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St. Nicholas Church
© TZ Wismar, Anibal Trejo

Pit and St. Nicholas Church
© TZ Wismar, A. Rudolph

Description

The St. Nikolai Church, a monumental brick building, was built from 1381 to 1487 as a church for sailors and fishermen. The construction of today's church began in the 14th century. The tower originally had a slim roof turret. During a hurricane in 1703, the 60 meter high spire collapsed and destroyed the roof and vault of the nave as well as the interior. The pulpit and altar were renewed by the end of the 18th century. This is how the late Gothic church came to have a baroque interior.
The impressive three-aisled sacred building with its 37 meter high nave is the fourth highest nave in Germany.

OPENING HOURS
June 15 - September 15 daily 10 am - 7 pm
September 16 - October 31 daily 10 am - 6 pm
November 1 - Maundy Thursday daily 11 am- 4 pm
Maundy Thursday - June 14 daily 10 am - 6 pm

POIs

[1] World-Heritage-House
[2] Holy Spirit Church
[3] Fürstenhof
[4] St. George Church
[5] St. Mary Tower
[6] Archdeaconry
[7] Wasserkunst
[8]
[9] Town hall and market square
[10] Zum Weinberg - To the vineyard
[11] Karstadt flagship store and Krämerstraße
[12] Schabbell-House & Museum
[13] St. Nikolai Church
[14] Linden garden
[15] The Pit (Watercourse through the Old Town)
[16] Lohberg
[17] Scheuerstraße
[18] Brewery at the Lohberg
[19] Water gate
[20] Tree house
[21] The armory Wismar
[22] Wismar World Heritage Nature Trail
[23] Wismar pier in the seaside resort Wendorf