Franciscan Church

The Franciscan Church is the oldest existing religious building in the of , the capital of . The church was consecrated in the year 1297 in the presence of King Andrew III of Hungary.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in Bratislava, Slovakia
  • Also known as: “Franciscan Church, Bratislava”, “Františkánsky kostol”, “Františkánsky kostol (Bratislava)”, and “Františkánsky kostol a kláštor (Bratislava)”
  • Address: Františkánske námestie 406/1, 406, Staré Mesto, Bratislava, 81101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bratislava City Museum and Franciscan Square.

Museum
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The is a museum in , , established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the , near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall. is situated 130 metres south of Franciscan Church.

Square
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Fountain
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The Roland Fountain is a Roland statue and among the most famous fountains in , . It is located on the Main Square of the . Its construction was ordered by Maximilian II, the king of Royal Hungary, in 1572 to provide a public water supply. is situated 170 metres south of Franciscan Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vnútorné mesto and Bratislava.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

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, is the capital and largest city of . It has a population of more than 475,000, and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the country.

Suburb
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The of Bratislava is the historic center and one of the boroughs of , in the of . It is coextensive with the smallest Slovak administrative district by area, Bratislava I.

Franciscan Church

Latitude
48.1449° or 48° 8′ 42″ north
Longitude
17.10836° or 17° 6′ 30″ east
Inception
1297
Levels
2
Open location code
8FWV44V5+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38539540
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1450292
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Franciscan Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “方濟各會教堂”
  • Czech: “Kostel Zvěstování Páně”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه الفرنسيسكانيه”
  • Finnish: “Fransiskaanikirkko (Bratislava)”
  • Finnish: “Fransiskaanikirkko”
  • French: “Église franciscaine”
  • German: “Franziskanerkirche”
  • Hungarian: “Angyali üdvözlet (ferences) templom”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Fransiskan, Bratislava”
  • Polish: “Kościół franciszkański Zwiastowania Pańskiego w Bratysławie”
  • Russian: “Францисканская церковь (Братислава)”
  • Russian: “Церковь францисканцев”
  • Slovak: “Kostol Zvestovania Pána”
  • Slovenian: “Frančiškanska cerkev, Bratislava”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ dòng Thánh Phanxicô ở Bratislava”

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