Bergkirche

Lehrstraße 6

Once it became clear that the Mauritius Church would become too small for the rising numbers of the faithful, the construction of a second protestant church was considered in 1837. However, this plan had to be set aside at first, too many factors interfered with it. The burning down of the Mauritius Church, the high costs of building the Marktkirche, and the annexation of Nassau in 1866. But during the Wilhelminian period, as Wiesbaden continued to grow, additional church space was needed.

As a result of a tendering, the winning plan was submitted by the Berlin architect Johannes Otzen, who guaranteed a total cost of only 150,000 marks, which corresponded to one quarter of the costs for the construction of the Marktkirche. Finally, the total cost of construction ran up to 256,000 marks. Construction began in July 1876, and on 28 May 1879 the Regional Bishop D. Ludwig Wilhelm Wilhelmi consecrated the church "on the hill," which is built of red brick and grey sandstone from the Pfälz region.

The residential area around the church grew so closely along with the church that it finally came to be known by the name of the church.