St. Cross Church (Hildesheim)
St. Cross Church (Hildesheim) is a church in Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony which is located on Kreuzstraße. St. Cross Church (Hildesheim) is situated nearby to Pelizaeusplatz, as well as near the church Erlöserkirche.Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church
- Also known as: “Heilig Kreuz”
- Address: Kreuzstraße, Hildesheim, 31134
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hildesheim Cathedral Museum and St. Andreas.
Hildesheim Cathedral Museum
Museum
Photo: GodeNehler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hildesheim Cathedral Museum is the treasury and diocesan museum of Hildesheim, which illustrates over a thousand years of art and church history in Lower Saxony. Hildesheim Cathedral Museum is situated 230 metres west of St. Cross Church (Hildesheim).
St. Andreas
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The church of St. Andreas is the principal Lutheran church of Hildesheim, Germany, not to be confounded with the Catholic Hildesheim Cathedral. Its tower is 114.5 metres tall, making it the tallest church tower in Lower Saxony; it is accessible and offers a panoramic view of both the city and surrounding countryside. St. Andreas is situated 230 metres north of St. Cross Church (Hildesheim).
St. Michael’s Church
Church
Photo: Heinz-Josef Lücking, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The Church of St. Michael is an early-Romanesque church located in Hildesheim, Germany. It has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1985 due to the before mentioned early-Romanesque architecture and art found within such as the Tree of Jesse and the now relocated Bernward Doors. St. Michael’s Church is situated 640 metres northwest of St. Cross Church (Hildesheim).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moritzberg and Barienrode.
Moritzberg
Neighborhood
Moritzberg is a quarter in the city of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on a hill in the west of the city, about a mile from the St. Mary's Cathedral. It was an independent market town until 1911.
Barienrode
Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barienrode is a village, which is situated 4 km south of St. Cross Church (Hildesheim).
Sorsum
Suburb
Sorsum is a district of the city of Hildesheim, in the Lower-Saxony state of Northern Germany. Sorsum is situated 5 km west of St. Cross Church (Hildesheim).
St. Cross Church (Hildesheim)
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.1496° or 52° 8′ 59″ northLongitude
9.95098° or 9° 57′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9F4F4XX2+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 86409146OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1594956
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“St. Cross Church (Hildesheim)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heilig Kruiskerk (Hildesheim)”
- Dutch: “Heilig Kruiskerk”
- German: “Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pelizaeusplatz and Erlöserkirche.
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