St. Nicholas Church
St. Nicholas Church is a church in Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. St. Nicholas Church is situated nearby to the square Hiroshimaplatz, as well as near Ballettschule Relevé.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic and Protestant
- Description: 14th C. church in Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Citykirche”, “St. Nicholas”, and “St. Nicholas (Aachen)”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Town Hall.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aachen Cathedral is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. Aachen Cathedral is situated 340 metres southwest of St. Nicholas Church.
Aachen Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aachen Town Hall is a landmark of cultural significance located in the Altstadt of Aachen, Germany. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century. Aachen Town Hall is situated 220 metres southwest of St. Nicholas Church.
Couven Museum
Museum
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The Couven Museum is a museum in the city centre of Aachen, western Germany. Since 1958, it is housed in the Monheim house, a 17th-century pharmacy, that was redesigned by the architect Jakob Couven in 1786. Couven Museum is situated 210 metres south of St. Nicholas Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiserplatz and Burtscheid.
Burtscheid
Suburb
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.
Soers
Suburb
Soers is a community within Aachen and part of the district of Aachen-Laurensberg. The predominantly rural district today stretches from the border of Aachen-Mitte, the central district of Aachen, past the slopes of the Lousberg, a hill in the north of the city.
St. Nicholas Church
- Categories: filial church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.77748° or 50° 46′ 39″ northLongitude
6.08607° or 6° 5′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F28Q3GP+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 77493736OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=protestantOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2321930
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“St. Nicholas Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk (Aken)”
- Dutch: “Sint-Nicolaaskerk”
- German: “St. Nikolaus (Aachen)”
- German: “St. Nikolaus”
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