St. Niels
St. Niels is a Lutheran church in Westerland, a seaside resort on the German island of Sylt. Built in 1634 and consecrated in 1637 it is the city’s oldest building and home to a congregation within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.Photo: Arnoldius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Westerland, Germany
- Also known as: “Dorfkirche Sankt Niels”
- Address: Kirchenweg 37, Westerland, Sylt, 25980
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sylt and Danish church Westerland.
Sylt
Photo: Michael Gäbler, CC BY 3.0.
Sylt belongs to the North Frisian Islands and is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Germany. It is a narrow island with a 40-km white beach and dunes on the western side and opens to mudflats on the eastern side.
Danish church Westerland
Church
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Danish church Westerland is situated 130 metres southwest of St. Niels.
Westerland station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Westerland station is a terminus railway station in the town of Westerland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The station lies on the Marsh Railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Nord-Ostsee-Bahn. Westerland station is situated 310 metres southwest of St. Niels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westerland and Tinnum.
Westerland
Town
Photo: Toksave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westerland is a seaside resort and a former municipality located on the German North Sea island of Sylt. Since 1 January 2009, Westerland has been part of the municipality Gemeinde Sylt.
Tinnum
Village
Photo: Marschmensch, Public domain.
Tinnum is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt.
Munkmarsch
Suburb
Photo: -jkb-, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munkmarsch is a village on the North Sea island of Sylt in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Today, it is an Ortsteil of the Gemeinde Sylt. Munkmarsch is situated 3 km northeast of St. Niels.
St. Niels
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sylt, Kreis Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.90756° or 54° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
8.31691° or 8° 19′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F6CW858+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 266013692OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q15129669
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In Other Languages
From Danish to German—“St. Niels” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sankt Niels Kirke”
- Dutch: “Sint-Nielskerk”
- German: “Kirche St. Niels”
- German: “St. Niels”
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Highlights include Galerie Svetlana and Trauerhalle.
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