St. Mary's Church, Hof

Name: St. Mary's Church
Address: Lorenzstraße 1, Hof, 95028, Germany
Telephone: +49 9281 70670

#3 among attractions in Hof

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Facts and practical information

St. Mary's or Marienkirche is the Catholic city church in the old town of the independent city of Hof. Built in 1864, it is the main Catholic church of High Franconia and is located in the northeasternmost deanery of the Archdiocese of Bamberg, in the Bavarian Vogtland. In the immediate vicinity runs the border with Thuringia, Saxony and the Czech Republic. After the opening of the border in November 1989, cultural ties dating back to the Middle Ages were re-established with the Catholic partner parishes in Plauen and Weida.

St. Mary's Church and its closed neo-Gothic inventory, including the romantic mechanical cone chest organ, are listed monuments. Along with St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, St. Mary's is a memorial to the blessed cathedral provost and martyr of National Socialism, Bernhard Lichtenberg. The church was built on the site of a pilgrims' hospice on the Way of St. James. As one of the church music locations in the archdiocese of Bamberg, it is the venue for numerous concerts and premieres of new sacred music.

St. Mary's Church belongs to the deanery of Hof and the pastoral area of Hofer Land. It is part of the parish Bernhard Lichtenberg Hof, which was founded in 2017. As an open church, it is freely accessible daily between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 50°18'59"N, 11°54'55"E

Address

Lorenzstraße 1Hof 95028 Germany

Contact

+49 9281 70670

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St. Mary's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Theater Hof, Museum Bayerisches Vogtland, Church of St. Michael, Freiheitshalle.

0.5 miNW
Concerts and shows, Opera, Music venue
Theater Hof, Hof
13 min walk • Theater Hof is a theatre in the German city of Hof, Bavaria.
0.5 miN
Museum
Museum Bayerisches Vogtland, Hof
14 min walk • The Museum Bayerisches Vogtland is a cultural history and natural history museum in Hof.
0.4 miNE
Church
Church of St. Michael, Hof
11 min walk • St. Michaelis in Hof is an Evangelical Lutheran city church. It is the seat of the dean and also the parish church of the St. Michaelis church community. Next to the church, on Maxplatz, is the Hof Protestant Dean's Office, the church parish...
0.6 miNW
Concert hall, Performing arts
Freiheitshalle, Hof
16 min walk • The Freiheitshalle is a building in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. Artists that have performed at the venue include Peter Maffay, Glenn Miller Orchestra, AC/DC, Queen, The Cross, Florian Silbereisen and Hofer Symphoniker, among others.
1.1 miNE
Park, Outdoor activities, Zoo
Zoologischer Garten, Hof
28 min walk • The Hof Zoological Garden is the only zoo in Upper Franconia. It includes the geological garden of the city of Hof. The zoo is located in the northeastern part of the city, directly at the Bürgerpark Theresienstein and in close proximity to the...
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Schloss Hofeck, Hof
33 min walk • Schloss Hofeck is a castle in Hofeck, a district in the northwest of the Upper Franconian independent city of Hof in Bavaria.
1.1 miNE
Botanical garden
Botanischer Garten der Stadt Hof, Hof
28 min walk • The Botanischer Garten der Stadt Hof is a municipal botanical garden located in the Theresienstein park, at Alte Plauener Strasse 16, Hof, Bavaria, Germany. It is open daily in the warmer months without charge.
~1300 ftN
Memorial
Dr.-Johann-Georg-August-Wirth-Denkmal, Hof
7 min walk • Johann Georg August Wirth was a German lawyer, writer and politician during the Vormärz period that preceded the German revolutions of 1848–1849.
1.3 miNE
Library, Universities and schools
Hof University, Hof
33 min walk • Hof University, German: Hochschule Hof, full name Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hof, is a public non-profit business, media and technical vocational university founded in 1994 in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
1.2 miSW
View point
Bismarckturm Hof, Hof
31 min walk • The Bismarck Tower is an observation tower in the Upper Franconian town of Hof, built in 1914-1915.
0.7 miE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Stadion Grüne Au, Hof
19 min walk • Stadion Grüne Au is a multi-use stadium in Hof, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of Bayern Hof. The stadium has a capacity of 8,100 people. It opened in 1913. Attendance record is 19,100 during a Bundesliga promotion game against Rot-Weiss Essen in 1968.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Mary's Church?

Nearby attractions include Dr.-Johann-Georg-August-Wirth-Denkmal, Hof (7 min walk), Church of St. Michael, Hof (11 min walk), Theater Hof, Hof (13 min walk), Museum Bayerisches Vogtland, Hof (14 min walk).

How to get to St. Mary's Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Mary's Church:

Bus

Sonnenplatz • Lines: 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, E11/1, E11/2, E13, E15, E17, E18, E19, E2, E20, E21, E3, E4, E6, E7, E8/1, E8/2, V9 (1 min walk)
Luitpoldstr • Lines: 1, 12, 2, 9 (4 min walk)

Train

Hof-Neuhof (15 min walk)
Hof Hauptbahnhof (18 min walk)