Saint Martin’s Church

Saint Martin’s Church is a church in Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders which is located on Einde Were. Saint Martin’s Church is situated nearby to Ekkergempark, as well as near the community center De Gang.

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Gent, Belgium
Also known as: “Sint-Martinuskerk (Gent)” and “Sint-Martinuskerk Gent”
Address: Einde Were 2

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of the Counts and Belfry of Ghent.

Castle of the Counts

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353. Castle of the Counts is situated 1½ km northeast of Saint Martin’s Church.

Belfry of Ghent

Museum

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.

The Belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city centre of Ghent, Belgium; the other two belonging to Saint Bavo's Cathedral and Saint Nicholas' Church. Belfry of Ghent is situated 1½ km east of Saint Martin’s Church.

St Bavo’s Cathedral

Church

Photo: Geiserich77, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.

Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent. St Bavo’s Cathedral is situated 1½ km east of Saint Martin’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ekkergem and Malem.

Ekkergem

Quarter

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ekkergem is a quarter.

Malem

Quarter

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Malem is a garden-city neighbourhood in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The neighbourhood was built between 1948 and 1953 in a very homogeneous garden-city idea, with uniform white houses, that were designed to house victims of World War II.

Brugse Poort

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Brugse Poort is a neighborhood.

Saint Martin’s Church

Categories: religious building, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Ghent, Arrondissement of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.05037° or 51° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

3.70343° or 3° 42′ 12″ east

Open location code

9F353P23+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 107867265

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q2885673

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Saint Martin’s Church” goes by many names.

Chinese: “圣玛尔定堂 (根特)”
Chinese: “圣玛尔定堂”
Dutch: “Sint-Martinuskerk”
French: “église Sint-Martinus de Gand”
French: “Église Sint-Martinus de Gand”
Western Frisian: “Sint-Martinustsjerke (Gint)”
Western Frisian: “Sint-Martinustsjerke”

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Highlights include Ekkergempark and De Gang.

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