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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “basilica de San Plechelm”, “Plechelmus”, “rijksmonumentnummer 31418”, and “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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

6.92882° or 6° 55′ 44″ east

Inception

1250

Open location code

9F488W6H+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 278277730

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q3661615

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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Western Frisian—“Basilica of St Plechelm” goes by many names.

Aragonese: “Basilica de Sant Plechelm d’Oldenzaal”
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: “basílica de San Plechelm”
Spanish: “Basílica de San Plechelm”
Western Frisian: “Sint-Plechelmusbasilyk”

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