Zülpich
Title
Zülpich
Dates
Founded by 1190; Premonstratensian from 1208
Dedication
Martin
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
A parish church dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Steinfeld. It was given to Steinfeld in 1208 by Lothar, count of Ahr and Hochstaden, and remained in its possession until 1802.
The church was demolished and rebuilt in the later 13th century. It was badly damaged by warfare in the 1640s and rebuilt in the 1660s. It suffered further damage in WW2 and was burned down in 1952. It was renovated in the 1980s/90s, and is now used as an events space.
The church was demolished and rebuilt in the later 13th century. It was badly damaged by warfare in the 1640s and rebuilt in the 1660s. It suffered further damage in WW2 and was burned down in 1952. It was renovated in the 1980s/90s, and is now used as an events space.
Status
Parish church
Bibliography
Koch, Wilfried Maria. Die Martinskirche in Zülpich. Zülpich: Stadt Zülpich, 1997.
Mahlberg, Bruni. “Von der Ruine zum Geheimtip: die Martinskirche in Zülpich wurde zur Begegnungsstätte.” Neues Rheinland 42 (1999): 12–13.
Winkler, Olaf. “Ruine als reizvolle Topographie: Kommunale Begegnungsstätte in der Martinskirche in Zülpich.” Bauwelt 89 (1998): 872–75.
Zanger, Octavia. “Vom Ort der Besinnung zur Stätte der Begegnung: Zülpich, ‘Martinskirche.’” Denkmalpflege im Rheinland 15 (1998): 87–94.
Image Credit
The former Martinskirche, Zülpich, 2021. Wikimedia.
Last Updated
Oct. 2026.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Zülpich,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/1117.
Geolocation
Item Relations
| This Item | DependentOn | Item: Steinfeld |