St. Michael
Gothic brick church in Wachtendonk featuring a 1988 Seifert organ set behind a neo-Gothic case.
since 1381
The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Michael stands in Wachtendonk. Its interior is defined by an organ whose case was taken over from an earlier instrument.
At a Glance
- Type
- Roman Catholic parish church
- Location
- Wachtendonk, Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Architectural style
- Three-aisled Gothic brick building with transept and projecting west tower
- Organ
- Built in 1988 by Orgelbau Seifert (Kevelaer)
- Stops
- 26, across two manuals and pedal
- Model
- Cavaillé-Coll organ in Elbeuf
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The Organ
In building the instrument, the makers drew inspiration from the Cavaillé-Coll organ at the Saint-Étienne church in Elbeuf, France. It is a slider-chest organ in which two of the stops are executed as transmissions. The console is attached on the left side and has three manuals, with the first manual serving as a coupling manual. Couplers II/P and III/P are available.
The Case
The incorporated neo-Gothic case comes from a predecessor organ. It is the work of the Kempen sculptor François Perey.
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Address
Kirchpl. 3
47669 Wachtendonk
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Sources & links
- Wikidata (retrieved 2026-07-03)
- Wikipedia (retrieved 2026-07-03, rev 267248380)
- niederrhein-tourismus.de (retrieved 2026-07-03)
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