Martinikerk
The Martinikerk is the oldest church in Groningen, Netherlands. The church and its associated tower are named after Saint Martin of Tours, the patron saint of the Bishopric of Utrecht to which Groningen belonged.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: church in the Dutch city of Groningen
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Martinitoren and Forum Groningen.
Martinitoren
Scenic viewpoint
The Martinitoren is the tallest church steeple in the city of Groningen, Netherlands, and the bell tower of the Martinikerk. The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt.
Forum Groningen
Community center
Forum Groningen is a cultural center in the city of Groningen in the northern Netherlands that houses a library, cinema, musea, study places, rooftop bar a restaurant and many more. Forum Groningen is situated 120 metres southeast of Martinikerk.
Sint-Joris en de draak
Work of art
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oosterparkwijk and Kostverloren.
Corpus den Hoorn
Quarter
Corpus den Hoorn is a quarter, which is situated 2½ km south of Martinikerk.
Martinikerk
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Groningen, Groningen, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.21951° or 53° 13′ 10″ north
Longitude
6.56886° or 6° 34′ 8″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Inception
1250
Height
34 metres (112 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9F586H99+RG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestant
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Martinikerk” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարտինի եկեղեցի (Գրոնինգեն)”
- Armenian: “Սուրբ Մարտինի եկեղեցի”
- Catalan: “Església de Sant Martí”
- Catalan: “Martinikerk”
- Chinese: “馬提尼教堂”
- Chinese: “马提尼教堂”
- Dutch: “Grote Kerk”
- Dutch: “Martinikerk”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 18555”
- Finnish: “Martinikerk”
- French: “église Saint-Martin de Groningue”
- French: “Église Saint-Martin de Groningue”
- German: “Martinikerk”
- Indonesian: “Martinikerk (Groningen)”
- Indonesian: “Martinikerk”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Martino”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Martino”
- Japanese: “マルティーニ教会”
- Polish: “kościół św. Marcina w Groningen”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Marcina w Groningen”
- Polish: “Martinikerk”
- Portuguese: “Groote Kerk”
- Portuguese: “Martinikerk”
- Russian: “Церковь Св.Мартина (Гронинген)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Мартина (Гронинген)”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Мартина”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Martin”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Martín”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Martín”
- Western Frisian: “Martinytsjerke (Grins)”
- Western Frisian: “Martinytsjerke”
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