St. Petri Kirche, Chemnitz

Name: St. Petri Kirche
Address: Theaterpl. 3, Chemnitz, 09111, Germany
Telephone: +49 371 369550

#33 among attractions in Chemnitz

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Facts and practical information

Petrikirche is a Protestant church building in Chemnitz, built from 1885 to 1888 to a design by Leipzig architect Hans Enger as a neo-Gothic hall church. The church stands on Theaterplatz and thus in the immediate vicinity of the Chemnitz Opera House and the Chemnitz Art Collections.

The church with 1200 seats is made of sandstone and brick, is 59 m long and 36 m wide. Its iron roof truss construction was made by the Königin-Marien-Hütte, the current tower bells come from the Lukaskirche, which was destroyed in the war.

Along with the Schloßkirche, it is one of two churches of the St. Peter's Schloßkirche congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.

Architectural style: Gothic revivalCoordinates: 50°50'19"N, 12°55'30"E

Address

Theaterpl. 3ZentrumChemnitz 09111 Germany

Contact

+49 371 369550

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Karl-Marx-Monument, Gunzenhauser Museum, Galerie Roter Turm, Stadtbad.

~1070 ftS
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Karl-Marx-Monument, Chemnitz
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0.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Gunzenhauser Museum, Chemnitz
21 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.
0.4 miSW
50°50'2"N • 12°55'15"E
Galerie Roter Turm, Chemnitz
10 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1040 ftW
Amusement, Water park, Swimming
Stadtbad, Chemnitz
6 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...
0.5 miS
Nature, Forest, Natural attraction
Chemnitz petrified forest, Chemnitz
14 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.
0.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Museum für Naturkunde Chemnitz, Chemnitz
13 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...
~360 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz
2 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 miNE
50°50'48"N • 12°56'18"E
Sachsen-Allee Chemnitz, Chemnitz
21 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1800 ftSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Tower
Red Tower, Chemnitz
9 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.
0.6 miNW
Museum, History museum
Schloßbergmuseum, Chemnitz
17 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...
0.5 miS
50°49'52"N • 12°55'22"E
Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz, Chemnitz
14 min walk • Museum

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Petri Kirche?

Nearby attractions include Theater Chemnitz, Chemnitz (2 min walk), Theaterplatz, Chemnitz (2 min walk), Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Chemnitz (2 min walk), Schillerplatz, Chemnitz (2 min walk).

How to get to St. Petri Kirche by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Petri Kirche:

Tram

Theaterplatz • Lines: 3, 4 (3 min walk)
Omnibusbahnhof • Lines: 3, 4 (5 min walk)

Bus

Theaterplatz • Lines: N18 (3 min walk)
Schillerplatz • Lines: 640, N18 (3 min walk)

Train

Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof (7 min walk)
Bahnbetriebswerk/Kosmonautenzentrum Hp (24 min walk)