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Kreuzkirche

The Dresden Kreuzkirche is a Lutheran church in , Germany. It is the main church and seat of the Landesbischof of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony, and the largest church building in the .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Tuesday—Friday: 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM—3:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Dresden
  • Also known as: “Kreuzkirche, Dresden”
  • Address: An der Kreuzkirche 1, Dresden, 01067
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dresden Frauenkirche and Hietzig well (Dresden).

Church
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The Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in , the capital of the German state of . Destroyed during the Allied firebombing of Dresden towards the end of World War II, the church was reconstructed between 1994 and 2005. is situated 400 metres northeast of Kreuzkirche.

Fountain
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is a fountain.

Museum
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The in , Germany, displays around 750 paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It includes major Italian Renaissance works as well as Dutch and Flemish paintings. is situated 620 metres northwest of Kreuzkirche.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innere Altstadt and Wilsdruffer Vorstadt.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in within the administrative district of Neustadt. The name is derived from "Neue Königliche Stadt", the name given to the former district of Altendresden when it was rebuilt after a fire before 1732.

Kreuzkirche

Latitude
51.04873° or 51° 2′ 55″ north
Longitude
13.73921° or 13° 44′ 21″ east
Height
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9F3M2PXQ+FM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1087238064
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q301607
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Kreuzkirche” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الصليب المقدس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի (Դրեզդեն)”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Խաչ եկեղեցի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Xaç kilsəsi”
  • Chinese: “圣十字教堂”
  • Chinese: “德累斯顿圣十字教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖十字教堂”
  • Czech: “Dresdner Kreuzkirche”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Kříže v Drážďanech”
  • Czech: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Dutch: “Kreuzkirche (Dresden)”
  • Dutch: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصليب المقدس”
  • Finnish: “Kreuzkirche”
  • French: “église Sainte-Croix de Dresde”
  • French: “Église Sainte-Croix de Dresde”
  • German: “Dresden Kreuzkirche”
  • German: “Dresdner Kreuzkirche”
  • German: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Italian: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Japanese: “ドレスデン聖十字架教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dresdner Kreuzkirche”
  • Norwegian: “Dresdner Kreuzkirche”
  • Persian: “کلیسای صلیب مقدس (درسدن)”
  • Persian: “کلیسای صلیب مقدس”
  • Polish: “Kościół Świętego Krzyża w Dreźnie”
  • Russian: “Кройцкирхе”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Križa v Dresdnu”
  • Slovenian: “Kreuzkirche”
  • Thai: “โบสถ์กางเขนเดรสเดิน”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Turm Kreuzkirche and Ernst Julius Otto Monument Dresden.

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