Munich Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche is a church in , , Germany, that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church in Munich, Bavaria, Germany; cathedral of the archdiocese of Munich and Freising
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Our Dear Lady”, “Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau”, “Frauenkirche”, “Frauenkirche (München)”, “Frauenkirche (Munich)”, “Frauenkirche Cathedral”, and “Frauenkirche, Munich”
  • Address: Frauenplatz 1, München, 80331
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mary’s Column and St. Michael’s Church.

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The Mariensäule is a Marian column located on the in , . Mary is revered here as Patrona Bavariae. is situated 210 metres southeast of Munich Frauenkirche.

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St. Michael's is a Jesuit church in , capital city of the state of , . It is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. The style of the building had an enormous influence on Southern German early Baroque architecture. is situated 240 metres west of Munich Frauenkirche.

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The Old Town Hall, until 1874 the domicile of the municipality, serves today as a building for representative purposes for the city council in , , . The Old Town Hall bounds the central square on its east side. is situated 320 metres southeast of Munich Frauenkirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altstadt and Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt.

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meaning "old city" is the very heart of Munich. Three gates are all that remain of the medieval defensive walls, but within is a well-preserved district with many of Munich's iconic sights: twin-towered Frauenkirche, New City Hall with clockwork figures dancing to the chimes of its Glockenspiel, and Hofbräuhaus that temple to drinking and gorging.

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is the district of immediately south and west of , which is the historic centre. It's where most visitors arrive, as it's the transport hub, with trains from all parts of Germany, S-Bahn commuter lines from the airport and elsewhere in the city, and the central bus station.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Munich Frauenkirche

Latitude
48.1386° or 48° 8′ 19″ north
Longitude
11.5736° or 11° 34′ 25″ east
Elevation
527 metres (1,729 feet)
Height
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8FWH4HQF+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225698612
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
6544571
Wiki­data ID
Q167193
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Munich Frauenkirche” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية السيدة العذراء”
  • Aragonese: “Frauenkirche (Múnich)”
  • Aragonese: “Seu de Nuestra Sinyora de Múnich”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրաուենկիրխե”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրաունկիրխե”
  • Azerbaijani: “Münhen kafedralı”
  • Azerbaijani: “Münxen kafedralı”
  • Basque: “Munich Frauenkirche”
  • Bavarian: “Fraunkira”
  • Bavarian: “Fraunkirch”
  • Belarusian: “Фраўэнкірхэ, Мюнхен”
  • Belarusian: “Фраўэнкірхэ”
  • Bengali: “মিউনিখ ফ্রাউনখিয়ের্কে”
  • Breton: “Frauenkirche”
  • Bulgarian: “Фрауенкирхе (Мюнхен)”
  • Bulgarian: “Фрауенкирхе”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Nostra Senyora de Múnic”
  • Chinese: “圣母教堂”
  • Chinese: “慕尼黑圣母教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖母主教座堂 (慕尼黑)”
  • Chinese: “聖母主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖母教堂”
  • Czech: “Frauenkirche”
  • Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie v Mnichově”
  • Czech: “Mnichovská katedrála”
  • Danish: “Frauenkirche”
  • Dutch: “Frauenkirche (Munchen)”
  • Dutch: “Frauenkirche”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه السيده العذراء”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de Munkeno”
  • Finnish: “Frauenkirche”
  • French: “Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Munich”
  • French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame de Munich”
  • French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Munich”
  • French: “Frauenkirche Munich”
  • French: “Frauenkirche”
  • German: “Dom München”
  • German: “Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau”
  • German: “Frauenkirche München”
  • German: “Frauenkirche, München”
  • German: “Frauenkirche”
  • German: “Liebfrauendom, München”
  • German: “München, Stadtpfarrkirche zu Unserer Lieben Frau, sog. Frauenkirche”
  • German: “Münchner Dom”
  • German: “Münchner Frauenkirche”
  • Greek: “Φράουενκιρχε”
  • Hebrew: “פראואנקירכה”
  • Hungarian: “Miasszonyunk-templom”
  • Icelandic: “Frúarkirkjan í München”
  • Indonesian: “Frauenkirche (München)”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral München”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Monaco”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Nostra Signora”
  • Italian: “Duomo di Monaco”
  • Italian: “Frauenkirche”
  • Japanese: “ミュンヘン・フラウエン教会”
  • Japanese: “ミュンヘン女子教会”
  • Japanese: “ミュンヘン聖母教会”
  • Japanese: “聖母教会 (ミュンヘン)”
  • Japanese: “聖母教会(フラウエン教会)”
  • Korean: “프라우엔키르헤”
  • Macedonian: “Богородична црква”
  • Macedonian: “Фрауенкирхе”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Frauenkirche”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Frauenkirche”
  • Persian: “کلیسای بانوی ما (مونیخ)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای بانوی ما”
  • Polish: “Katedra Najświętszej Marii Panny w Monachium”
  • Polish: “Katedra NMP w Monachium”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Munique”
  • Portuguese: “Frauenkirche”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala din München”
  • Russian: “Фрауенкирхе”
  • Russian: “Фрауэнкирхе в Мюнхене”
  • Russian: “Фрауэнкирхе”
  • Slovenian: “Frauenkirche”
  • Slovenian: “münchenska katedrala”
  • Slovenian: “münchenska stolnica”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Naše ljube gospe, München”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica Naše ljube gospe, München”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica Naše ljube gospe”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Munich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Múnich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Senora de Munich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Senora de Múnich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Munich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Múnich”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Nuestra Señora”
  • Spanish: “Frauenkirche”
  • Swedish: “Frauenkirche, München”
  • Swedish: “Frauenkirche”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์แม่พระมิวนิก”
  • Turkish: “Münih Katedrali”
  • Twi: “Frauenkirche”
  • Ukrainian: “Фрауенкірхе”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Đức Bà München”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Đức Bà”
  • Western Frisian: “Frauenkirche”
  • Western Panjabi: “فراؤنکرخے”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣母主教座堂（慕尼黑）”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣母主教座堂”

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