St. Georg — Nördlingen, Germany
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N 48° 51.044 E 010° 29.328
32U E 609217 N 5411930
St. Georg is the Evangelical Lutheran parish church in the centre of Nördlingen. Built between 1427 and 1505, the late Gothic church with its almost 90-metre-high tower, the Daniel, is the town's landmark
Waymark Code: WM1647H
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 05/01/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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Der Rat der Reichsstadt Nördlingen beschloß den Bau der Georgskirche am 17. Oktober 1427. Der Chor der Hallenkirche wurde 1451 fertiggestellt, 1454 begann der Bau des Turmes, er wurde 1490 vollendet. Mit der Fertigstellung des Gewölbes 1505 war der Bau, der großteils aus Suevit besteht, abgeschlossen. Weil sich Nördlingen unter Kaspar Kantz der Reformation anschloß, wurde St. Georg in den Jahren 1523/1525 zur evangelischen Stadtkirche.
Das 93 Meter lange und über 20 Meter hohe Kirchenschiff macht St. Georg zu einer der größten Hallenkirchen im süddeutschen Raum. Von weitem sichtbar ist der 89,9 Meter hohe Kirchturm, der Daniel genannt wird und als Wahrzeichen Nördlingens gilt, er beherrscht das Stadtbild und die Landschaft des Rieskraters.

The council of the imperial city of Nördlingen decided to build St. George's Church on 17 October 1427. The choir of the hall church was completed in 1451, construction of the tower began in 1454 and was finished in 1490. With the completion of the vault in 1505, the building, which is largely made of suevite, was finished. Because Nördlingen joined the Reformation under Kaspar Kantz, St. George became a Protestant town church in 1523/1525.
The 93-metre-long and over 20-metre-high nave makes St. George one of the largest hall churches in southern Germany. Visible from afar is the 89.9 metre high church tower, called Daniel, which is the landmark of Nördlingen, dominating the townscape and the landscape of the Ries crater.

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Active Church: Yes

School on property: No

Website: [Web Link]

Date Built: Not listed

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