Holy Cross Catholic Church
The Catholic Holy Cross Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the southern German city of Augsburg, Bavaria. While its history dates back to 1143 when a hospice with a chapel was constructed on the site, the present church in the Gothic style was built by Provost Vitus Fackler in 1508.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Augsburg
- Also known as: “Catholic Holy Cross Church, Augsburg”
- Address: Heilig-Kreuz-Straße 5, Augsburg, 86152
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Evangelische Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Augsburg and Stadttheater Augsburg.
Evangelische Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Augsburg
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Evangelische Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche Augsburg is a church.
Stadttheater Augsburg
Public building
cathedral
Church
Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of Augsburg is a Catholic cathedral in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, founded in the 11th century in Romanesque style, but with 14th-century Gothic additions. cathedral is situated 400 metres east of Holy Cross Catholic Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Augsburg-Innenstadt and Augsburg-Bismarckviertel.
Augsburg-Innenstadt
Suburb
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Innenstadt is one of the seventeen highest level civic divisions, or Planungsräume, of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Located in the centre of the city, it is the most populated planning district, home to 49,222 residents as of December 31, 2022.
Augsburg-Bismarckviertel
Neighborhood
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Augsburg-Bismarckviertel is a neighborhood.
Augsburg-Oberhausen
Suburb
Oberhausen is one of the seventeen Planungsräume of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Located in the northern portion of the city, it is home to 29,044 residents as of December 31, 2022, making it one of the larger planning districts in terms of population.
Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Augsburg, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.37145° or 48° 22′ 17″ northLongitude
10.8915° or 10° 53′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FWG9VCR+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 95966488OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q1775310
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Holy Cross Catholic Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “天主教圣十字堂 (奥格斯堡)”
- Chinese: “天主教圣十字堂”
- Czech: “katolický kostel svatého Kříže”
- German: “Heilig Kreuz (Augsburg)”
- German: “Katholische Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche (Augsburg)”
- German: “Katholische Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche”
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