Heerlen-Heksenberg (L): St. Geradus Majella (A.J.N. Boosten, 1935-1937)
Heksenberg is one of several settlements
in Heerlen that were built near a coalmine. A first church for the
settlement had been designed by Jos. Wielders which however was not built
because of some disagreement between architect and commissioners. Instead
Alphons Boosten was commissioned to design the new church. At the same time
Boosten was working on his design for the church of St. Hubertus in Genhout.
But despite similarities in style, compared to the village church in Genhout
Boosten's church in Heksenberg was a much bigger building. The church is
made up of three major parts, the tower, the nave and the choir, which were
built seperate from each other to limit possible damage caused by the nearby
mining activities. The tower has a round stair-turret and is part of a
westwork. The choir is cylindrically shaped and has an ambulatory.
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