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Güstrow, DE
The church of St. Mary was first mentioned in 1308. At the beginning of the 16th century, it was destroyed three times by city fires or was badly affected, but was always rebuilt. In 1780 it was given the baroque tower helmet, in 1880-1883 it was rebuilt and given its current shape as a three-nave hall church.
Wismar, DE
Damaged during the Second World War and completely destroyed in 1960, only the 80-metre high tower of the former Marienkirche remains. It is a landmark of Wismar, visible from afar. The church was considered to be one of the most beautiful brick churches in northern Germany.
Zwickau, DE
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mary was built around 1180 as a Romanesque hall church but was rebuilt between 1453 and 1563 as a three-nave hall church in late Gothic style. The church tower, which dominates the town, is a Baroque bell tower dating from 1672, which replaced the original spire damaged by lightning. The church was raised to the status of a cathedral by Bishop Ludwig Müller on the occasion of its 800th birthday in 1935.
Ingolstadt, DE
The Church of St. Mauritius was founded in the 9th century, as its oldest part attests. However, most of the present building dates from the 13th century, which still makes it the oldest building in the town. The church is a Gothic three-nave basilica with Romanesque elements.
Lüneburg, DE
The Church of St. Michael, founded in 1376, is one of the most important hall churches in northern Germany. In 1390 the eastern parts of the church were consecrated, in 1418 the western part of the church was consecrated. The so-called abbey chapel, which adjoins the church to the north on two floors, is said to have been completed in 1412. In 1434, the tower would have already reached a height of 42 m.
Lüneburg, DE
St. Nicholas’ church, founded in 1407, is the youngest of the Lüneburg churches. The church is richly decorated with Gothic works of art. The four-wing high altar, originally in the St. Lambert's Church, which was demolished in the 1860s, is attributed to Hans Bornemann (before 1458). In the choir gallery there are remains of a high altar from the former Heiligental monastery church.
Pasewalk, DE
The Church of St. Nicholas, the oldest in the town, dates from the 13th century. The neo-Gothic reconstruction was carried out from 1824 to 1828. The spire was badly damaged during the Second World War and replaced by a tent roof after the end of the war.
Jüterbog, DE
The Church of St. Nicholas was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is famous for its two towers which owe their difference to the fact that the top of the north tower was poorly built. The canopy was completed in 1617 and still adorns the north tower today. Renovations took place in the years 1821 to 1824, 1877 and 1934 to 1936. Further renovations to the roof took place in 1974, the interior was renovated from 1986 to 1994.
Anklam, DE
The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1280 in honour of St. Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, fishermen and merchants. During the Second World War, the church was severely damaged, except for the surrounding walls. In 1994, a support group was founded to preserve the church. In 1995, St. Nicholas received an emergency roof, when it was gradually put into use. Since 1999, the church has been reopened to the public.
Friedrichshafen, DE
The Catholic Church of St. Nicholas was already mentioned at the end of the 13th century as a chapel. In 1437, the inhabitants of Buchhorn enlarged the chapel into a Gothic church and erected the tower which is still recognisable today. After the destruction of the monastery in Hofen during the Thirty Years' War, the citizens made St. Nicholas' Church their parish church. In 1689 it was extended and modified. According to the taste of the time, the Gothic vaults had to give way to a flat ceiling. In the 18th century, the church tower was given its present form.
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