Schlosskirche Schleiden
Schleiden
The Schleiden Castle Church is one of the most important late Gothic hall churches in the northern Eifel and is particularly famous for the König organ from 1770. The castle church was consecrated as a castle chapel in 1230 and replaced by a Gothic church around 1340, the choir of which is still preserved today. From 1516 to 1525, under Dietrich IV of Manderscheid-Schleiden, the three-nave, late Gothic hall building was built, which has remained unchanged since then. The König organ, which is still largely original, presents itself visually in Liège Baroque. The division of the organ prospect into Oberwerk and Unterwerk with the pedal chest placed at the back clearly shows the arrangement of the 30 sounding voices with 1702 pipes on three movements. The colourful Renaissance windows from 1535 on the end wall of the side aisles show two scenes from the life of Jesus at the top.
