St. Hedwig’s Cathedral

St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Berlin on in the of Berlin. Dedicated in honor of Hedwig of Silesia, it was erected from 1747 to 1773 by order of Frederick the Great according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in Baroque style.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Berlin, Germany
  • Also known as: “Hedwigs Kathedrale”, “Hedwigskirche”, “Sankt Hedwigs Kathedrale”, “St. Hedwig”, and “St.-Hedwigs-Kirche”
  • Address: Hinter der Katholischen Kirche 3, Mitte, Berlin, 10117
  • Inscription: “FEDERICI REGIS - CLEMENTIAE MONUMENTUM - S HEDWIGI S - A.M. QUIRINUS S.R.E. CARD: - SUO AERE PERFECIT.”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Opera and Bebelplatz.

Theater building
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The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, also known as the Berlin State Opera, is a listed building on boulevard in the of , Germany. is situated 100 metres north of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral.

Square
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The is a public square in the central district of , the capital of . Following World War II, the square was renamed after August Bebel, a founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the 19th century. is situated 110 metres northwest of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral.

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The French Church of Friedrichstadt is in at the , across from the and the so-called . The earliest parts of the church date back to 1701, although it was subsequently expanded. is situated 230 metres southwest of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood, situated in the locality of , part of the . It is identical to the town of , founded in 1662, which was an independent town until 1710.

Quarter
is a historic zone or neighbourhood of central , , which forms part of the locality of within the borough also called .

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, literally meaning "the middle" and being a contraction of Stadtmitte, contains the historical heart of Berlin and represents in many ways the real centre of the city.

St. Hedwig’s Cathedral

Latitude
52.51576° or 52° 30′ 57″ north
Longitude
13.39484° or 13° 23′ 41″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Inception
1773
Open location code
9F4MG98V+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 58608090
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Geo­Names ID
6944071
Wiki­data ID
Q170123
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“St. Hedwig’s Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Hedwigkatedraal”
  • Afrikaans: “Sint Hedwigskatedraal”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس هيدفيغ”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديسة هيدفيغ”
  • Basque: “San Hedwig katedrala”
  • Basque: “Santa Eduvigis katedrala”
  • Bavarian: “St. Hedwigs-Kathedraln”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святой Ядвігі”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Santa Eduvigis”
  • Chinese: “圣黑德维希主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖黑德維希主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svaté Hedviky Slezské”
  • Danish: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Danish: “Sankt-Hedwigskathedrale”
  • Danish: “St. Hedwigskatedralen”
  • Dutch: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Hedwigskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه هيدفيج”
  • Finnish: “Hedwigin katedraali”
  • Finnish: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Edwige de Berlin”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Edwige de Berlin”
  • French: “cathédrale Sainte-Hedwige de Berlin”
  • German: “Hedwigskathedrale”
  • German: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • German: “St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin”
  • German: “St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός του Αγίου Χέντβιχ”
  • Hebrew: “זנקט הדוויג קתדרל”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת הדוויג הקדושה”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Hedvig katedrális”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Hedvig-katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Katolik Berlin”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Berlino”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Sant’Edvige”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Sant’Edvige”
  • Italian: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Italian: “St-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Italian: “St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Japanese: “ザンクト・ヘートヴィヒ聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ヘドヴィッヒ聖堂”
  • Japanese: “聖ヘドヴィヒ大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성 헤드비지스 대성당”
  • Korean: “성 헤드비지스 주교좌 성당”
  • Lithuanian: “Berlyno šv. Jadvygos katedra”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sankt Hedwigkatedralen”
  • Norwegian: “Sankt Hedwigkatedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت ادویک”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jadwigi w Berlinie”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Jadwigi”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santa Edviges”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Santa Edwiges”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja de Santa Hedwig”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Catolică din Berlin”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfânta Hedviga”
  • Russian: “Кафедральный собор Святой Ядвиги”
  • Russian: “Собор Святой Ядвиги”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätej Hedvigy v Berlíne”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätej Hedvigy”
  • Spanish: “catedral de Berlín”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Eduvigis de Berlin”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Eduvigis de Berlín”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Santa Eduvigis”
  • Swedish: “Sankt-Hedwigs-Kathedrale”
  • Swedish: “Sankta Hedvigskatedralen, Berlin”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ni Santa Eduvigis”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารนักบุญเฮทวิช”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Hedwigs Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Катедра Святої Ядвіґи”
  • Ukrainian: “Катедральний храм святої Ядвіґи”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор святої Ядвіґи”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святої Ядвіги”
  • Western Frisian: “Sint-Hedwigkatedraal”

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