Cologne Lowland
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St. Gereon’s Basilica

St. Gereon's Basilica is a German Roman Catholic church in , dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. In the core of St.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Cologne
  • Also known as: “Koeln St. Gereon”, “Köln St. Gereon”, “St. Gereon (Köln)”, and “St. Gereon’s Basilica, Cologne”
  • Address: Gereonshof 4, Köln, 50670
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and Cologne Central Station.

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 east of St. Gereon’s Basilica.

Railway station
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Köln Hauptbahnhof is the central railway station of , Germany. The station is an important local, national and international transport hub, with many ICE, Eurostar and Intercity trains calling there, as well as regional Regional-Express, RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains. is situated 1 km east of St. Gereon’s Basilica.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 120 metres west of St. Gereon’s Basilica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belgian Quarter and Agnesviertel.

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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

St. Gereon’s Basilica

Latitude
50.94324° or 50° 56′ 36″ north
Longitude
6.94591° or 6° 56′ 45″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
9F28WWVW+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38246033
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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building=­church
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historic=­heritage
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11185761
Wiki­data ID
Q682188
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“St. Gereon’s Basilica” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Святога Гера”
  • Chinese: “圣格里安圣殿”
  • Chinese: “聖格里安聖殿”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Gereonkerk (Keulen)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Gereonkerk”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Gereonskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس جيرون”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Géréon de Cologne”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Géréon de Cologne”
  • German: “St. Gereon”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Gereon-templom”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Gereon, Köln”
  • Italian: “basilica di San Gereone”
  • Italian: “Basilica di San Gereone”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Gereone”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętego Gereona w Kolonii”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica Sfântul Gereon din Köln”
  • Russian: “St. Gereon”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Гереона”
  • Russian: “Церковь Святого Геро”
  • Spanish: “basilica de San Gereon”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Gereón”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Gereón”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Gereon Basilikası”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Gereon Bazilikası”

Localities in the Area

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