St. Catherine’s Church

St. Catherine's Church is the largest Protestant church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a parish church in the near one of the most famous city squares, the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: First new Protestant church in Frankfurt after the Reformation
  • Also known as: “Frankfurt, Katharinenkirche”, “Katharinenkirche (Frankfurt am Main)”, and “St. Catherine’s Church, Frankfurt”
  • Address: Zeil 131
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frankfurt Stock Exchange and St. Paul’s Church.

Marketplace
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The is the world's 3rd oldest and 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. It has operations from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. is situated 280 metres northwest of St. Catherine’s Church.

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St Paul's Church in is a former church building used as an exhibition, memorial and meeting place. It was built between 1789 and 1833 to replace the medieval "Barfüßerkirche", which was demolished in 1786, and served as Frankfurt's main Protestant-Lutheran church until 1944, when it was replaced by St. Catherine's Church. is situated 240 metres south of St. Catherine’s Church.

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The is a central point of and is one of the most famous plazas in the city. The original name Schillerplatz was superseded in the early 1900s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innenstadt and Altstadt.

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The is the central city district of Frankfurt am Main, . It is part of the Ortsbezirk I. Its western part forms part of Frankfurt's central business district, the Bankenviertel.

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is in . The old town of Frankfurt with the Römer and the Imperial Cathedral is surrounded by the city centre which is enclosed by the Main River and the former ramparts, now a green space.

Suburb
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The is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, . It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I. The was developed between 1891 and 1915.

St. Catherine’s Church

Latitude
50.11319° or 50° 6′ 48″ north
Longitude
8.67941° or 8° 40′ 46″ east
Elevation
112 metres (367 feet)
Inception
1681
Named after
Catherine of Alexandria
Open location code
9F2C4M7H+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28426081
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Geo­Names ID
13680696
Wiki­data ID
Q195176
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