St. Johanniskirche, Halle

Name: St. Johanniskirche
Address: Kirchplatz 17, Halle, 33790, Germany

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St. Johannis Church in Halle, built in Gothic, late Gothic and neo-Gothic styles, is located in the center of the town in what is known as Haller Herz. It is the home of the city's Evangelical Lutheran parish.

It was first mentioned on May 9, 1246 in a deed of exchange. The background to the documented exchange of the churches of Halle and Rheda was that Bishop Engelbert of Osnabrück wanted to prevent an illegal appropriation of the church in Rheda by the Bishop of Paderborn. He gave the monastery of Iburg the "tor Halle" located at the southern edge of his diocese with all rights and accessories for the acquisition of ownership of the church in Rheda with all associated rights and income.

After the Reformation took place in Halle in the years 1540 to 1595 due to the establishment of the rule of the County of Ravensberg, the church was used by the Protestant community. The remaining citizens of Catholic faith had only the church in Stockkämpen at their disposal for over 300 years until the completion of the Sacred Heart Church in Halle in 1907.

Architectural style: GothicCoordinates: 52°3'38"N, 8°21'44"E

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Kirchplatz 17Halle 33790 Germany

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

Nearby attractions include: OWL Arena, St. Jacobi, Dorfkirche Steinhagen, Peterskirche Kirchdornberg.

0.6 miW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Tennis
OWL Arena, Halle
16 min walk • OWL Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports arena, located in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. The capacity of the arena is 12,300 people and it opened in 1993. It hosts the Halle Open every year in June. It is one of the few grass court tennis tournaments around.
2.3 miE
Church
St. Jacobi, Werther
60 min walk • St. Jacobi is a Lutheran church and parish in Werther, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The present building was begun in the 14th century, and was expanded in 1876. The parish became Lutheran in 1570.
4.4 miSE
Church
Dorfkirche Steinhagen, Steinhagen
112 min walk • The Evangelical Village Church in Steinhagen, East Westphalia, in the district of Gütersloh, is the oldest church in the community. The church and congregation belong to the Halle church district of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
3.5 miE
Church
Peterskirche Kirchdornberg, Bielefeld
89 min walk • St. Peter zu Kirchdornberg today belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran parish in the Bielefeld district of Dornberg in the Bielefeld church district of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.
5.7 miSE
Tower, Historical place, View point
Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower, Bielefeld
146 min walk • Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower is a 164 metre telecommunication tower of Deutsche Telekom AG on Hüneburg near Bielefeld in Germany It is a concrete tower of FMT 3/72 type. It is closed to the public.
0.4 miNW
52°3'47"N • 8°21'10"E
Lindenbad, Halle
12 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
4.7 miE
52°4'34"N • 8°28'10"E
Freibad Schröttinghausen, Bielefeld
120 min walk • Park
5.7 miE
Universities and schools
Bielefeld University, Bielefeld
145 min walk • Bielefeld University is a university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the established universities.