St.-Christophorus

St.-Christophorus is a church in Helmstedt, Brunswick Land, Lower Saxony. St.-Christophorus is situated near the pitch Bahn 9, as well as near Bahn 12.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Evangelical
Description: church building in Helmstedt, Germany
Also known as: “St. Christophorus”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Ludger’s Abbey and Türkentor.

St. Ludger’s Abbey

Church

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St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century. St. Ludger’s Abbey is situated 1 km west of St.-Christophorus.

Türkentor

City gate

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The Türkentor is a triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former St. Ludger's Abbey and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene… Türkentor is situated 1 km west of St.-Christophorus.

Helmstedt station

Railway station

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Helmstedt is a railway station located in Helmstedt, Germany. The station is located on the Brunswick–Magdeburg railway. The trains are run by Deutsche Bahn. Helmstedt station is situated 1½ km southwest of St.-Christophorus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mariental and Walbeck.

Mariental

Village

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Mariental is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Mariental includes the villages of Mariental-Dorf and Mariental-Horst. See also Mariental Abbey. Mariental is situated 6 km northwest of St.-Christophorus.

Walbeck

Village

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Walbeck is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen. Its population is 688. Walbeck is situated 6 km north of St.-Christophorus.