The Romanesque basilica in Mehren was one of the first churches in the lower Altenkirchen district.
The Romanesque basilica in Mehren was one of the first churches in the lower Altenkirchen district. There is documentary evidence that the parish passed from the possession of the Counts of Neuenahr to Count Johann I of Sayn as early as 1298. It is mentioned as an independent parish church as early as 1316. The basilica is a three-nave Protestant parish church (around 1200) with a groin-vaulted, truncated chancel and pilastered apse as well as a still preserved half-timbered construction.
The Romanesque basilica in Mehren was one of the first churches in the lower Altenkirchen district. There is documentary evidence that the parish passed from the possession of the Counts of Neuenahr to Count Johann I of Sayn as early as 1298. It is mentioned as an independent parish church as early as 1316. The basilica is a three-aisled Protestant parish church (around 1200) with a groined vaulted choir and pilaster striped apse, as well as a still preserved half-timbered construction. Visit the interior by arrangement.
Contact and directions
Mehrbachtalstraße
57635 Mehren
