Church of the Holy Spirit
The Church of the Holy Spirit is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany. The church, located in the marketplace in the old town center, was constructed between 1398 and 1515 in the Romanesque and Gothic styles.- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
public holidays and Sunday: 12:30 PM—5:00 PM - Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: church in Heidelberg
- Also known as: “Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit” and “Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg”
- Roof shape: mansard
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and Marktplatz.
Heidelberg Castle
Photo: Pumuckel42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. Heidelberg Castle is situated 440 metres southeast of Church of the Holy Spirit.
Marktplatz
Square
Photo: RKraasch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Marktplatz is a central square in Heidelberg's old town, the Altstadt. It has served as a marketplace since the establishment of the city in medieval times.
Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma was established in Heidelberg, Germany, in the early 1990s, as a memorial to Sinti and Roma people who were killed by the National Socialists Party. Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma is situated 180 metres southeast of Church of the Holy Spirit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heidelberg old town and Molkenkur Bergbahnhof.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof
Locality
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof is a locality.
Church of the Holy Spirit
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, historic building, and religion
- Location: Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.41211° or 49° 24′ 44″ northLongitude
8.70967° or 8° 42′ 35″ eastElevation
123 metres (404 feet)Levels
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8FXCCP65+RVOpenStreetMap ID
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denomination=protestantOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=mansardOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
10943173Wikidata ID
Q574702
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Church of the Holy Spirit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنيسة الروح القدس، هايدلبرغ”
- Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Ruh kilsəsi”
- Basque: “Espiritu Santuaren eliza”
- Belarusian: “царква Святога Духа ў Гайдэльбергу”
- Catalan: “església del Sant Esperit”
- Chinese: “圣灵堂”
- Chinese: “聖靈教堂”
- Czech: “Heiliggeistkirche Heidelberg”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Ducha v Heidelbergu”
- Danish: “Helligåndskirken”
- Dutch: “Church of the Holy Spirit”
- Dutch: “Heilige Geestkerk (Heidelberg)”
- Dutch: “Heilige Geestkerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الروح القدس”
- Esperanto: “Preĝejo Sankta Spirito en Heidelberg”
- Estonian: “Heidelbergi Püha Vaimu kirik”
- French: “Église du Saint-Esprit d’Heidelberg”
- French: “église du Saint-Esprit”
- German: “Heidelberger Heiliggeistkirche”
- German: “Heilig-Geist-Kirche”
- German: “Heiliggeistkirche Heidelberg”
- German: “Heiliggeistkirche”
- German: “Stiftskirche” (historical)
- Greek: “Εκκλησία του Αγίου Πνεύματος”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית רוח הקודש”
- Hungarian: “Szentlélek-templom”
- Icelandic: “Kirkja heilags anda í Heidelberg”
- Italian: “chiesa dello Spirito Santo”
- Italian: “Chiesa dello Spirito Santo”
- Italian: “Heiliggeistkirche”
- Japanese: “ハイデルベルク聖霊教会”
- Japanese: “聖霊教会 (ハイデルベルク)”
- Japanese: “聖霊教会”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Heiliggeistkirche”
- Polish: “Kościół Świętego Ducha w Heidelbergu”
- Portuguese: “igreja do Espírito Santo”
- Romanian: “Biserica Duhului Sfânt”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Духа”
- Russian: “церковь Святого Духа в Гейдельберге”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Духа”
- Slovenian: “cerkev Sv. Duha v Heidelbergu”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Duha, Heidelberg”
- Spanish: “iglesia del Espiritu Santo”
- Spanish: “iglesia del Espíritu Santo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia del Espíritu Santo”
- Swedish: “Heiliggeistkirche, Heidelberg”
- Ukrainian: “церква Святого Духа в Гайдельберзі”
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