St. George's Church

Nördlingen, Germany

St. George's Church with its 90 m high tower is a late Gothic style main church of Nördlingen. It was built between 1427-1505. The pulpit dates from 1499 and high altar from 1683 with a late medieval crufixion scene made by Nicholas Gerhaert of Leyden.

Address

Obstmarkt 2, Nördlingen, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1427-1505
Category: Religious sites in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Edward Rodrigues (9 months ago)
A gorgeous Lutheran Church. Very different from the ornate Catholic churches as its simple but the architecture is awesome with original artworks as well adorning the walls. Another must visit site .

Wolf Run (11 months ago)
Beautiful church. No ticket required when I went.

Helge Sandvik (13 months ago)
Impressive building and surrounding street’s

Akainn Z (2 years ago)
Nice church with ~360 steps to the top of the tower

vedran visani (2 years ago)
Beautiful and peaceful place where children can have some time to spend together, best moment to visit is summer

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