St. Franziskus, Schwäbisch Gmünd

Name: St. Franziskus
Address: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

#10 among attractions in Schwäbisch Gmünd

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The Baroque parish church of St. Francis is a former convent church of the Franciscan monastery in the core city of Schwäbisch Gmünd and was dedicated until 1908 to St. Louis, who is now a secondary patron.

The settlement of the Franciscan Order in Schwäbisch Gmünd probably took place during the lifetime of St. Francis and is thus one of the oldest settlements north of the Alps. There is even the assumption that the Gmünd branch was the first north of the Alps. The high altar is considered a special piece of the South German Rococo.

Today, the church serves as a parish church for the Catholic St. Francis Parish and the native Croatian parish of St. Nikola Tavelic. In addition, a service in Hungarian is held on the first Sunday of each month.

Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 48°48'1"N, 9°47'57"E

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St. Franziskus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kletterschmiede, Prediger, Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, St. John's Church.

0.7 miW
48°47'59"N • 9°46'60"E
Kletterschmiede, Schwäbisch Gmünd
19 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
~760 ftW
Museum
Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd
4 min walk • The Prediger is the name given to the former Dominican monastery of Schwäbisch Gmünd, which is now used as a cultural center with, among other things, the Museum im Prediger and the Galerie im Prediger.
~850 ftSW
Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Münster, Schwäbisch Gmünd
5 min walk • The Heilig-Kreuz-Münster in Schwäbisch Gmünd is a Gothic church building with a hall ambulatory, built from about 1320 as a city parish church. The minster is important in art history as the original work of the Parler family...
~540 ftW
Church
St. John's Church, Schwäbisch Gmünd
3 min walk • Johanniskirche or St. John's Church is a Romanesque or neo-Romanesque style Catholic town church in Schwäbisch Gmünd, dedicated to St. John the Baptist. The pillared basilica serves as a lapidary for the Gmünd Minster.
~710 ftSW
Tower
Bell Tower, Schwäbisch Gmünd
4 min walk • The bell tower, formerly called the Glockenhaus, is a Romanesque building erected around 1228 and now houses the bells of the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It is thus a campanile. This form of bell tower is unique in the Swabian region.
1.1 miS
Monuments and statues
Die anvertrauten Pfunde, Schwäbisch Gmünd
28 min walk • Wege zur Kunst is a sculpture path in Schwäbisch Gmünd-Straßdorf, which was established in 2002 and has been continuously expanded since then.
0.8 miW
Museum
Galerie Villa Seiz, Schwäbisch Gmünd
20 min walk • Max Eugen Seiz was a German sculptor who lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd and worked as a freelance artist from 1954.
~570 ftW
Museum, Art gallery
Johannisplatz, Schwäbisch Gmünd
3 min walk • Johannisplatz is one of the three main squares in the old town of Schwäbisch Gmünd, along with Marktplatz and Münsterplatz. The square extends north and west of the Romanesque St. John's Church.
~1110 ftSW
Church
Augustinuskirche, Schwäbisch Gmünd
6 min walk • The Augustinuskirche in Schwäbisch Gmünd is the former baroqueized monastery church of the Augustinian monastery in Gmünd, which is now a Protestant parish church in the core city and is located in the neighborhood of the Heilig-Kreuz-Münster.
0.7 miNE
Church
Mariä Verkündigung, Schwäbisch Gmünd
17 min walk • The Church of the Annunciation is the former, Gothic, Baroqueized convent church of the Dominican convent of Gotteszell in Schwäbisch Gmünd. It now serves as the church of the correctional facility for women housed in the former convent.
1.5 miNW
Church
St. Coloman, Schwäbisch Gmünd
39 min walk • The former parish church of St. Coloman is a Roman Catholic church in the former village center of Wetzgau in the Schwäbisch Gmünd district of Rehnenhof-Wetzgau. The late Gothic church is dedicated to St. Coloman.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Franziskus?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Church, Schwäbisch Gmünd (3 min walk), Johannisplatz, Schwäbisch Gmünd (3 min walk), Bell Tower, Schwäbisch Gmünd (4 min walk), Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd (4 min walk).

How to get to St. Franziskus by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Franziskus:

Bus

Gmünd Kappelgasse • Lines: 266 (4 min walk)
Vordere Schmiedgasse Ost • Lines: 266 (4 min walk)

Train

Schwäbisch Gmünd (14 min walk)