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St. Nicholas Church (German: Nikolaikirche) is the oldest of the three major parish churches of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in Germany. It was dedicated in 1279 to St. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors. Since 1524 it has been an Evangelical Lutheran church.
St. Nicholas' Church is the oldest of the three major parish churches of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. The construction began as a hall church with a tower in 1234, after Stralsund acquired city rights. After 1270, the unfinished St. Nicholas' Church was rebuilt as a basilica, following the design of St. Mary's Church in Lübeck.
St. Nicholas Church is the oldest of the three major parish churches of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in Germany. It was dedicated in 1279 to St. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors. Since 1524 it has been an Evangelical Lutheran church.
Three large medieval Brick Gothic buildings – St. Mary's Church, St. Nicholas Church and St. James Church, point to the medieval significance of Stralsund. Today St. James' is used purely as a cultural venue, its parish being served now by the Church of the Holy Spirit, which also dates from the 14th century.
- 13 m (43 ft)
- Germany
With its rich furnishings from the Gothic period to the present day, it is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Northern Europe. Address: Auf dem St. Nikolaikirchhof, 18439 Stralsund, Deutschland. GPS: 54.31539700216766, 13.091404350262463. Telephone: +49 3831 29 22 86. Email: hst-nikolai-kirche@pek.de. Web: www.hst-nikolai.de.
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St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaikirche) is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic church in the Hansa city of Stralsund, Germany. Built between 1290 and 1350, it is located on the highest area of the old town of Stralsund and was the parish church of St. Nicholas until the Reformation.
The astronomical clock of St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund is a 14th century monumental astrolabe clock. It was probably damaged in the 16th century, and has not worked since then. It is the only clock of its kind to have been preserved almost entirely in its original condition.
