Cologne Lowland
Cologne District
Cologne

St. Cecilia’s Church

St. Cecilia's Church is one of the twelve Romanesque churches in Cologne's old city, maintained by the Foundation of Romanesque Churches in Cologne. The present building, little changed since its inception, dates from 1130-60.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany
  • Also known as: “Koeln St. Caecilien”, “Köln St. Cäcilien”, and “St. Cecilia’s Church, Cologne”
  • Address: Cäcilienkloster 17, Köln, 50676
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schnütgen Museum and Cologne Cathedral.

Museum
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The in is devoted to Christian religious art, mainly medieval, but some parts of the collection, such as its textiles and prints, extend from antiquity to the modern period.

Church
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is a Catholic cathedral in , North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. is situated 1 km northeast of St. Cecilia’s Church.

Church
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St. Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in , run by the Jesuits. The painter Rubens was baptised in the church and his father was later buried there.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belgian Quarter and Deutz.

Neighborhood
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The is an inner city district of , Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.

Suburb
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The Cologne borough of is a part of central , , and was once an independent town known as am Rhein.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

St. Cecilia’s Church

Latitude
50.93469° or 50° 56′ 5″ north
Longitude
6.9517° or 6° 57′ 6″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
9F28WXM2+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24463323
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11185757
Wiki­data ID
Q1389
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“St. Cecilia’s Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Ցեցիլիայի եկեղեցի”
  • Catalan: “Glèisa Senta Cecila (Colonha)”
  • Chinese: “聖則濟利亞教堂”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Ceciliakerk (Keulen)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Ceciliakerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديسه سيسيليا”
  • French: “église Sainte-Cécile de Cologne”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Cécile de Cologne”
  • German: “Cäcilienkirche”
  • German: “Sankt Cäcilien”
  • German: “St. Cäcilien”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Cecília-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa di Santa Cecilia”
  • Japanese: “聖セシリア教会”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “glèisa Senta Cecila”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętej Cecylii w Kolonii”
  • Russian: “Храм Святой Цецилии”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святой Кикилии”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “St. Cäcilien”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de Santa Cecilia”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Santa Cecilia”

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