Location: Church
The place name Lucherberg cannot be explained almost certainly. It probably does not mean ‘mountain to leach from’. It is similar with the name of the neighbour village of Luchem, it is more likely to be the forest name ‘luch’ (Latin lucus = forest, grove), as the area around the village still had extensive wooded areas in the 18th century.
The first known documentary mention of the church in Lucherberg can be found in a document dated 24 July 1453, which refers to the extension of the leasehold of the farm next to the church in Lucherberg. The village is mentioned in other places as early as 1398.
In 1533, Lucherberg and St Nicholas‘ Chapel are mentioned as a chapel parish of Pier. Nothing changes until 1804. Then, during the reorganisation of the dioceses by the French occupation, Lucherberg was elevated to an independent parish with a population of 230.
Both the history building construction of the old chapel, and the financial situation were miserable when the parish was raised. Despite this, the people of Lucherberg succeeded to build a new church as early as 1858. A single nave building with beautiful stained-glass windows was built on the exact site of the old chapel.
The parish church was destroyed in the autumn of 1944 during the fighting in the Second World War, as was the Lucherberger Hof. The new school is built on the place in 1951.
Nothing remains of the church’s magnificent interior.
Nothing remains of the church’s magnificent interior.
The foundation stone for the reconstruction was laid on 17 August 1948. After just 10 months of time required of construction, the congregation is able to move into the shell of the building.
The last mass was celebrated on 9 January 2017. Since then, the church has been closed to this day due to constructural damage.