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St. Egidien

St Egidien on Egidienplatz is the former Benedictine Abbey of Saint Giles, now a church in the former free imperial city of , southern . It is considered a significant contribution to the baroque church architecture of .
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  • Email: innenstadtpfarramt@nuernberg-evangelisch.de
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Germany
  • Also known as: “Egidienkirche”, “Nuernberg Benediktinerkloster St. Egidien”, “Nürnberg Benediktinerkloster St. Egidien”, and “St. Egidien, Nuremberg”
  • Address: Egidienplatz 12, Nürnberg, 90403
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nuremberg Castle and Hutmuseum Nürnberg.

Photo: ArtMechanic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of in , . The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications. is situated 490 metres west of St. Egidien.

Museum
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is situated 110 metres southeast of St. Egidien.

Church
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St. Sebaldus Church is a medieval church in , . Along with and , it is one of the most important churches of the city, and also one of the oldest. is situated 410 metres west of St. Egidien.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gärten hinter der Veste and Lorenz.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

St. Egidien

Latitude
49.45656° or 49° 27′ 24″ north
Longitude
11.0818° or 11° 4′ 55″ east
Elevation
318 metres (1,043 feet)
Inception
1718
Open location code
8FXHF34J+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 363763914
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11204737
Wiki­data ID
Q2318048
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Egidien”. Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.