St. Lubentius

#1596 among destinations in Germany

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The church of St Lubentius in Dietkirchen, now part of Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany, was the most important church of the region until the 13th century. Located on top of a rock outcrop on the west bank of the river Lahn, it holds relics of St Lubentius, who according to the Gesta Treverorum worked in the area as a missionary in the fourth century. Today, the former collegiate church serves as the Catholic parish church of Dietkirchen, while its former chapel Dreifaltigkeitskapelle is the Protestant parish church. The church is a Romanesque basilica, mostly built in the 11th and 12th centuries, with a double tower at the west end. ()

Alternative names: Completed: XII centuryArchitectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 50°24'12"N, 8°5'49"E

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Herrenberg 1Limburg an der Lahn 65553 HesseGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Limburg Cathedral, Burg Runkel, Berger Kirche, WERKStadt Limburg.

1.7 miSW
Colourful 13th-century religious site
Limburg Cathedral, Limburg an der Lahn
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2.6 miE
History museum, Forts and castles
Burg Runkel, Runkel
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3.6 miSE
Church
Berger Kirche
92 min walk • Berger Kirche is the common name of a church building close to Werschau, part of Brechen in Hesse, Germany. It was first mentioned in 910 and is one of the oldest buildings in the region. It was dedicated to St. George, and remained when the village of Bergen was abandoned.
2.1 miSW
50°23'3"N • 8°3'33"E
WERKStadt Limburg, Limburg an der Lahn
55 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.6 miE
Forts and castles
Schadeck Castle, Runkel
67 min walk • Schadeck Castle is a counter-castle which was built in opposition to the nearby Runkel Castle. It stands above the River Lahn in the eponymous parish in the county of Limburg-Weilburg in the German state of Hesse.
4 miW
Forts and castles
Schloss Oranienstein, Diez
103 min walk • Schloss Oranienstein is one of the palaces of the house of Orange-Nassau, sited at Diez on the Lahn. It was built on the ruins of Dierstein Abbey between 1672 and 1681 for Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau after she was widowed.
3.4 miW
50°25'10"N • 8°1'27"E
Freibad Elz, Elz
87 min walk • Amusement, Water park, Swimming
1.7 miSW
Gothic architecture
Römer 2-4-6, Limburg an der Lahn
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4 miE
50°23'46"N • 8°11'12"E
Lahn-Marmor-Museum, Villmar
102 min walk • Natural history museum, Museum
1.7 miSW
Cemetery
ehemaliger Friedhof, Limburg an der Lahn
43 min walk • The former cemetery of the city of Limburg an der Lahn is located in the immediate vicinity of Limburg Cathedral on Domplatz. The cemetery, which served as the final resting place of both the members of the monastery and the city's population, was...
1.6 miSW
50°23'28"N • 8°3'54"E
Brückenturm, Limburg an der Lahn
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