St. Catherine’s Church
St. Catherine's Church is the largest Protestant church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a parish church in the old city centre near one of the most famous city squares, the Hauptwache.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Protestant
- Description: First new Protestant church in Frankfurt after the Reformation
- Also known as: “Katharinenkirche (Frankfurt am Main)” and “St. Catherine’s Church, Frankfurt”
- Address: Zeil 131
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Frankfurt Stock Exchange and St. Paul’s Church.
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Marketplace
St. Paul’s Church
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St Paul's Church in Frankfurt am Main is a former church building used as an exhibition, memorial and meeting place. It was built between 1789 and 1833 to replace the medieval "Barfüßerkirche", which was demolished in 1786, and served as Frankfurt's main Protestant-Lutheran church until 1944, when it was replaced by St Catherine's Church. St. Paul’s Church is situated 240 metres south of St. Catherine’s Church.
Hauptwache
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bahnhofsviertel and Westend.
Bahnhofsviertel
Suburb
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The Bahnhofsviertel is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I. The Bahnhofsviertel was developed between 1891 and 1915.
Westend
Suburb
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Westend-Nord and Westend-Süd are two city districts of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as the Westend is generally considered an entity.
Sachsenhausen
Suburb
Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as Sachsenhausen is generally considered a single entity.
St. Catherine’s Church
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Frankfurt, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.11319° or 50° 6′ 48″ northLongitude
8.67941° or 8° 40′ 46″ eastInception
1681Named after
Catherine of AlexandriaOpen location code
9F2C4M7H+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 28426081OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q195176
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“St. Catherine’s Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣凯瑟琳教堂”
- Chinese: “聖凱瑟琳教堂”
- Chinese: “聖凱蕯琳教堂”
- Dutch: “Sint-Catharinakerk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سانت كاترين”
- French: “Église Saint-Catherine de Francfort”
- French: “église Sainte-Catherine de Francfort”
- French: “Église Sainte-Catherine de Francfort”
- French: “Église Sainte-Catherine”
- German: “Katharinenkirche (Frankfurt am Main)”
- German: “Katharinenkirche”
- German: “St. Katharinen”
- Hungarian: “Katharinenkirche”
- Hungarian: “Szent Katalin-templom”
- Japanese: “カタリーナ教会”
- Korean: “성 카탈리나 교회”
- Luxembourgish: “Katharinenkierch”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Katharinenkirche”
- Norwegian: “Katharinenkirche”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Katarzyny we Frankfurcie nad Menem”
- Russian: “Церковь Святой Екатерины”
- Swedish: “Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt”
- Swedish: “Katharinenkirche”
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