Explore Religious Heritage Across Europe

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.

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.

This church, dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, has been documented since the 15th century. It was altered in the middle of the 17th century and was largely rebuilt in 1755-57 and consecrated again in 1758. The church was renovated in 1930 and in the 1970s.

The Church of the Holy Father Nikolai, or better known as the Nikolajevska Church, was built between 1745 and 1870 on the foundations of a Serbian church of the 16th century.

The Auxiliary Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Skrzydlna was built in the 16th century under the patronage of Prokop Pieniążek.

The Parish Church of St. Nicholas the Bishop in Tymowa was erected in 1764 (the parish may have arisen in the second half of the 13th century, though the first reference to it is from 1325).

The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a Russian Orthodox church built between 1825 and 1827 on an old Russian church according to the plans drawn up in 1807 by the architect Luigi Rusca. The neoclassical church is one of the first domed churches in the capital.

The Church of St. Nicholas is a late Romanesque church built around 1250-60, and for the western part, probably until 1300. The present elongated choir was enlarged in 1758. The present appearance of the building owes much to the restoration between 1949 and 1956 by the architect Kaare Klint (1888-1954).

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.

The church of St. Nicholas was first mentioned in 1526, but the present church dates mainly from the end of the 18th century. Pastor Kajetan Konc had the church vaulted with bricks in 1846, before that it had a wooden ceiling.