Churches
Lorenzkirche (St. Lawrence Church)
Building begun about 1250. Originally built as a three-aisled basilica in the high Gothic style; later extended with an imposing late Gothic hall choir (1439-1477).
Interior of the Nuremberg Lorenzkirche with a view of the spectacular tabernacle by Adam Kraft
Magnificent west facade with splendid portal richly decorated with statuary and rose window (mid-14th c.). Two towers 80 and 81 meters high. Important works of art: the Annunciation by Veit Stoß (1518), tabernacle by Adam Kraft (1496), medieval altars, memorial plaques, stained glass.
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Further information on the Churches of Nuremburg
St. Jakobskirche (St. James' Church)
The Gothic old-Franconian Church of St. James in the southwest part of the Old Town, in the so-called “St. James’ Quarter”, was originally the hospice church for the Teutonic Order.
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St. Marthakirche (St. Martha's Church)
St. Martha’s Church, built in the second half of the 14th c. and today a Reformed Protestant parish church, is known for its notable original stained glass windows.
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St. Elisabethkirche (St. Elisabeth's Church)
Originally, the St. Elizabeth Church was part of a former secondary house of the Teutonic Order of the Knights.
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Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
1355/58 Emperor Charles IV had the synagogue razed (pogrom 1349) and replaced by the first Gothic three-aisled hall church in Franconia, constructed as an imperial royal chapel.
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St. Klarakirche (St. Clare's Church)
The convent building was demolished in 1899, the church partially destroyed during a bomb attack on March 16, 1945.
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Sebalduskirche (St. Sebald Church)
Nuremberg's oldest city parish church was built ca. 1215 as a three-aisled Late Romanesque pillared basilica with two choirs. As early as 1309 the original side aisles were widened and altered in the Gothic style.
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St. Lorenz
opening hours
Mon - Sat: 9 am - 5 pm
Sun: 1 pm - 4 pm
Advent
Mon - Sat: 9 am - 5 pm
Sun: 1 pm - 6 pm
Restricted opening hours when there are evening church concerts!
NOTICE: During the ION there are restrictions in the viewing times for the church.
special opening hours
prices
Voluntary 1,- €
Groups of 10 or more
adults 1,- € / children 0,50 €
information for handicapped people
Fully wheelchair accessible
guided tours
Tourist Pastor:
Mrs Susanne Bammessel
Tel.: +49 (0)911 24469914
Fax: +49 (0)911 24469924
Email: tourist@lorenzkirche.de