List of important churches in Thuringia
This list collects important church buildings in the German state of Thuringia . Particularly large churches as well as historically significant churches and churches with structural features are included.
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Bartholomäikirche (Protestant) |
Altenburg , Burgstrasse | 1428 to 1443 | Late Gothic | Late Gothic, three-aisled hall church |
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Brethren Church (Protestant) |
Altenburg , market square | 1902 to 1905 | Neo-Gothic | built in place of the previous building from 1270 |
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Duchess Agnes Memorial Church (Protestant) |
Altenburg , Parkstrasse | 1903-1905 | Neo-Romance | Memorial Church of the Duchess Agnes |
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Castle Church (Protestant) |
Altenburg , castle | 1404-1414 / 1444 | Gothic / late Gothic | Built between 1404 and 1414 in Gothic style, the church vault collapsed due to fire in 1444, reconstruction in late Gothic style |
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Luther Church (Protestant) |
Apolda , Melanchthonplatz | 1890 to 1894 | Neo-Gothic |
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Martinskirche (Protestant) |
Apolda , Kantplatz / Martinsplatz | First mentioned in 1119 | Romanesque / Gothic |
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Liebfrauenkirche (Protestant) |
Arnstadt , at the Liebfrauenkirche | 1200 to 1330 | Romanesque / Gothic |
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Upper Church (Protestant) |
Arnstadt , Kirchgasse | 1275 to 1300 | Gothic |
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Upper church (ruin) |
Bad Frankenhausen , Neumarkt | 1382 | Gothic | The roof was torn down in 1961, since then it has been ruined with the crooked church tower with the largest overhang in Germany. |
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Parish church (Protestant) |
Bad Klosterlausnitz , Geraer Strasse | 1157 to 1181 | Romanesque | Until the secularization in 1525, monastery church of the Augustinian Choir Monastery of Marienstein |
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St. Stephan mountain church (Protestant) |
Bad Langensalza , Bergstrasse | 1394 | Gothic |
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Market Church St. Bonifatius (Protestant) |
Bad Langensalza , market square | 1340 to 1521 | Gothic | 81 meter high tower |
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City Church St. Simplicius (Protestant) |
Bad Salzungen , church square | 1789 to 1791 | Classicist |
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City Church St. Trinitatis (Protestant) |
Bad Tennstedt | 1652 to 1659 | Late Gothic |
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Sankt-Pankratius-Church (Protestant) |
Bendelife | 1588 to 1623 | Post-Gothic , early baroque | Splendid early baroque furnishings, tower 1.13 m from the perpendicular |
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St. Leo (Bibra) (Protestant) |
Bibra (grave field) | from 1492 | Late Gothic | Furnished with carvings from Tilman Riemenschneider's workshop |
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Parish Church of St. Michaelis (Protestant) |
Buttstädt , market square | 1510 to 1586 | Late Gothic |
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Nikolaikirche (Protestant) |
Creuzburg , market | from 1215 | Romanesque |
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Parish Church To the Holy Five Wounds (Catholic) |
Dermbach , Kirchberg | 1731 to 1735 | Late baroque | Church of the former Franciscan monastery |
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Parish Church of St. Albanus [Eichsfeld Cathedral] (Catholic) |
Effelder , Kirchberg | 1892 to 1895 | Neo-Gothic |
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George Church (Protestant) |
Eisenach , market square | 1558 to 1561; 1899 to 1902 | Late Gothic, New Baroque | Seat of the regional bishop |
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Nikolaikirche (Protestant) |
Eisenach , Karlsplatz | 1150 | Romanesque |
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Castle Church of St. Trinity (Protestant) |
Eisenberg , castle park | 1679 to 1692 | Baroque | Magnificent interior |
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City Parish Church of the Holy Trinity (Protestant) |
Ice field , church square | 1488 to 1530 | Late Gothic |
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Mariendom (catholic) |
Erfurt , cathedral square | 1153 to 1465 | Romanesque / Gothic | Largest church in the country |
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Severikirche (catholic) |
Erfurt , cathedral square | 1275 to 1375 | Gothic |
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Aegidia Church (Methodist) |
Erfurt , Wenigemarkt | 1324 | Gothic | Bridgehead Church |
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Merchant church (Protestant) |
Erfurt , Anger | 1291 to 1368 | Gothic |
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Peterskirche (profaned) |
Erfurt , Petersberg Citadel | 1103 to 1147 | Romanesque |
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Predigerkirche (Protestant) |
Erfurt , Meister-Eckehart-Strasse | 1350 to 1488 | Gothic | former Dominican monastery |
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Reglerkirche (Protestant) |
Erfurt , Bahnhofstrasse | 1130/1291 | Romanesque / Gothic |
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Gelmeroda village church (Protestant) |
Gelmeroda , Petersgasse | Romanesque / Gothic | Popular motif of Lyonel Feininger |
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Johanniskirche (Protestant) |
Gera , Clara-Zetkin-Strasse | 1881 to 1885 | Neo-Gothic |
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Salvatorkirche (Protestant) |
Gera , Nikolaiberg | 1717 to 1720 | Baroque |
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Benedictine Propstei (ruin) |
Göllingen , Klosterstrasse | 1150 | Romansh Byzantine |
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Parish Church of St. Margarethen (Protestant) |
Gotha , Neumarkt | 1494 to 1543 | Gothic |
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Augustinian Church (Protestant) |
Gotha , Klosterplatz | 1258 to 1319; 1675 to 1680 |
Gothic / baroque | Church of the former Augustinian monastery |
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St. Marien (Protestant) |
Greiz , Burgplatz / Kichplatz | 1802 | Classicist |
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| Castle Church of St. Georg (Großneuhausen) (Protestant) |
Großneuhausen | 1728 to 1729 | Rococo | Almost in its original condition, most magnificent rococo church in Thuringia |
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Benedictine provostry St. Boniface (Protestant) |
Großburschla , church square | from 1130 | Romanesque / Gothic |
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| Parish Church of St. Aegidien (Catholic) |
Heiligenstadt , Windische Gasse (Neustadt) | 1300 | Gothic |
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| Parish Church of St. Marien (Catholic) |
Heiligenstadt , Kollegiengasse (old town) | 1350 | Gothic |
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| Parish Church of St. Martin (Protestant) |
Heiligenstadt , Friedensplatz | 1270 to 1487 | Gothic |
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Marienkirche (Protestant) |
Heldburg , market | 1502 to 1537 | Gothic |
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Rhön Cathedral (Protestant) |
Helmershausen , Kirchgasse | 1736 to 1777 | Franconian baroque style |
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Christ Church (Protestant) |
Hildburghausen , Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Strasse | 1781 to 1785 | Late baroque |
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Parish Church of St. Georg (Protestant) |
Ichtershausen , Alexander-Puschkin-Strasse | 1150 | Romanesque |
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City Church St. Jakobus (Protestant) |
Ilmenau , church square | 1760 to 1770 | Baroque |
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City Church St. Michael (Protestant) |
Jena , church square | 1380 to 1550 | Gothic |
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Margarethenkirche (Protestant) |
Kahla , Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse | 1411 to 1462 | Gothic |
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Parish church (Protestant) |
Cherry chew | 1751 to 1753 | Baroque | Round church | |
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Veßra Monastery , Anger | 1131 | Romanesque |
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Stadtpfarrkirche zum Praise Gottes (Protestant) |
Königsee , Kirchstrasse | 1866 to 1871 | Neo-Gothic |
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Parish Church of St. Maria Magdalena (Catholic) |
Leinefelde , Heiligenstädter Strasse | 1886 to 1889 | Neo-Gothic |
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City Church of Our Dear Women (Protestant) |
Meiningen , market square | 1003 1180 to 1295 1443 to 1455 1884 to 1889 |
Romanesque Gothic Neo-Gothic |
Laying of the foundation stone in 1003, dominant architectural styles: Romanesque: west facade Gothic: choir Neo-Gothic: nave / towers |
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Parish Church of St. Martin (Protestant) |
Meuselwitz , market square | 1686 to 1688 | Baroque |
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All Saints Church (Museum) |
Mühlhausen , Steinweg / Allerheiligenstraße | 1287 | Gothic |
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Parish Church Divi Blasii (Protestant) |
Mühlhausen , Lower Market | 1225 to 1300 | Gothic |
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Jakobikirche (city library) |
Mühlhausen , Lentzeplatz | until 1363 | Gothic |
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Kornmarktkirche (museum) |
Mühlhausen , Kornmarkt | 1240 to 1300 | Gothic |
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Marienkirche (museum) |
Muhlhausen , Obermarkt | 1317 to 1420 | Gothic |
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St. Nikolai (Protestant) |
Mühlhausen , Bastmarkt / Wanfrieder Strasse | 1350 | Gothic |
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Klosterkirche Münchenlohra (Protestant) |
Munchenlohra | 1170 | Romanesque | three-aisled basilica with transept, buttresses and buttresses from the Romanesque construction period |
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City Church Neuhaus am Rennweg (Protestant) |
Neuhaus am Rennweg , Kirchweg | 1892 | Neo-Gothic | largest wooden church in Thuringia |
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City Church St. Johannes (Protestant) |
Neustadt an der Orla , market | 1470 to 1538 | Gothic |
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross (catholic) |
Nordhausen , Domstrasse | 1130 to 1267 | Romanesque Gothic |
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City Church St. Blasii (Protestant) |
Nordhausen , horse market / Blasikirchplatz | 1450 to 1489 | Gothic |
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Hope Church (Protestant) |
Oberweißbach , Lichtenhainer Strasse | 1767 to 1779 | Baroque | Before the town charter was granted to Oberweißbach, it was the largest village church in Thuringia, also known as the "South Thuringian Cathedral" |
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Paulinzella Monastery (ruin) |
Paulinzella | 1105 to 1124 | Romanesque |
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City Church St. Mauritius (Protestant) |
Pößneck , market square | 1385 to 1488 | Gothic |
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Collegiate church (Protestant) |
Römhild , Griebelstrasse | 1450 to 1470 | Gothic |
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City Church St. Andreas (Protestant) |
Rudolstadt , Kirchgasse / Ludwigstrasse | 1634 to 1636 | Gothic renaissance |
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| City Church St. Concordia (Ruhla) (Protestant) |
Ruhla , In the gift of God | 1660 to 1662 | Baroque | Church with two naves at right angles to each other |
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Johanneskirche (Protestant) |
Saalfeld , church square | 1380 to 1514 | Gothic |
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Schleid Parish Church (Catholic) |
Schleid | 1743 to 1746 | Baroque | built in the Tuscan style |
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St. Marien Mountain Church (Protestant) |
Schleiz , Bergstrasse | 1359 to 1382 1484 to 1507 |
Gothic | Burial church of the bailiffs of Gera, burgraves of Meissen and the princes of Reuss with baroque interior |
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City Church St. Johannes (Protestant) |
Schleusingen , Kirchstrasse | 1483 | Gothic |
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| City Church of St. George | Schmalkalden , Altmarkt | 1437 to 1509 | Gothic |
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City Church St. Nikolai (Protestant) |
Schmölln , church square | 1450 to 1480 | Gothic |
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Trinitatiskirche (Protestant) |
Sondershausen , Trinitatisplatz | 1608 to 1620 | Renaissance |
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City Church St. Peter (Protestant) |
Sonneberg , Kirchstrasse | 1843 to 1845 | Neo-Gothic |
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Liebfrauenkirche (Protestant) |
Stadtilm , churchyard | 1150 to 1235 | Gothic |
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Kreuzkirche (Protestant) |
Suhl , Steinweg | 1731 to 1739 | Baroque |
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Marienkirche (Protestant) |
Suhl , Kirchgasse | 1753 to 1756 | Baroque |
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Monastery church (Protestant) |
Thalbürgel | 1142 to 1225 | Romanesque |
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City Church of St. Bartholomew (Protestant) |
Themar , church square | 1488 | Gothic | one of the most richly furnished churches in the upper Werra Valley |
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City Church of St. Boniface (Protestant) |
Treffurt , church square | 1250 | Romanesque |
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Untersuhl Round Church (Protestant) |
Untersuhl , church square | circa 1580 | Interior: baroque | Round church |
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Fortified church (Protestant) |
Walldorf | 1587 | Renaissance | Fortified church on a rock above the village |
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City Church (Protestant) |
Waltershausen , market square | 1719 to 1723 | Baroque | first large baroque central building in central Germany, model after which the Dresden Frauenkirche was built |
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| Parish Church of St. Viti | Wechmar | 1842 to 1843 | Neo-Romance | largest central building of the 19th century in Thuringia; largest village church in Thuringia |
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Herder Church (Protestant) |
Weimar , Hederplatz | 1498 to 1500 | Gothic |
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Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Catholic) |
Weimar , Paul-Schneider-Strasse | 1888 to 1891 | Neo-Gothic | built on the model of the Florentine cathedral |
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Russian Orthodox Chapel (Orthodox) |
Weimar , historical cemetery (Karl-Haußknecht-Straße) | 1860 to 1862 | Russian | Grave chapel of the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna |
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City Church St. Nikolaus (Catholic) |
Worbis , Friedensplatz | 1756 to 1770 | Baroque |
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Parish Church of St. Blasius (Protestant) |
Zella-Mehlis , Hauptstrasse / Kirchstrasse | 1768 to 1773 | Baroque |
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Baroque Church of the Assumption (Catholic) |
Zella / Rhön , Goethestrasse | 1732 | Baroque |
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Dreieinigkeitskirche (Protestant) |
Zeulenroda , Kirchstrasse | 1820 | Classicist |
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See also
literature
- Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments : Thuringia . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-422-03095-6 .