Hubertuskapelle

Hubertuskapelle stands in Düsseldorf-Angermund as a Baroque chapel dedicated to Saint Hubertus, patron saint of hunters. Its simple brick walls form a rectangle beneath a curved west gable, a vaulted apse and a small roof turret. Flat pilasters mark the corners, while two round-arched windows line each long side.

The chapel is the only surviving castle chapel from a tradition once common around Düsseldorf’s medieval and Baroque knightly residences. Its history reaches back to 1436, while the present building dates from the second half of the eighteenth century and its roof structure from 1789. A 1560 bell still hangs in the turret, and residents saved it during the war before it returned to the rebuilt bell frame. Ownership passed from the Lords of Winkelhausen to Count Hatzfeld, who gave the chapel to Düsseldorf in 1981.

Look above the portal for the alliance coat of arms of the Winkelhausen and Waldbott von Bassenheim families, dated 1730. Inside, small-paned iron grilles and shatterproof panes occupy former openings beside the entrance, while the bell can still sound when its rope is pulled. After repairs addressing moisture and structural damage, exterior renovation work finished in 2016.