Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius

The Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius is a Russian Orthodox church in , Germany. It was inaugurated and dedicated from October 17–18, 1913, one hundred years after the Battle of Leipzig.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Reudnitz-Thonberg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Russian Orthodox Memorial Church” and “Russische Gedaechtniskirche”
  • Address: Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 51 a, Leipzig, 04103
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include University of Leipzig Medical Center and German Museum of Books and Writing.

Hospital
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The is one of the oldest university hospitals in Germany. Tracing back its origins to 1415, the medical center currently has more than 6,200 employees and approximately 1,450 beds. is situated 160 metres southeast of Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius.

Museum
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The in , Germany, founded in 1884 as Deutsches Buchgewerbe-Museum, is the world's oldest museum of its kind, dedicated to collecting and preserving objects and documents as well as literature connected with the history of books, including paper, printing techniques, the art of illustration, and bookbinding. is situated 220 metres southwest of Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius.

Memorial
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is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reudnitz and Südvorstadt.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
is a locality in the south borough of , . The is crossed from north to south by the Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. Due to its proximity to the city centre, but also to larger green spaces, it is a popular residential area with old buildings of the Gründerzeit period.

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in , . The is part of the locality Zentrum-Süd in the borough of Leipzig-Mitte.The name goes back to the first music institutions built in the neighbourhood, the second Gewandhaus and the new building of the .

Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius

Latitude
51.3241° or 51° 19′ 27″ north
Longitude
12.39694° or 12° 23′ 49″ east
Elevation
128 metres (420 feet)
Inception
1913
Height
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9F3J89FW+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23566049
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11395637
Wiki­data ID
Q455058
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Russian Memorial Church of Saint Alexius” goes by many names.

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