St. Hedwig’s Cathedral
St. Hedwig's Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Berlin on Bebelplatz in the historic centre 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.- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of 39 metres (128 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1773
- …is inscribed with “FEDERICI REGIS - CLEMENTIAE MONUMENTUM - S HEDWIGI S - A.M. QUIRINUS S.R.E. CARD: - SUO AERE PERFECIT.”
- Opening hours:
Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
public holidays: closed - Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Berlin, Germany
- Address: Hinter der Katholischen Kirche 3, Mitte, Berlin, 10117
- Also known as“Hedwigs Kathedrale”“Hedwigskirche”“Sankt Hedwigs Kathedrale”“St. Hedwig”“St.-Hedwigs-Kirche”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlin Hbf and National Opera.
Berlin Hbf
Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the railway hub and main station of Berlin.
National Opera
Theater building
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, also known as the… National Opera is situated 100 metres north of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral.
Bebelplatz
Square
The Bebelplatz is a public square in the central Mitte district of Berlin, the capital of Germany. Bebelplatz is situated 110 metres northwest of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Friedrichswerder and Dorotheenstadt.
Friedrichswerder
Neighborhood
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Dorotheenstadt
Quarter
Dorotheenstadt is a historic zone or neighbourhood…
St. Hedwig’s Cathedral
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Latitude
52.51576° or 52° 30′ 57″ north
Longitude
13.39484° or 13° 23′ 41″ east
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denomination=roman_catholic
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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”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع سنت هدویک”
- 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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