katholische pfarrkirche st. severin

12th Century, its nave was separated by pillars into a central nave and two aisles with gable roof. The tower was directly connected to the church hall. In 1582 repair of the tower of which a part was demolished. The entire tower burnt down on 16 December 1626 and destroyed the bells, extensive repairs in 1682, in 1785 the tower got a curved roof with an open eight-sided Lanterne and a high slim hood. The second oldest part of the church is the 1495-1500 choir ajoint by masonry. The old curch nave inbetween tower and choir was demolished 1 April 1826, in this way the present nave was created in a simpler but more secure version. After this nave was completed, the Prussian government declared that all costs are to be paid by the parish, therefor the Latin inscriptions at the north-south portal with year 1826. The present sacristy with a small teaching room on the first floor was built in 1934. In the tower the ancient bell casted in 1627 in Lindlar by Johann Helling himself. In the choir flèche hung since 1500 a small bell, also called “Messschelle” and was probably in 1500 casted by a bell-founder of Cologne, 1951 it was housed in the new flèche. In WWII it was nearly melted down, but due to brave men who had prevnted this by swopping this for an equal size but more modern bell.

Der Schrein des Heiligen St. Severin und die Gesamt-Atmosphäre der Kirche mitten im kölschen Vringsveedel.