Old St Nicholas Church

Old St Nicholas Church in Römerberg, Frankfurt.
Plan of the church.

The Old St Nicholas Church (in German: Alte Nikolaikirche[1]) in Frankfurt, Germany, is a Lutheran medieval church.[2] It is located near the Römer city hall in Frankfurt's old town called Altstadt. It has 51 bells; 4 are used for peals and 47 are used for carillons. The first chapel on its site was built in mid 12th century, the current church dates from the middle of the 15th century. Its congregation forms part of today's Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau, comprising Lutheran, Reformed and United Protestant congregations.

Despite major destruction in the surrounding old town due to the bombing of Frankfurt am Main in World War II, the Old St Nicholas Church had only minor damage and did not have to be reconstructed from the ground up. Nearby, the Dom-Römer Project aims to bring back parts of the old town between the Römerberg square and Frankfurt Cathedral.

References

  1. ↑ "Old Nicholas Church (Alte Nikolaikirche)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Old St. Nickolas Church". Frankfurt Germany Tourist Information and City Guide. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 50°06′36″N 8°40′56″E / 50.11000°N 8.68222°E / 50.11000; 8.68222

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