St. Lorenz Basilica
St. Lorenz Basilica is a baroque minor basilica in Kempten, Bavaria, named after the Christian martyr Lawrence of Rome. It is the former abbey church of the Benedictine Kempten Abbey.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Kempten, Swabia, Germany
- Also known as: “Basilika St. Lorenz”
- Address: Stiftsplatz 2, Kempten (Allgäu), 87439
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zumsteinhaus and Kempten Museum.
Zumsteinhaus
Historic building
Zumsteinhaus is a historic building, which is situated 110 metres south of St. Lorenz Basilica.
Marstall (Kempten)
Public building
Marstall (Kempten) is a public building, which is situated 120 metres north of St. Lorenz Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reinharts and Stiftsbleiche.
Stiftsbleiche
Hamlet
Stiftsbleiche is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of St. Lorenz Basilica.
St. Lorenz Basilica
- Categories: archaeological site, abbey church, minor basilica, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kempten (Allgäu), Kempten, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.72845° or 47° 43′ 42″ north
Longitude
10.31162° or 10° 18′ 42″ east
Inception
1670
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FVGP8H6+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“St. Lorenz Basilica” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣老楞佐圣殿 (肯普滕)”
- Chinese: “圣老楞佐圣殿”
- Czech: “bazilika svatého Vavřince”
- Dutch: “Sint-Laurentiusbasiliek”
- Dutch: “St. Lorenz”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس لورنز”
- German: “Basilika St. Lorenz (Kempten)”
- German: “Pfarrkirche St. Lorenz (Kempten)”
- German: “St. Lorenz (Kempten)”
- German: “St. Lorenz Basilica”
- German: “St. Lorenz”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Lorenz, Kempten”
- Italian: “basilica di San Lorenzo”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Lorenzo”
- Polish: “Kościół św. Wawrzyńca w Kempten”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Lovrenca, Kempten”
- Spanish: “basilica de San Lorenzo”
- Spanish: “basílica de San Lorenzo”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Lorenzo”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Laurentiusbasilyk (Kempten)”
- Western Frisian: “Sint-Laurentiusbasilyk”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pflanzbeet mit Bänken and Springbrunnen/Zierbrunnen Hildegardplatz.
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