The Selimiye-Mosque in Deggendorf (Turkish: Selimiye Camii; German: Selimiye-Moschee) is a DİTİB mosque opened in 2016 in Fischerdorf.[1] The construction costed around 3.2 million Euros.[2]
| Selimiye-Mosque | |
|---|---|
 Prayer room of the mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Region | Lower Bavaria |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | active |
| Governing body | DİTİB |
| Year consecrated | 10 July 2016 |
| Location | |
| Location | Deggendorf |
| State |  Bavaria |
| Country |  Germany |
  Shown within Bavaria | |
| Geographic coordinates | 48°49′08″N 12°57′03″E / 48.818771°N 12.950861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Christian Illner |
| Style | modern |
| Funded by |  Turkey |
| Completed | 2016 |
| Construction cost | 3.2 million Euros |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | around 300 |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Dome height (inner) | 4.1 m |
| Minaret(s) | 1 |
| Minaret height | 15.7 m |
| Site area | 3,456 square meters |
| Website | |
| ditib-deggendorf.de | |
Background and construction
editThe Turkish-Islamic Community in Deggendorf and its cultural center were both founded on 22 July 1987 in the Stadt-Au part of Deggendorf.[3] The mosque was later built in 1996 in the Fischerdorf district, but had to be demolished and replaced after the flood disaster in 2013, also affecting Deggendorf. The architect of the project was Christian Illner.[4] After 2 years, the mosque was finally opened in 2016, but immediately met with criticism because the minaret was 2 meters higher than allowed, which meant that it had to be shortened.[5]
Mosque
editThe mosque has a modern architectural style in the shape of a black rectangle. In front of the mosque there is a large parking lot with space for 48 cars, a small kiosk and tents for those breaking their fast during the month of Ramadan. The area of the mosque is about 3,456 square meters. The mosque has two floors and is divided in the middle into a women's area and a men's area. In the upper area is the prayer room, which can accommodate around 230 people in the lower men's area and 70 in the upper women's area. On the men's side of the mosque, next to the prayer room, there is a small library, a Koran course, a youth room and the imam's office. The carpet of the prayer room is red and the walls are decorated with calligraphy, Quran verses, the names of Allah, some prophets and the Sahaba. The imam's chair, the mihrab and the minbar are located in the front row, while at the back there is a small area for the muezzin. In the lower area there are two large common rooms that are used for prayer when there is no space in the actual prayer room and for Iftar in the month of Ramadan, where the community provides Iftar every Friday. On the roof there is a golden dome that is 4.1 meters high and next to the mosque there are three flags (DITIB, Germany and Turkiye) and a 15.7 meter high minaret.[6]
Related
editReferences
edit- ^ "Moschee eröffnet: Ein Ort für Begegnung und Austausch" (in German). 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Warum es 2,4 Millionen Euro Fluthilfe für die Moschee gab" (in German). 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Ditib Deggendorf e.V. - Gründung & Struktur". Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ idowa, Straubing Germany (2014-10-24). "Moschee in Fischerdorf muss warten" (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Schwarzbau: Minarett muss gekappt werden" (in German). 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "Selimiye-Moschee, Deggendorf - Architekturobjekte - heinze.de". www.heinze.de. Retrieved 2024-11-23.