Thülen - St. Dionysius

Thülen is a small, formerly independent community that is now part of Brilon.

The founding of Thülen goes back to a chapel that was built by the Corvey monastery. In 1096 the parish church of St. Dionysius was erected; this is only mentioned in a document in 1175.
Between 1146 and 1183 it was made a parish. In the 13th century the tower was added in place of a previous tower. The building is a two-bay Romanesque pillar basilica. The chancel is rectangular with a semicircular apse. Around 1900, the tower was reinforced with a mighty wall.