St. Nicholas Church, Wismar

Name: St. Nicholas Church
Address: An der Nikolaikirche, Wismar, Germany
Telephone: +49 3841 213624

#1 among attractions in Wismar

Top attraction, Church, Gothic architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Church St. Nicholas of Wismar was built from 1381 until 1487 as a church for sailors and fishermen. St. Nicholas is one of the finest testaments to mediaeval brick architecture in northern Germany. ()

Local name: Nikolaikirche Architectural style: Brick gothicCoordinates: 53°53'44"N, 11°27'57"E

Address

An der NikolaikircheWismar Germany

Contact

+49 3841 213624

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: St. Georgen, Wassertor, Rathaus and market place, Mühlenteich.

0.4 miSW
Church
St. Georgen, Wismar
11 min walk • St. Jerzy in Wismar - is one of the three major parish churches in Wismar next to the church of St. Nicholas and the Mary's Church. He is the youngest and at the same time the biggest when it comes to sizes, from the mentioned sacred buildings of this Hanseatic city.
~970 ftW
Historical place, Architecture, Ruins
Wassertor, Wismar
5 min walk • The Water Gate in Wismar on Wasserstraße in the northwest of the city's historic center is a port gate of the Hanseatic city in the style of brick Gothic and the last surviving of formerly five city gates of the Wismar city fortifications.
~1320 ftS
Architecture, City hall
Rathaus and market place, Wismar
7 min walk • The town hall of the Hanseatic city of Wismar is a neoclassical building erected on the market square from 1817 to 1819.
1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mühlenteich, Wismar
25 min walk • Mühlenteich is a lake in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Its elevation is 4 m and its surface area is 0.482 km2. The water body is highly indented. There is a prominent southern bay with two smaller islands and a distinct northern bay.
~240 ftSE
History museum, Museum
Schabbellhaus, Wismar
2 min walk • The Museum of City History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar is located in Wismar-Altstadt in the Schabbellhaus, Schweinsbrücke No. 6 and 8.
~1690 ftS
Church
Ruine der Marienkirche, Wismar
9 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Wismar - is one of the three main parish churches in Wismar next to the church of St. Mikołaj and the church of St. Jerzy. It was erected as the church of the Wismar City Council and belongs to the oldest buildings of this Hanseatic city.
~1910 ftS
Church
Neue Kirche, Wismar
10 min walk • The Neue Kirche is a listed church building on the St. Marien churchyard in Wismar in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. The nave of the nearby Marienkirche was unusable due to war damage, and so an emergency church had to be built for the...
0.6 miS
Church
Sankt Laurentius, Wismar
15 min walk • The Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius is a church building in Wismar in the district of Northwest Mecklenburg in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It was given the name of St. Laurentius because the Roman martyr was considered the patron saint...
0.9 miW
53°53'36"N • 11°26'42"E
Burgwall-Einkaufszentrum, Wismar
22 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1870 ftSW
Library
Armory, Wismar
10 min walk • The old armory in Wismar-Altstadt, Ulmenstraße 15, is considered an important baroque testimony to Swedish military architecture in Germany. It is now used as a city library.
0.9 miSW
Quad, Universities and schools
Hochschule Wismar, Wismar
23 min walk • The Hochschule Wismar, University of Applied Sciences: Technology, Business and Design, is the third-biggest and third-oldest public university in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Nicholas Church?

Nearby attractions include Schabbellhaus, Wismar (2 min walk), Wassertor, Wismar (5 min walk), Rathaus and market place, Wismar (7 min walk), Ruine der Marienkirche, Wismar (9 min walk).

How to get to St. Nicholas Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Nicholas Church:

Bus

Wismar ZOB (3 min walk)
Lohberg • Lines: A, B-D, C (6 min walk)

Train

Wismar (5 min walk)

Ferry

Wismar • Lines: Boltenhagen - Wismar (8 min walk)