishings, the details of which have also remained unchanged, including the stained glass windows from 1879
• Wall paintings by Hermann Schmidt, especially the triptych in the choir with scenes from Christ's life, which are partly concealed, however, by the wooden carved altar structure which was added later on

Lehrstraße 6
65183 Wiesbaden
Phone: 0611 524300
Fax: 0611 2046316