Basilica of St Plechelm
The Basilica of St Plechelmus is a Catholic church in the Dutch town of Oldenzaal dedicated to the 8th-century Irish monk Plechelm, whose festival on 15 July has been on the calendar of the medieval diocese of Utrecht ever since his canonisation in the 10th century.Photo: Fnorp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Also known as: “Sint Plechelmusbasiliek”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk and Oldenzaal railway station.
Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk
Church
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Sint-Antonius van Paduakerk is a church, which is situated 510 metres south of Basilica of St Plechelm.
Oldenzaal railway station
Railway station
Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
Oldenzaal is a railway station located in the centre of Oldenzaal, Netherlands. The station was opened on 18 October 1865 and is located on the Almelo–Salzbergen railway. Oldenzaal railway station is situated 770 metres southeast of Basilica of St Plechelm.
Twents Carmel College
School
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Twents Carmel College is a school, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Basilica of St Plechelm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Het Hulsbeek and De Lutte.
Het Hulsbeek
Locality
Photo: Frans-Banja Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
Het Hulsbeek is a locality, which is situated 3 km west of Basilica of St Plechelm.
De Lutte
Village
De Lutte is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Losser. It is located close to the border between the Netherlands and Germany. De Lutte is situated 4 km east of Basilica of St Plechelm.
Rossum
Village
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Rossum is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 4 km north of Oldenzaal on the road to Ootmarsum. Rossum is situated 4½ km north of Basilica of St Plechelm.
Basilica of St Plechelm
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.31241° or 52° 18′ 45″ northLongitude
6.92882° or 6° 55′ 44″ eastInception
1250Open location code
9F488W6H+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 278277730OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3661615
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Spanish—“Basilica of St Plechelm” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Basilica de Sant Plechelm d’Oldenzaal”
- Dutch: “Plechelmus”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 31418”
- Dutch: “Sint-Plechelmusbasiliek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بازيليك القديس بلتشيلم”
- French: “basilique Saint-Plechelm d’Oldenzaal”
- French: “Basilique Saint-Plechelm d’Oldenzaal”
- German: “St.-Plechelmus-Basilika”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Plekelmus, Oldenzaal”
- Spanish: “basilica de San Plechelm”
- Spanish: “basílica de San Plechelm”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Plechelm”
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Highlights include Herdenkingstuin and Gemeentehuis Oldenzaal.
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