St. Stephen Church - Würzburg, Bayern, Germany
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N 49° 47.368 E 009° 56.092
32U E 567290 N 5515642
Historic Church that traces its history back over 1000 years.
Waymark Code: WMHH13
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
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Beautiful church that has been rebuilt several times over the centuries since it began life as a Benedictine Monastery in the 11th century. Rebuilt in 1789, was secularized in 1803 and became a protestant Church in 1806, the first in Würzburg. Severely damaged during WW II, but rebuilt after the war. A blue plaque with gold and white lettering on the side of the church reads:
GERMAN
Kirche
St. Stephan
Kirche des ehem Benediktinerklosters
roman. Krypta des 11 Jahrhunderts
Neubau 1789 durch Joh. Pil. Geigel.
Seit 1806
erste evang. Pfarrkirche Würzburgs
Wiederaufbau
nach der zerstörung
1950/55
English
St. Stephen
Church
Church from the former Romanesque Benedictine monastery.
Crypt dates from the 11th century
New construction in 1789 by John Pil. Geigel.
1806 became first Protestant church in Würzburg.
Reconstructed after the destruction (of WW II)
1950/55
Group that erected the marker: Unkown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Zwinger 3c
Würzburg, Bayern Germany
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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