Church of the Holy Cross, Chemnitz

Name: Church of the Holy Cross
Address: Chemnitz, Germany

#42 among attractions in Chemnitz

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Facts and practical information

The Kreuzkirche of the St. Jakobi Kreuz parish was built in 1935/36 in the Kaßberg district of Chemnitz by Otto Bartning, an important church builder of the 20th century. Its 40-meter-high freestanding tower is reminiscent of Italian campaniles and is an eye-catcher in the district. After its destruction in 1945, it was rebuilt until 1954.

Coordinates: 50°50'10"N, 12°54'12"E

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KaßbergChemnitz Germany

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Day trips

Church of the Holy Cross – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sächsisches Industriemuseum Chemnitz, Karl-Marx-Monument, Gunzenhauser Museum, Galerie Roter Turm.

0.8 miS
Museum, Specialty museum
Sächsisches Industriemuseum Chemnitz, Chemnitz
22 min walk • The Saxon Museum of Industry is a museum with four locations in Saxony. It is organised as a "special purpose association", the members of which are the towns of Chemnitz, Crimmitschau, Ehrenfriedersdorf and Hoyerswerda.
0.9 miE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Karl-Marx-Monument, Chemnitz
23 min walk • The Karl Marx Monument is a 7.10m -tall stylized head of Karl Marx in Chemnitz, Germany. The heavy-duty sculpture, together with the base platform, stand over 13 meters tall and weighs approximately 40 tonnes.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Gunzenhauser Museum, Chemnitz
19 min walk • The Gunzenhauser Museum is a museum and art gallery located in Chemnitz, the third largest city of Saxony, Germany. It contains 2,459 works by 270 modern artists of the 20th century that have been collected by the art dealer Dr. Alfred Gunzenhauser.
0.8 miE
50°50'2"N • 12°55'15"E
Galerie Roter Turm, Chemnitz
20 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.8 miE
Amusement, Water park, Swimming
Stadtbad, Chemnitz
21 min walk • The city baths on Mühlenstraße were designed in 1925 by the city's construction director Fred Otto in the New Building style. It was intended to replace the Hedwigbad built in 1866/1867 on what was then Hedwigstraße, which no longer met the needs...
0.9 miE
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Chemnitz petrified forest, Chemnitz
24 min walk • The Chemnitz petrified forest is a petrified forest in Chemnitz, Germany. Most of the trunks are exhibited in the Museum of Natural History in Chemnitz inside of Kulturkaufhaus Tietz, including slices of trunks with polished edges.
0.9 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz, Chemnitz
24 min walk • The Museum of Natural History Chemnitz has been housed in the DAStietz in Chemnitz since 2004. In addition to a collection of over 300,000 exhibits, the exhibition space on the second floor includes the Sterzeleanum, a historical cabinet, the...
0.9 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz
24 min walk • The Chemnitz Art Collections with their approximately 65,000 exhibits are located in the König-Albert-Museum on Theaterplatz, which opened in 1909 and was designed by Richard Möbius.
0.8 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Tower
Red Tower, Chemnitz
21 min walk • Red tower in Chemnitz - a former defensive tower, a remains of medieval city walls in Chemnitz, located on the corner of Straße der nationen and am Wall.
0.8 miNE
Museum, History museum
Schloßbergmuseum, Chemnitz
21 min walk • The Schloßbergmuseum is the museum of urban history of the city of Chemnitz. It is located in the district of Schloßchemnitz on the site of an old Benedictine monastery that Emperor Lothar III had built around 1136 on a mountain near the Chemnitz...
0.9 miE
50°49'52"N • 12°55'22"E
Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz, Chemnitz
24 min walk • Museum

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Church of the Holy Cross?

Nearby attractions include Chemnitz-Kaßberg, Chemnitz (7 min walk), Vier Tageszeiten, Chemnitz (11 min walk), Gedenkstein für die 1938 zerstörte Synagoge, Chemnitz (14 min walk), St. Johannes Nepomuk, Chemnitz (16 min walk).

How to get to Church of the Holy Cross by public transport?

The nearest stations to Church of the Holy Cross:

Bus

Henriettenstraße • Lines: 31, 82 (4 min walk)
Leonhardtstraße • Lines: 31, 82 (5 min walk)

Tram

Reichsstraße • Lines: 1 (18 min walk)
Marianne-Brandt-Straße • Lines: 1 (18 min walk)

Train

Chemnitz Mitte (22 min walk)
Bahnhof Küchwaldwiese (22 min walk)