St. Nicholas Church
Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°20′25″ N 12°22′42″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 124 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport14 km
- DRS Dresden Airport100 km
About St. Nicholas Church
St. Nicholas Church is a tourist attraction. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig.
The St. Nicholas Church (German: Nikolaikirche) is one of the major churches of central Leipzig, Germany (in Leipzig's district Mitte). Construction started in Romanesque style in 1165, but in the 16th century, the church was turned into a Gothic hall church. Baroque elements like the tower were added in the 18th century. In the 18th century, several works by Johann Sebastian Bach, who was as Thomaskantor the music director of Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche from 1723 to 1750, premiered here.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1513
- Architect
- Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe
- Architectural style
- Gothic architecture
- Heritage designation
- heritage monument in Saxony
- Height
- 75 m
- Official website
- nikolaikirche-leipzig.de
Source: Wikidata
Photos of St. Nicholas Church
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Climate of St. Nicholas Church
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 68 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to St. Nicholas Church
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 14 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 1 km to the west.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 14 kmnorthwest
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 100 kmeast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Leipzig Population: 505K 1 kmwest
- Halle Population: 237.9K 32 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 55 kmsouth
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 68 kmsoutheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 72 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from St. Nicholas Church
Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 2,065 natural sites, 637 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km183 places
- Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 23 kmS
- Vogtlandsee Lake 15 kmN
- Großsteinberger See Lake 20 kmSE
- Elsterbecken Lake 3 kmW
25–60 km705 places
- Sprotte River 45 kmS
- Rabeninsel Island 33 kmNW
- Süßer See Lake 52 kmW
- Schönitzer See Lake 55 kmN
60–100 km2,334 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 86 kmSW
- Roda River 75 kmSW
- Roda River 76 kmSW
- Ehle River 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leipzig Zoological Garden Attraction, Leipzig1 km NW
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Old St. Peter's Church Attraction, Leipzig1.1 km S
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Leipzig Concentration Camp (Mansfeld Biber II) Historic site, Leipzig0.4 km W
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Early Camp Leipzig Historic site, Leipzig0.4 km W
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Leipzig, Thomaskirche Attraction, Leipzig0.4 km W
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Ez Chaim synagogue (destroyed) Historic site, Leipzig0.7 km W
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Grassi Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig Museum, Leipzig0.7 km SE
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Federal Administrative Court Attraction, Leipzig1 km SW
Nearest towns and villages
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Leipzig City, Leipzig0.5 km W
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Reudnitz-Thonberg Village, Leipzig1.9 km SE
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Gohlis Neighbourhood, Leipzig3 km N
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Connewitz Neighbourhood, Leipzig3.6 km S
More sights in Leipzig
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations Landmark, Leipzig4 km SE
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Leipzig (Zentrum Ost), Apostolische Kirche Attraction, Leipzig1 km NE
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Leipzig, Michaeliskirche Attraction, Leipzig1.4 km N
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Markuskapelle Attraction, Leipzig1.7 km E
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Leipzig (Reudnitz), Neuapostolische Kirche Attraction, Leipzig1.8 km E
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Leipzig-Schönefeld Concentration Camp Historic site, Leipzig4.6 km NE
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