St.-Wolfgangs-Kirche

Church in Schneeberg, Germany

St. Wolfgang's Church (German: St.-Wolfgangs-Kirche) in Schneeberg is one of the largest hall churches of the Late Gothic in Saxon region of Germany. It was built in the early 16th century on parts of a small, earlier building and is an early example of a Reformation church building. Due to its dominant position on the summit of the Schneeberg hill, which in previous centuries had been riddled (durchörtet) with mining pits and galleries, it became known as the "Miners' Cathedral" (Bergmannsdom). The parish of St. Wolfgang in Schneeberg owns this summer church as well as the hospital church, th

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Type:

Church

Where:

Schneeberg, Germany

Coordinates:

50.59°N, 12.64°E

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