Sophienkirche
The Sophienkirche is a Protestant church in the Spandauer Vorstadt part of the Berlin-Mitte region of Berlin, eastern Germany. One of its associated cemeteries is the Friedhof II der Sophiengemeinde Berlin.Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
- Email: geschaeftsfuehrung@gemeinde-am-weinberg.de
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: church in Berlin
- Also known as: “Sophienkirche, Berlin”
- Address: Sophienstraße 2a, Mitte, Berlin, 10178
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pergamon Museum and Berlin Wall.
Pergamon Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pergamon Museum is a listed building on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin, Germany. It was built from 1910 to 1930 by order of Emperor Wilhelm II and according to plans by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann in Stripped Classicism style. Pergamon Museum is situated 570 metres southwest of Sophienkirche.
Berlin Wall
Photo: fauxaddress, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier separating Western and Eastern parts of Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It is regarded as one of the symbols of the Cold War. Berlin Wall is situated 1¼ km northwest of Sophienkirche.
Hackesche Höfe
Photo: Schlaier, Public domain.
The Hackesche Höfe is a notable courtyard complex situated adjacent to the Hackescher Markt in the centre of Berlin. The complex consists of eight interconnected courtyards, accessed through a main arched entrance at number 40 Rosenthaler Straße. Hackesche Höfe is situated 150 metres southeast of Sophienkirche.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spandauer Vorstadt and Scheunenviertel.
Spandauer Vorstadt
Quarter
Spandauer Vorstadt is a historic district in what is now the Mitte district of Berlin.
Scheunenviertel
Neighborhood
Scheunenviertel is a neighborhood of Mitte in the centre of Berlin. It is situated to the north of the medieval Altberlin area, east of the Rosenthaler Straße and Hackescher Markt.
Alt-Berlin
Locality
Photo: Sludge G, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alt-Berlin, also spelled Altberlin, is a neighborhood, situated in the Berliner locality of Mitte, part of the homonymous borough. In the 13th century it was the sister town of the old Cölln, located on the northern Spree Island in the Margraviate of Brandenburg.
Sophienkirche
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.52556° or 52° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
13.40017° or 13° 24′ 1″ eastInception
1712—1713Open location code
9F4MGCG2+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 23816415OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q470667
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Sophienkirche” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sophiekerk (Berlijn)”
- Dutch: “Sophiekerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سوفينكيرش”
- Finnish: “Sophienkirche”
- German: “Sophienkirche”
- Irish: “Sophienkirche”
- Italian: “chiesa di Santa Sofia”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Santa Sofia”
- Italian: “Sophienkirche”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sophienkirche”
- Norwegian: “Sophienkirche”
- Polish: “Kościół Zofii w Berlinie”
- Portuguese: “Sophienkirche”
- Russian: “Софиенкирхе”
- Russian: “Церковь Святой Софии”
- Swedish: “Sophienkirche, Berlin”
- Swedish: “Sophienkirche”
- Turkish: “Sophien Kilisesi”
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